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In Pakistan a drone dropped 7 missiles on a compound outside Wana in South Waziristan, killing at least 20 people.
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In northern Sri Lanka suspected separatist Tamil rebels killed a police officer and a soldier in separate attacks, taking the death toll from two days of violence to 30.
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In France a pipe ruptured while a tanker was being loaded at a Total refinery. Some 3,000 barrels of fuel oil leaked in and along the Loire River.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel acknowledged her country's "historical responsibility" to Israel as she opened a three-day visit marking the 60th anniversary of the Jewish state.
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In India suspected insurgents lobbed a hand grenade at thousands of people participating in a cultural festival in the northeast Jonai, killing three and wounding another 50.
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The US Federal Reserve, acting urgently over the weekend to stabilize financial markets, approved a cut in its emergency lending rate to 3.25% from 3.50%. The move will allow big investment firms to quickly secure short-term loans.
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- Current / Future Events
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Wolfgang Van Halen, American musician
1989 –
Blake Griffin, American basketball player
1989 –
Peaches Geldof, English socialite
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Theo Walcott, English footballer
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Tiiu Kuik, Estonian model
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Joe Denly, English cricketer
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Ken Doane, American wrestler
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T. J. Jordan, American basketball player
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Christopher Wojciechowski, American disc golfer
1985 –
Nicole Trunfio, Australian supermodel
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March, 16
- Births
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2008,
Bill Brown, Australian cricketer (b. 1912)
2008,
Ola Brunkert, Swedish session drummer for ABBA (b. 1946)
2008,
Gary Hart, American professional wrestling manager and wrestler (b. 1942)
2008,
G. David Low, American astronaut (b. 1956)
2008,
John Hewer, Actor famous for portraying Captain Birdseye in British commercials. (b. 1922)
2008,
Daniel MacMaster, Canadian singer (Bonham). (b. 1968)
2007,
Manjural Islam, Bangladeshi cricketer (b. 1984)
2006,
David Feintuch, American sci-fi author (b. 1944)
2005,
Todd Bell, American football player (b. 1958)
2005,
Ralph Erskine, British architect (Byker Wall) (b. 1914)
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March, 16
- Deaths
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