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Monday, 16 February 2026
1984 Julie Stevens, actress (Lorelei-Big Town), dies at 67. 
1984 Typhoon Ike in Philippines killing 1474 people.
1985 Ryan White, the 13-year-old AIDS patient barred from attending school in Kokomo, Indiana, begins attending middle school via computer.
1985 Pieter Jongeling, Dutch MP/editor (GPV, Netherlands Daily), dies at 76.
1986 Jennifer Levin, strangled by Robert Chambers in Central Park.
1987 John Goddard, cricketer (West Indian captain 1948-53), dies
1988 Paul Francis Lloyd, entertainer, dies
1989 Trumbull Conn, is inaugural US team since 1983 to win Little League WS
1989 Henk Heidweiller, ambassador of Suriname, dies.
1990 2 slain college students are discovered in Gainesville Florida
1991 Royal Brett Saberegen no-hits White Sox 7-0
1992 Bob the Moor, Flemish comic strip artist (Kuifje), dies
1993 Rockin Dopsie Sr, Jazz-Fusion singer (Zydeco), dies at 61
1994 Tariq Yunus, actor (Bollywood, Ashanti, Deceivers), dies at 54.
1995 David James Moore, educationalist, dies at 62.
1996 Alejandro Lanusse, army officer/politician, dies at 77
2005 Jean Michel Jarre's "Space of Freedom" concert in Gdansk, Poland commemorating the 25th anniversary of the creation of Solidarnosc ("Solidarity" trade union)
2012 15 year-old New Zealand golfer, Lydia Ko, is recorded as becoming the youngest LPGA Tour event winner and the inaugural amateur winner since 1969
2013 25000 applicants to the University of Liberia fail their university entrance examination
2014 Democratic Republic of Congo's health ministry informs the WHO of an outbreak of Ebola; later confirmed as a different strain to that affecting west Africa.
2017 Hurricane Harvey downgraded to a tropical storm, National Hurricane Center warns of “multiday rainfall disasterâ€
2017 Violent clashes after conviction of spiritual leader Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh kill 31 in Panchkula, 120 admitted to hospital.
2017 Women's Ruby World Cup: New Zealand Black Ferns defeat England 41-32 in the final in Belfast
2017 Half a million people take part in a peace march in Barcelona, following terrorist attacks.
2018 Pope Francis asks for forgiveness in speech on child abuse in Dublin, during inaugural official visit to Ireland since 1979
2018 Emmerson Mnangagwa is sworn in as President of Zimbabwe
2018 Danny Boyle pulls out of directing the next James Bond film due to 'creative differences'.
2018 Gamer at a Madden NFL 19 gaming tournament in Jacksonville, Florida, loses then returns to shoot two dead and wound nine.
2018 Moroccan pop singer Saad Lamjarred arrested in Saint-Tropez, France on a rape allegation
2018 Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop steps down after losing Liberal Party leadership contest
2018 Boxing match between YouTubers KSI and Logan Paul ends in a draw in Manchester, England.
2018 In this year, Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, former US Vatican Ambassador, claims Pope Francis knew of and ignored sex abuse allegations against Cardinal Theodore McCarrick.
2019 Indonesian President Joko Widodo proposes moving the country's sinking and over-crowded capital from Jakarta to the island of Borneo (Kalimantan).
2020 Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is recorded as becoming the inaugural person in history to have a net worth exceeding US$200 billion, according to Forbes.
