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September 16: Malaysia Day
- 1810 – Miguel Hidalgo, the parish priest in Dolores, Guanajuato, delivered the Grito de Dolores to his congregation, instigating the Mexican War of Independence against Spain.
- 1941 – Shah Reza Pahlavi of Iran (pictured) was forced to abdicate in favour of his son, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.
- 1959 – Haloid Xerox introduced the Xerox 914, the first modern photocopier, invented by American physicist Chester Carlson.
- 1963 – Malaya, Singapore, North Borneo (present-day Sabah), and Sarawak merged to form Malaysia.
- 1987 – The Montreal Protocol, an international treaty designed to protect the ozone layer by phasing out the production of a number of substances believed to be responsible for ozone depletion, opened for signature.
More anniversaries: September 15 – September 16 – September 17
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