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Monday, 16 February 2026
1992 In this year, AT and T releases video-telephone ($1499). 
1992 In Los Angeles Capitol Records decides not to renew Anne Murray's contract;.
1992 Last day of Test cricket for Imran Khan.
1993 The U.S. EPA classifies environmental tobacco smoke as a carcinogen.
1994 About 3.4 million litres of heating oil blacken beaches on Puerto Rico when a barge runs aground
1994 United Express commuter plane crashes in Ohio, killing 5.
1994 US female Figure Skating championship won by Tonya Harding.
1995 The New Brunswick Southern Railway commences operation over former CP trackage from McAdam to Saint John, N.B. with a branch from McAdam to St. Stephen
1996 16th United Negro College Fund raises $12600000
1996 Keiko the killer whale star from the movie Free Willy retures from performing
1997 Newt Gingrich, narrowly re-elected speaker of the House.
1999 The impeachment trial of President Bill Clinton opens in the U.S. Senate
2000 An exhausted 14-year-old Tibetan Buddhist leader reaches India after trekking across the snowy Himalayas, a defection that embarrassed Chinese leaders who used him as a symbol of their rule over Tibet.
2001 A general practitioner in Manchester, England may have killed more than 200 patients over almost 24 years, says a new clinical study of his medical practice. Dr Harold Shipman is currently serving 15 life sentences for the deaths of 15 patients.
2006 Embroiled in multiple scandals, former U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay announces he will not seek to reassume his former post.
2006 UK Liberal Democratic leader Charles Kennedy steps down after revelations that he has a drinking problem.
2012 Hot air balloon crashes in Carterton, New Zealand, killing 11.
2013 In this year, Lionel Messi claims the FIFA Ballon d'Or for the third consecutive year.
2014 In this year, Sheikh Hasina claims the general election in Bangladesh
2018 75th Golden Globes: "Ladybird", "The Handmaid's Tale", Elisabeth Moss , Sterling K. Brown among the winners, Oprah Winfrey accepts Lifetime award with powerful speech
2018 Sydney, Australia has its hottest day for 80 years as Penrith reaches 47.3 degrees.
2018 It snows in the Sahara desert - 15 inches reported in Aïn Séfra, Northwest Algeria.
2019 A faction of the Armed Forces of Gabon announces a coup d'état. Gabon's government later declares that it has reasserted control
2021 US Congress completes the ceremonial certification of Joe Biden 's presidential victory late in the night after an earlier unprecedented breach of the Capitol by Trump supporters
2021 Elon Musk , co-founder of Tesla, is recorded as becoming the world's richest man, worth $186 billion, overtaking Amazon founder Jeff Bezos
2021 Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg blocks President Donald Trump from Facebook and Instagram till January 20, following suspension of his other social media accounts the previous day.
2023 Republican Kevin McCarthy finally elected Speaker of the US House of representatives after 15 ballots, the most rounds of voting since 1860 [1]
2024 80th Golden Globes: Best Film "Oppenheimer" (drama), "Poor Things" (comedy/musical), Best TV Series "Succession", Best Director Christopher Nolan , Acting: Cillian Murphy, Lily Gladstone [1]
2024 In this year, Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina claims her fourth term in office amid controversial election marred by opposition boycotts with over 10000 activists arrested [1].
2024 In this year, Bangladeshi general election: The Awami League, led by incumbent Sheikh Hasina, claims a fourth consecutive term amid protests by opposition parties and a large drop in voter turnout.
2025 A magnitude 7.1 earthquake strikes Tibet, China, killing at least 126 people, while another 338 are injured.
2025 Greater Los Angeles experiences the most destructive wildfires in its history, fueled by strong winds and prolonged drought conditions. Over 13000 structures are destroyed, including most of Sunset Boulevard. At least 29 deaths are reported, while 180000 people are evacuated, with fires continuing for days.
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