March 16
People born on this day are Pisces.
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American activist Rachel Corrie is killed in Rafah by being run over by an Israel Defense Forces bulldozer while trying to obstruct the demolition of a home.
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Israel officially hands over Jericho to Palestinian control.
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The Kasubi Tombs, Uganda's only cultural World Heritage Site, are destroyed in a fire.
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Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar becomes the first batter in history to score 100 centuries in international cricket.
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Crimea votes in a controversial referendum to secede from Ukraine to join Russia.
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A bomb detonates in a bus carrying government employees in Peshawar, Pakistan, killing 15 and injuring at least 30.
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Two suicide bombers detonate their explosives at a mosque during morning prayer on the outskirts of Maiduguri, Nigeria, killing 24 and injuring 18.
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average falls by 2,997.10, the single largest point drop in history and the second-largest percentage drop ever at 12.93%, an even greater crash than Black Monday (1929). This follows the U.S. Federal Reserve announcing that it will cut its target interest rate to 0–0.25%.
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Atlanta spa shootings: Eight people are killed and one is injured in a trio of shootings at spas in and near Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. A suspect is arrested the same day.
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A 7.4-magnitude earthquake occurs off the coast of Fukushima, Japan, killing 4 people and injuring 225.
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Mariupol theatre airstrike during the siege of Mariupol.
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A fire breaks out in a nightclub in Kočani, North Macedonia, killing at least 59 people and injuring 155 others.
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2001Kyle Hamilton, American football player
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2000Jalen Smith, American basketball player
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1999Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Canadian baseball player
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1997Dominic Calvert-Lewin, English footballer
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1997Florian Neuhaus, German footballer
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1996Ajiona Alexus, American actress and singer
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1996Ivan Toney, English footballer
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1995Inga Janulevičiūtė, Lithuanian figure skater
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1994Camilo, Colombian singer
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1994Joel Embiid, Cameroonian basketball player
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1994Sierra McClain, American actress
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1993George Ford, English rugby union player
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