What happend on 16th March

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2006

On March 16th, Final Fantasy XII will be released in Japan. At least it's getting closer. Hopefully it will be released around Q3/Q4 in the US.

2003

Largest coordinated worldwide vigil, as part of the global protests against Iraq war.

2002

Closing ceremonies of the Winter Paralympics in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

1997

Stuart Appleby wins the Honda Golf Classic.

1994

Tonya Harding pleads guilty to conspiracy to hinder prosecution for trying to cover-up an attack on figure skating rival Nancy Kerrigan.

1993

A blizzard on the east coast of the United States kills 184 (see Great Blizzard of 1993).

1988

Iran-Contra Affair: Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North and Vice Admiral John Poindexter are indicted on charges of conspiracy to defraud the United States.

1988

Halabja poison gas attack: The Kurdish town of Halabjah in Iraq was attacked with a mix of poison gas and nerve agents, killing thousands of people.

1985

Associated Press newsman Terry Anderson is taken hostage in Beirut. He would be released on December 4, 1991.

1984

William Buckley, the CIA station chief in Beirut, Lebanon, is kidnapped by Islamic fundamentalists and later dies in captivity.