EST. DECEMBER 1994 • 30+ YEARS ONLINE
yow.com 🐯
Owned continuously since 1994
TODAY IN HISTORY
September 16
Wednesday, September 16, 2026
Day 258 of 2026 | Week 38 | 101 days until Christmas 🎅
HISTORIC EVENTS
During the Let Yet Kone massacre, the Burmese military kills 13 villagers, including eight children, after attacking a school in Sagaing Region, Myanmar.
The death of Mahsa Amini occurred in Tehran, Iran, sparking worldwide protests.
A 6.0 Mw earthquake strikes Lu County, Sichuan, China, killing three and injuring more than 88.
Inspiration4, the first private orbital crewed spaceflight, is launched from the Kennedy Space Center.
A 8.3 Mw earthquake strikes the Chilean city of Illapel, killing 15 people, injuring at least 34, leaving at least six missing, and causing extensive damage. One person also dies in Argentina.
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant launches its Kobani offensive against Syrian–Kurdish forces.
A gunman kills twelve people at the Washington Navy Yard in Washington, D.C.
One-Two-Go Airlines Flight 269 carrying 130 crew and passengers crashes in Thailand, killing 90 people.
Security guards working for Blackwater Worldwide shoot and kill 17 Iraqis in Nisour Square, Baghdad.
The Camorra organized crime boss Paolo Di Lauro is arrested in Naples, Italy.
FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS
Romanian jazz singer
Irish footballer (Newcastle United)
British triple jumper (Olympic bronze 1984)
Russian 52 kg freestyle wrestler (Olympic gold 1980)
American touring and session guitarist
born in Metuchen
American pilot and astronaut (STS 70
Argentine rugby union winger (20 Tests Argentina
American campaign manager (Al Gore)
British founder of Body Positive
American rocker (Fleshtones)
Russian 57 kg freestyle wrestler (Olympic gold 1980
English television presenter (Blue Peter
English publisher (Victor Gollancz)
American Baseball HOF shortstop/center fielder (AL MVP 1982
🎯 yow.com Connection
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