Bin Laden - Gilgit massacre

Time: Monday May 16, 1988

Place: Gilgit-Baltistan

Details: Large numbers of Shias in the city and surrounding region of Gilgit were killed in a massacre that occurred in response to rumors of a massacre of Sunnis by Shias, in May 1988. Shia civilians were also subjected to rape.

Related

On This Day - 16 May

Impeachment of Andrew Johnson-The First Vote

Saturday May 16, 1868 - Washington D.C., U.S.

Impeachment of Andrew Johnson-Article XI

Saturday May 16, 1868 - Washington D.C., U.S.

Buckingham Palace-Victoria Memorial

Tuesday May 16, 1911 - London, England, United Kingdom

Nuclear Power-USS Skate (SSN-578)

Thursday May 16, 1957 - U.S.

Laser-Theodore H. Maiman operated the first functioning laser

Monday May 16, 1960 - Hughes Research Laboratories, Malibu, California, U.S.

May 1988

Dissolution of the Soviet Union-Popular Front of Lithuania

May, 1988 - Lithuania

Slobodan Milošević-Setting up The "Milošević Commission"

May, 1988 - Serbia

Iran–Iraq War-The First Tawakalna ala Allah (Trust in God) Operation

Wednesday May 25, 1988 - Iraqi-Iranian Border

1988

Johan Cruyff-FC Barcelona Coach

1988 - Barcelona, Spain

Nokia-Nokian Tyres Split away from Nokia

1988 - Nokia, Finland

David Cameron-Graduation

1988 - Brasenose College, Oxford, England

Jair Bolsonaro-City Councillor

1988 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Sooronbay Jeenbekov-Marriage

1988 - Kyrgyzstan