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Monday, 16 February 2026
2012 In this year, Into the Silence by Wade Davis claims the 2012 Samuel Johnson Prize. 
2014 European Space Agency's Rosetta lands the Philae probe on the comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko
2017 7.3 earthquake hits near Halabjal, Iraq, on border with Iran, killing over 500 people, with 7000 injured
2017 For the inaugural time Prince Charles lays the wreath to Great Britain's war dead, replacing Queen Elizabeth
2017 A magnitude 7.3 earthquake strikes the border region between Iraq and Iran leaving at least 530 dead and over 70000 homeless.
2018 Israeli secret operation in Gaza results in the deaths of eight including one Israeli and an Hamas Commander, igniting tensions with retaliatory rocket attack from Gaza
2018 In this year, Former US inaugural lady Michelle Obama publishes her memoir "Becoming"
2019 550th anniversary of Birth of Guru Nanak - the founder of Sikhism celebrated in India and Pakistan.
2020 Hong Kong pro-democracy lawmakers resign en masse, in response to four lawmakers' disqualification made by the government
2021 LA judge rules to end Britney Spears ' conservatorship, which had controlled almost all aspects of her life for 14 years
2021 In this year, Taylor Swift releases her directorial debut the short film "All Too Well" alongside her re-recorded album "Red (Taylor's Version)"
2024 Justin Welby announces his resignation as Archbishop of Canterbury following the publication of a report critical of his handling of the abuse of children within the Church of England by John Smyth
2025 "Zootopia 2" is recorded as becoming the quickest PG-rated film to reach $1 Billion at the box office worldwide [1]
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