It happenned on a… 16 February

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy is placed under investigation for campaign funds.

The NHL announced the cancellation of the 2004-2005 season due to a labor dispute. It was the first time a major sports league in North America lost an entire season to a labor dispute.

The Kyoto global warming pact went into effect in 140 nations.

Hezbollah is founded.

Fidel Castro seized power in Cuba after the overthrow of President Fulgencio Batista.

English archaeologist Howard Carter (left) opens the inner burial chamber of Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamun’s tomb and finds the sarcophagus