April 16, Israeli Mossad assassinates Palestinian Fatah movement founder Abu Jihad

1938- Italy and Britain arrive at understanding whereby they mutually agreed not to acquire privileged positions of a political character in Saudi Arabia and Yemen.

1948- The establishment of the Organization for European Economic Cooperation (OEEC).

1988- Israeli Mossad assassinates founder of Palestinian Fatah movement Khalil Al-Wazir, nicknamed Abu Jihad, in Tunisia.

2003- 25 European countries sign treaty on expanding the European Union.

Born today

1889- Charlie Chaplin, a comedic British actor who became one of the biggest stars of the 20th century’s silent-film era.

Passed away

1972-Kawabata Yasunari, a Japanese novelist who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1968.

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