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16 February 2031
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
2013 - At least 91 people were killed and 190 others injured after a bomb hidden in a water tank exploded at a market in Hazara Town, Pakistan.Market bombing in Balochistan, Pakistan
Anniversary
1998 - While on approach to Chiang Kai-shek International Airport, China Airlines Flight 676 crashed due to an over-reliance of the autopilot, which resulted in the deaths of 202 people.Main airport serving Taoyuan and Taipei, Taiwan
Anniversary
1996 - Eleven people died in a train collision in Silver Spring, Maryland, leading to the creation of comprehensive U.S. federal rules for the design of passenger cars.Fatal train crash in the United States
Anniversary
1985 - The Lebanese Shia political and paramilitary organization Hezbollah released a manifesto describing its ideology and goals.Second-largest branch of Islam
Anniversary
1983 - The Ash Wednesday bushfires burned over half a million acres (over 2,000 km2) each in both South Australia and Victoria, killing 75 people and injuring 2,676 others.1983 brushfires in Australia
Historical events
History
2021 - Five thousand people gathered in the town of Kherrata, Bejaia Province to mark the second anniversary of the Hirak protest movement. Demonstrations had been suspended because of the COVID-19 pandemic in Algeria.Place in Bejaia, Algeria
History
2013 - A bomb blast at a market in Hazara Town, Quetta, Pakistan kills more than 80 people and injures 190 others.Market bombing in Balochistan, Pakistan
History
2006 - The last Mobile army surgical hospital (MASH) is decommissioned by the United States Army.Decommissioned type of U.S. Army medical unit
History
2005 - The Kyoto Protocol comes into force, following its ratification by Russia.1997 international treaty to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
History
2005 - The National Hockey League cancels the entire 2004–05 regular season and playoffs.North American professional ice hockey league
History
2000 - Emery Worldwide Airlines Flight 17 crashes near Sacramento Mather Airport in Rancho Cordova, California, killing all three aboard.2000 aviation accident in California
History
1998 - China Airlines Flight 676 crashes into a road and residential area near Chiang Kai-shek International Airport in Taiwan, killing all 196 aboard and six more on the ground.1998 aviation accident in Taiwan
History
1996 - A Chicago-bound Amtrak train, the Capitol Limited, collides with a MARC commuter train bound for Washington, D.C., killing 11 people.American intercity passenger rail operator
History
1991 - Nicaraguan Contras leader Enrique Bermúdez is assassinated in Managua.Country in Central America
History
1986 - The Soviet liner MS Mikhail Lermontov runs aground in the Marlborough Sounds, New Zealand.Country in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991
Notable births
Born
2000 - Koffee, Jamaican singer, songwriter and rapperJamaican musician (born 2000)
Born
2000 - Coby White, American basketball playerAmerican basketball player (born 2000)
Born
2000 - Carlos Yulo, Filipino artistic gymnastFilipino artistic gymnast (born 2000)
Born
1999 - Ignatius Ganago, Cameroonian footballerCameroonian footballer (born 1999)
Born
1999 - Marie Ulven Ringheim, Norwegian singer, songwriter and music producerNorwegian singer (born 1999)
Born
1998 - An Hyejin, South Korean volleyball playerSouth Korean volleyball player (born 1998)
Notable deaths
Died
2026 - Billy Steinberg, American songwriter (born 1950)American songwriter (1950–2026)
Died
2026 - Frederick Wiseman, American filmmaker (born 1930)American filmmaker (1930–2026)
Died
2025 - Viktor Antonov, Bulgarian artist (born 1972)Bulgarian video game artist (1972–2025)
Died
2024 - Alexei Navalny, Russian activist (born 1976)Russian opposition leader and activist (1976–2024)
Died
2021 - Gustavo Noboa, Ecuadorian politician, 42nd President of Ecuador (born 1937)President of Ecuador from 2000 to 2003
Died
2016 - Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Egyptian politician and diplomat, 6th Secretary-General of the United Nations (born 1922)UN Secretary-General, 1992–1996
Died
2015 - Lasse Braun, Algerian-Italian director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1936)Italian pornographer, film director, producer, screenwriter, novelist and researcher
Sky
Moon phase
Waning Crescent
30.9% illuminated
Lunar age: 24.0 days
Sun zodiac
Aquarius
27.61 degrees
Constellation: Capricornus
Moon zodiac
Sagittarius
17.84 degrees
Constellation: Ophiuchus
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.