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December 25, 2016

On December 25, 2016, a Russian Defence Ministry Tupolev Tu-154 carrying members of the Alexandrov Ensemble crashes into the Black Sea shortly after takeoff, killing all 92 people on board. The year's #1 song was "Love Yourself" by Justin Bieber. The Rizzler, Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck, Prince Oscar would arrive in the same year.

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2016 (MMXVI) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2016th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 16th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 7th year of the 2010s decade.

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On December 25, 2016

  1. 2016 A Russian Defence Ministry Tupolev Tu-154 carrying members of the Alexandrov Ensemble crashes into the Black Sea shortly after takeoff, killing all 92 people on board.

    Government ministry of Russia

    The Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation is the governing body of the Russian Armed Forces. The president of Russia is the commander-in-chief of the forces and directs the activity of the ministry. The minister of defence exercises day-to-day administrative and operational authority over the forces.

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Died on December 25, 2016

Valery Khalilov Uzbek-Russian military band conductor and composer (1952–2016)
George Michael English singer-songwriter (1963–2016)
Vera Rubin American astronomer (1928–2016)

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The Rizzler 2016– American internet personality
Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck 2016– Bhutanese prince
Prince Oscar 2016– Duke of Skåne
The Rizzler 2016– American internet personality
Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck 2016– Bhutanese prince
Prince Oscar 2016– Duke of Skåne

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