September 16
People born on this day are Virgo.
- 1990
The railroad between the People's Republic of China and Kazakhstan is completed at Dostyk, adding a sizable link to the concept of the Eurasian Land Bridge.
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The trial of the deposed Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega ends in the United States with a 40-year sentence for drug trafficking and money laundering.
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Black Wednesday: The British pound is forced out of the European Exchange Rate Mechanism by currency speculators and is forced to devalue against the German mark.
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The British government lifts the broadcasting ban imposed against members of Sinn Féin and Irish paramilitary groups in 1988.
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Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on STS-79 to dock with the Russian space station Mir.
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Hurricane Ivan makes landfall in Gulf Shores, Alabama as a Category 3 hurricane.
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One-Two-Go Airlines Flight 269 carrying 130 crew and passengers crashes in Thailand, killing 90 people.
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A gunman kills twelve people at the Washington Navy Yard in Washington, D.C.
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The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant launches its Kobani offensive against Syrian–Kurdish forces.
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A 8.3 Mw earthquake strikes the Chilean city of Illapel, killing 15 people, injuring at least 34, leaving at least six missing, and causing extensive damage. One person also dies in Argentina.
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Inspiration4, the first private orbital crewed spaceflight, is launched from the Kennedy Space Center.
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The death of Mahsa Amini occurred in Tehran, Iran, sparking worldwide protests.
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2003Ryan Couchman, Australian rugby league player
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2003Toby Couchman, Australian rugby league player
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2001Avishag Semberg, Israeli Olympic taekwondo bronze medalist
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2000Sam Howell, American football player
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2000Oliver Skipp, English footballer
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1999Brady Tkachuk, American ice hockey player
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1997Anairis Quiñones, American voice actress
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1997Jackie Young, American basketball player
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1995Aaron Gordon, American basketball player
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1994Anthony Mantha, Canadian ice hockey player
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1994Aleksandar Mitrović, Serbian footballer
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1994Mitchell Moses, Australian rugby league player
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