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Wednesday 16, 1988:

Halabja poison gas attack: The Kurdish town of Halabjah in Iraq was attacked with a mix of poison gas and nerve agents, killing thousands of people.


Saturday 16, 1985:

Associated Press newsman Terry Anderson is taken hostage in Beirut. He would be released on December 4, 1991.


Wednesday 16, 1983:

Demolition of the radio tower Ismaning, the last radio tower in Germany built of wood.


Thursday 16, 1972:

The first building of the Pruitt-Igoe housing complex is demolished.


Friday 16, 1962:

A Flying Tiger Line Super Constellation disappears in the western Pacific Ocean, with 107 people missing.


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