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16th March 2025 🗓️ : Event
A fire breaks out in a nightclub in Kočani, North Macedonia, killing at least 59 people and injuring 155 others.
"On 16 March 2025, a fire at the Pulse nightclub in Kočani, North Macedonia, killed 63 people and injured 193. The fire started when sparks from indoor fireworks hit the ceiling and set it alight, rapidly enveloping the venue in thick..."
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ko%C4%8Dani_nightclub_fire
16th March 2021 🗓️ : Event
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.
"On March 16, 2021, a shooting spree occurred at two spas and a massage parlor in the metropolitan area of Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Eight people were killed and a ninth was..."
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Atlanta_spa_shootings
16th March 2016 🗓️ : Event
A bomb detonates in a bus carrying government employees in Peshawar, Pakistan, killing 15 and injuring at least 30.
"On 16 March 2016, bomb detonated in a bus carrying government employees in Peshawar, Pakistan, killing 15 and injuring at least 30. The explosion occurred on Sunehri Masjid Road. The bomb had been hidden on the bus, and was..."
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Peshawar_bus_bombing
16th March 1976 🗓️ : Birth
Blu Cantrell, American singer-songwriter and producer
"Tiffany Cobb, known professionally as Blu Cantrell, is an American R&B singer...."
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blu_Cantrell
16th March 1926 🗓️ : Event
History of rocketry: Robert Goddard launches the first liquid-fueled rocket, at Auburn, Massachusetts.
"A rocket is an elongated flying vehicle that uses a rocket engine to accelerate without using any surrounding air. A rocket engine produces thrust by reaction to exhaust expelled at high speed. Unlike jet engines, rockets are fuelled entirely by propellant which..."
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocket
16th March 1825 🗓️ : Birth
Camilo Castelo Branco, Portuguese writer (died 1890)
"Camilo Castelo Branco, 1st Viscount of Correia Botelho, was a prolific Portuguese writer of the 19th century, having produced over 260 books. His writing is considered original in that it combines the dramatic and sentimental spirit of Romanticism with a highly personal combination of sarcasm,..."
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camilo_Castelo_Branco
16th March 🗓️ : Holiday
Remembrance day of the Latvian legionnaires (Latvia)
"Remembrance Day of the Latvian Legionnaires, often known simply as the Legionnaire Day or 16 March in Latvia, is a day when soldiers of the Latvian Legion, part of the Waffen-SS, are commemorated. From 1998 until 2000, it was officially recognized as a "Remembrance Day for..."
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remembrance_Day_of_the_Latvian_Legionnaires
