January 16
People born on this day are Capricorn.
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Second Congo War: Congolese President Laurent-Désiré Kabila is assassinated by one of his own bodyguards in Kinshasa.
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US President Bill Clinton awards former President Theodore Roosevelt a posthumous Medal of Honor for his service in the Spanish–American War.
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War in Afghanistan: The UN Security Council unanimously establishes an arms embargo and the freezing of assets of Osama bin Laden, al-Qaeda, and the remaining members of the Taliban.
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The Space Shuttle Columbia takes off for mission STS-107 which would be its final one. Columbia disintegrated 16 days later on re-entry.
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Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is sworn in as Liberia's new president. She becomes Africa's first female elected head of state.
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Syrian civil war: The Movement for a Democratic Society (TEV-DEM) is established with the stated goal of re-organizing Syria along the lines of democratic confederalism.
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The Mali War begins when Tuareg militias start fighting the Malian government for independence.
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Thirty-three out of 126 freed hostages are injured and 23 killed in terrorist attacks in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso on a hotel and a nearby restaurant.
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Turkish Airlines Flight 6491 crashes into a residential area near Manas International Airport in Kyrgyzstan, killing 39 people.
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Myanmar police open fire on a group of ethnic Rakhine protesters, killing seven and wounding twelve.
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The first impeachment of Donald Trump formally moves into its trial phase in the United States Senate.
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The United States Senate ratifies the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement as a replacement for NAFTA.
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2000Andrew Nembhard, Canadian basketball player
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1998Boo Seung-kwan, South Korean singer
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1996Jennie, South Korean singer
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1996Zhou Qi, Chinese basketball player
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1995Jonathan Allen, American football player
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1995Mikaela Turik, Australian-Canadian cricketer
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1995Tre'Davious White, American football player
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1994Mikko Lehtonen, Finnish ice hockey player
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1993Hannes Anier, Estonian footballer
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1993Amandine Hesse, French tennis player
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1993Sungjin, South Korean musician
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1992Jason Zucker, American ice hockey player
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