How Many Days Until July 16?

This day in history: July 16

1. 1990

   A 7.8 MS earthquake struck the densely populated Philippine island of Luzon, killing an estimated 1,621 people.

2. 1994

   Fragments of Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 began colliding with the planet Jupiter, with the first impact causing a fireball that reached a peak temperature of 24,000 kelvin.

3. 2003

   A faction of the armed forces of São Tomé and Príncipe led by Major Fernando Pereira overthrew the government of Fradique de Menezes in a bloodless coup d'état.

4. 2004

   Millennium Park, a public park in Chicago, Illinois, and one of the world's largest rooftop gardens, opened to the public.

5. 2007

   A magnitude-6.6 earthquake struck off the coast of Niigata Prefecture, Japan, causing a leak of radioactive gases from the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant.

6. 2008

   A tainted milk powder scandal broke in China which ultimately involved an estimated 300,000 victims, the vast majority infants, with 54,000 hospitalized with kidney problems and six deaths.

7. 2013

   At least 23 students died and dozens more fell ill at a primary school in the Indian state of Bihar after consuming a Midday Meal that was contaminated with pesticide.

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