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The Hartley Colliery Disaster occurred on 16 January 1862
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t33373353/hartley-colliery-disaster/

The Great Hanshin earthquake occurred on January 16, 1995, at 20:46 UTC
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t47314565/the-great-hanshin-earthquake/

The (1st) Grote Mandrenke was a massive southwesterly Atlantic gale around January 16, 1362
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t47314567/grote-mandrenke-1362/



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STS-107 space shuttle mission was launched on January 16, 2003. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t23547717/sts-107/

The Beidou 2G F-2 (Compass) navigation satellite was launched at 16:12 GMT, 16th January, 2010.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t33446805/beidou-2g-f-2-satellite/

Cassini's mission Titan Flyby T-115: Last Close Comparison of Titan's North and South Hemispheres (2016)
https://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/news/2850/titan-flyby-115-t-115-last-close-comparison-of-titans-north-and-south-hemispheres/



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Jerry Michael Linenger (born January 16, 1955) is a former NASA astronaut
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_M._Linenger

Michael Lloyd Coats (born January 16, 1946 in Sacramento, California) is a former NASA astronaut
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Coats

Lloyd Blaine Hammond, Jr. (born on January 16, 1952) is a former NASA astronaut.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L._Blaine_Hammond

J. M. Linenger is a former NASA astronaut
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_M._Linenger

Anatoly Yakovlevich Solovyev (January 16, 1948) is a retired Russian and Soviet cosmonaut
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anatoly_Solovyev

Nathaniel Pigott (1725-1804) was an English astronomer, noted for his observations of eclipses
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathaniel_Pigott

Jill Cornell Tarter (born January 16, 1944) is an American astronomer 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jill_Tarter



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NGC 1622 was discovered by William Parsons on the 16th January 1850.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56282671/ngc-1622/

NGC 1896 was discovered by William Herschel on the 16th January 1784.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56282674/ngc-1896/

NGC 2245 was discovered by William Herschel on the 16th January 1784.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56282682/ngc-2245/



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On January 16, 2002, astronomers announced the discovery of an extrasolar planet around 54 Piscium
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/54_Piscium_b



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Meteorites

The Benton (LL6) meteorite fell in New Brunswick, Canada, on the 16th January, 1949.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t47314570/benton-meteorite/

The Seoni (H6) meteorite fell in Maharashtra, India, on the 16th January, 1966.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t47314576/seoni-meteorite/

The Ucera (H5) meteorite fell in Falcon, Venezuela, on the 16th January, 1970.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t47314573/ucera-meteorite/



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