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The people of 16 February
4 people in 4 stories, 29 deaths recorded, 2026
Camilo Torres Restrepo
Colombian Catholic revolutionary (1929–1966)
Colombia's search unit for missing persons identifies and returns the remains of Camilo Torres Restrepo, a Catholic priest and leader of the National Liberation Army who was killed in combat in 1966.
Conflict · 16 Feb
Taylor Swift
American singer-songwriter (born 1989)
A 21-year-old Islamic State member is charged with terrorism and other offences for plotting an attack on a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna, Austria, in 2024.
Conflict · 16 Feb
Luka Berulava
Georgian pair skater (born 2002)
Georgia wins its first medal at the Winter Olympic Games after figure skaters Luka Berulava and Anastasiia Metelkina win the silver medal in the pair skating event.
Sport · 16 Feb · with Anastasiia Metelkina
Logan Paul
American influencer and professional wrestler (born 1995)
A Pikachu Illustrator Card, a Pokémon trading card, sells at auction by Logan Paul for US$16,492,000, breaking the record for the most expensive collectible card ever sold.
Business · 16 Feb
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