July 16
People born on this day are Cancer.
- 1969
The Apollo 11 lunar landing mission is launched from Cape Kennedy in Florida, USA.
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Iraqi President Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr resigns and is replaced by Saddam Hussein.
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Sikorsky S-61 disaster: A helicopter crashes off the Isles of Scilly, causing 20 fatalities.
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The Luzon earthquake strikes the Philippines with an intensity of 7.7, affecting Benguet, Pangasinan, Nueva Ecija, La Union, Aurora, Bataan, Zambales and Tarlac.
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The Parliament of the Ukrainian SSR declares state sovereignty over the territory of the Ukrainian SSR.
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An Antonov An-24 crashes near Baney in Bioko Norte, Equatorial Guinea, killing 60 people.
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An earthquake of magnitude 6.8 and 6.6 aftershock occurs off the Niigata coast of Japan killing eight people, injuring at least 800 and damaging a nuclear power plant.
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Teoh Beng Hock, an aide to a politician in Malaysia is found dead on the rooftop of a building adjacent to the offices of the Anti-Corruption Commission, sparking an inquest that gains nationwide attention.
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As many as 27 children die and 25 others are hospitalized after eating lunch served at their school in eastern India.
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Syrian civil war: The Battle of Ras al-Ayn resumes between the People's Protection Units (YPG) and Islamist forces, beginning the Rojava–Islamist conflict.
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Four U.S. Marines and a United States Navy Sailor are killed in the a shooting spree targeting military installations in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
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A 100-year-old building in Mumbai, India, collapses, killing at least 10 people and leaving many others trapped.
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2001Island Boys, American social media personalities
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1996Kevin Abstract, American rapper and singer-songwriter
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1996Luke Hemmings, Australian singer and musician
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1996Cooper Koch, American actor
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1994Shericka Jackson, Jamaican sprinter
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1992Safiya Nygaard, American YouTuber
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1991Dylan Grimes, Australian Rules footballer
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1991Nate Schmidt, American ice hockey player
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1991Alexandra Shipp, American actress and singer
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1990James Maslow, American actor, singer and dancer
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1990Wizkid, Nigerian singer and songwriter
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1990Johann Zarco, French motorcycle racer
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