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An fuel pipeline in Nairobi , Kenya, kill at least 100 and injure more than 100. At the women's singles . The Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant, the first civilian nuclear power facility in the Middle East, officially begins operating in Iran. sinks , killing at least 240 people. Russian director Alexander Sokurov wins the Venice Film Festival's Golden Lion for his film Faust. Recent deaths – More current events...
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September 16: Hari Malaysia in Malaysia (1963); Independence Day in Mexico (1810) and Papua New Guinea (1975) Grito de Dolores to his congregation, instigating the Mexican War of Independence against Spain. 1920 – A bomb in a horse wagon exploded in front of the J. P. Morgan building in New York City, killing 38 people and injuring 400 others. 1943 – World War II: Heinrich von Vietinghoff, commander of the German 10th Army, decided to withdraw his troops from Salerno, concluding the Allied invasion of Italy. Alashankou, linking the railway lines of China and Kazakhstan, and adding a sizable portion to the Eurasian Land Bridge . 1992 – The British pound (£5 gold coin pictured) was forced out of the European Exchange Rate Mechanism on Black Wednesday, and suffered a major devaluation. More anniversaries: September 15 – September 16 – September 17 List of historical anniversaries It is now September 16, 2011 (UTC) – Refresh this page

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