On This Day — July 16

Here are some of the most significant historical events that happened on July 16.

• 2019: A 100-year-old building in Mumbai, India, collapses, killing at least 10 people and leaving many others trapped.
• 2015: Four U.S. Marines and a United States Navy Sailor are killed in the a shooting spree targeting military installations in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
• 2013: As many as 27 children die and 25 others are hospitalized after eating lunch served at their school in eastern India.
• 2013: Syrian civil war: The Battle of Ras al-Ayn resumes between the People's Protection Units (YPG) and Islamist forces, beginning the Rojava–Islamist conflict.
• 2009: Teoh Beng Hock, an aide to a politician in Malaysia is found dead on the rooftop of a building adjacent to the offices of the Anti-Corruption Commission, sparking an inquest that gains nationwide attention.

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