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Monday, 16 February 2026
1991 Daniel Oduber Quiros, president of Costa Rica (1974-1978), dies 
1992 Hughes Rudd, news anchor (CBS Morning News), dies of aneurysm at 71.
1993 Gwen Wells, actress (Nashville), dies of cancer at 42.
1995 Golfredo Corradetti, conductor, dies at 79.
1996 Albert Hughes Williams, teacher/historian, dies at 89.
1997 Adil Carcani, prime minister of Albania (1982-91), dies.
2005 The Franco-Indian Lawyers Association is founded in Paris
2005 In this year, Veselin Topalov claims the FIDE World Chess Championship 205
2006 Ban Ki-moon (from South Korea) is elected as the new Secretary-General of the United Nations.
2007 Local Government Elections are held in New Zealand.
2012 15 people are killed by a market suicide bombing in Darra Adam Khel, Pakistan.
2013 109 people are killed in a stampede on a bridge in  Datia district, Madhya Pradesh, India
2017 Archaeologists announce the discovery of Arabic characters "Allah†and “Ali†on Viking funeral costumes from a grave in Gamla Uppsala, Sweden
2017 Hungry bear crisis due to over-fishing leaves 2 people dead and 83 hostile bears shot on Sakhalin Island, Eastern Russia.
2018 Oldest known human remains from Poland at 115000 years from revealed to be Neanderthal child from Ciemna Cave eaten by a large bird.
2018 Pope Francis defrocks two Chilean bishops for alleged sexual abuse of minors
2019 In this year, Simone Biles is recorded as becoming the most decorated gymnast in history when she claims record 25th medal, for the balance beam, at the world championships in Stuttgart, Germany.
2019 The 2019 Polish parliamentary election takes place, for all 460 seats in the Sejm and all 100 seats in the Senate
2021 William Shatner is recorded as becoming the oldest person to reach space, travelling aboard Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket on a 10 minute flight.
2023 After British regulators' approval, Microsoft closes its $68.7 billion USD acquisition of Activision Blizzard
2024 SpaceX achieves the inaugural successful return and capture of a Super Heavy booster from Starship, the biggest and most powerful rocket ever to fly.
