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February 29, 2016

On February 29, 2016, in the Miqdadiyah bombing: at least 40 people are killed and 58 others wounded following a suicide bombing by ISIL at a Shi'ite funeral in the city of Miqdadiyah, Diyala, Iraq. 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 February 29, 2016

  1. 2016 In the Miqdadiyah bombing: at least 40 people are killed and 58 others wounded following a suicide bombing by ISIL at a Shi'ite funeral in the city of Miqdadiyah, Diyala, Iraq.

    Terrorist incident in Iraq

    The death toll in a suicide bombing in Iraq's eastern province of Diyala rose to 50. A further 58 people were wounded in the attack at a funeral for a Shi'ite Muslim militia fighter in Muqdadiya, 80 km northeast of Baghdad.

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Died on February 29, 2016

Wenn V. Deramas Filipino director and scriptwriter (1966–2016)
Gil Hill American politician, police detective and actor (1931–2016)
Josefin Nilsson Musical artist
Mumtaz Qadri Assassin of Salmaan Taseer (1985–2016)
Louise Rennison English author and comedian

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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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