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January 2, 2016

January 2, 2016 — a day on which Ardhendu Bhushan Bardhan and Frances Cress Welsing share the historical record. 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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Died on January 2, 2016

Ardhendu Bhushan Bardhan Former General secretary of the Communist party of India

Frances Cress Welsing American psychiatrist (1935–2016)

Nimr al-Nimr Shia Muslim religious figure and Saudi government critic; executed in 2016

Gisela Mota Ocampo Mexican politician and murder victim

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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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