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16 March 2023
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
No UN observance in the current list for this date.
Selected anniversaries
Anniversary
2015 - Natalia Kills and Willy Moon were fired as judges on the second series of The X Factor New Zealand, following public backlash over comments they made to a contestant during the first live show.English singer-songwriter (born 1986)
Anniversary
2003 - American peace activist Rachel Corrie was crushed to death by an Israel Defense Forces armored bulldozer in Rafah while protesting the demolition of a Palestinian house.American nonviolence activist and diarist (1979–2003)
Anniversary
2002 - Sofia Gubaidulina's Johannes-Ostern was premiered in Hamburg, together with her Johannes-Passion, by soloists, choirs and orchestras from the Mariinsky Theatre and the NDR.Soviet and Russian composer (1931–2025)
Anniversary
2001 - A series of bomb blasts in the city of Shijiazhuang, China, killed 108 people.Terrorist attacks in Hebei, China
Anniversary
1988 - Iran–Iraq War: Iraqi forces began attacking the Kurdish town of Halabja with chemical weapons, killing up to 5,000 people.1980–1988 armed conflict in West Asia
Historical events
History
2026 - A series of Boko Haram bombings leave 26 dead and 146 injured in Maiduguri, Nigeria.Bombings in Maiduguri, Nigeria
History
2025 - A fire breaks out in a nightclub in Kočani, North Macedonia, killing at least 59 people and injuring 155 others.2025 fire in North Macedonia
History
2022 - A 7.4-magnitude earthquake occurs off the coast of Fukushima, Japan, killing 4 people and injuring 225.Severe off-shore earthquake near Fukushima, Japan
History
2022 - Mariupol theatre airstrike during the siege of Mariupol.Russian war crime during the invasion of Ukraine
History
2021 - 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.Spree shooting in Georgia, U.S.
History
2020 - 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%.Financial market reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic
History
2016 - A bomb detonates in a bus carrying government employees in Peshawar, Pakistan, killing 15 and injuring at least 30.Terrorist attack in Pakistan
History
2016 - Two suicide bombers detonate their explosives at a mosque during morning prayer on the outskirts of Maiduguri, Nigeria, killing 24 and injuring 18.Terrorist attack at a mosque in Maiduguri, Nigeria
History
2014 - Crimea votes in a controversial referendum to secede from Ukraine to join Russia.Peninsula in Europe
History
2012 - Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar becomes the first batter in history to score 100 centuries in international cricket.Indian cricketer (born 1973)
Notable births
Born
2001 - Kyle Hamilton, American football playerAmerican football player (born 2001)
Born
2000 - Jalen Smith, American basketball playerAmerican basketball player (born 2000)
Born
1999 - Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Canadian baseball playerCanadian baseball player (born 1999)
Born
1997 - Dominic Calvert-Lewin, English footballerEnglish footballer (born 1997)
Born
1996 - Ajiona Alexus, American actress and singerAmerican actress (born 1996)
Notable deaths
Died
2025 - Émilie Dequenne, Belgian actress (born 1981)Belgian actress (1981–2025)
Died
2025 - Jesse Colin Young, American singer and songwriter (born 1941)American musician (1941–2025)
Died
2019 - Dick Dale, American surf-rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter (born 1937)American surf rock guitarist (1937–2019)
Died
2018 - Louise Slaughter, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York (born 1929)American politician (1929–2018)
Died
2016 - Alexander Esenin-Volpin, Russian-American mathematician and poet (born 1924)Russian-American poet and mathematician
Died
2016 - Frank Sinatra Jr., American singer and actor (born 1944)American singer, songwriter, conductor and actor (1944–2016)
Died
2015 - Jack Haley, American basketball player and sportscaster (born 1964)American professional basketball player (born 1964)
Sky
Moon phase
Last Quarter
30.9% illuminated
Lunar age: 24.0 days
Sun zodiac
Pisces
25.63 degrees
Constellation: Pisces
Moon zodiac
Capricorn
14.09 degrees
Constellation: Sagittarius
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.