2016 (MMXVI) was a leap year starting on Friday in the Gregorian calendar, the 2016th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 16th year of the 3rd millennium, the 16th year of the 21st century, and the 7th year of the 2010s decade
| Millennium: | 3rd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 20th century – 21st century – 22nd century |
| Decades: | 1980s 1990s 2000s – 2010s – 2020s 2030s 2040s |
| Years: | 2013 2014 2015 – 2016 – 2017 2018 2019 |
Events
January
- January 3 – Following the fallout caused by the execution of Nimr al-Nimr, Saudi Arabia ends its diplomatic relations with Iran.[1]
- January 8 – Joaquín Guzmán, widely regarded as the world's most powerful drug trafficker, is recaptured following his escape from a maximum security prison.[2]
- January 10 – Singer, musician and actor David Bowie died of cancer two days after his 69th birthday.
- January 16 – The International Atomic Energy Agency announces that Iran has adequately dismantled its nuclear weapons program, allowing the United Nations to lift sanctions immediately.[3]
- January 28 - WHO announces an outbreak of the Zika Virus.[4]
February
March
June
- June 22 - The majority of United Kingdom residents vote to leave the European Union.
July
August
October
- October 13 – Bhumibol Adulyadej, King of Thailand, dies aged 88 after more than 70 years on the throne. He was the world's longest-serving head of state at the time of his death.
November
- November 2 – The Chicago Cubs win their first World Series championship in 108 years, defeating the Cleveland Indians in seven games. This ended the longest championship drought in North American sports.
- November 8 – Donald Trump wins the United States Presidential election while Republicans retain control of Congress.
- November 25 - Former President of Cuba Fidel Castro dies aged 90.
December
- December 31 – The last United States troops withdrew from Afghanistan, bringing the War in Afghanistan to an end.
Predicted events
- April 4 – Square root day.
- May 9 – Transit of Mercury
- June 11 – July 3 – 2016 European Football Championship (Host scheduled to be picked in May 2010)
- June 29 – Analog shut-off in Brazil
Unknown dates
- European Capital Of Culture 2016 – European Union choose two European cities, from Poland and from Spain to become the European Capitals Of Culture in this year.
- The right for the U.S. forces to use Diego Garcia in the Chagos Islands as a military base will end at this year, but there will be a provision for an automatic extension for another 20 years for the US forces to remain stationed on the island.
- Start of unmanned test flights of Altair for future U.S. lunar landings.
- ITER, an international scientific experiment (2nd largest worldwide ever) into developing nuclear fusion as an energy source will boot up for the first time.
- Files concerning Rudolf Hess made open to the public
- The Centralia, Pennsylvania time capsule will open
- NASA Juno, Jupiter orbiter
- The world's largest suspension bridge will be completed, connecting Sicily and main land Italy.
Deaths
In fiction
Computer and video games
- Games set in 2016:
- Body Harvest (1998)
- Metal Gear Acid (2004)
- Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (2005)
- Terminator Salvation (video game) (2009)
- Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 (2009)
- Ace Combat 6 (2008)
Movies
- Ghostbusters II (1989): According to a guest on Peter Venkman's talk show, the end of the world will occur on February 14.
Television series
- Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995–1996): The controversial completion of the top-secret Human Instrumentality Project brings about the apocalyptic Third Impact, merging all human individuals into a single consummate being.
- In an episode of Phil of the Future, Phil states that chores were banned in the year 2016.
- The Vampire Dairies Elena/ Nina Dobrev will come back!
| Preceded by 2015 |
Years 2016 |
Succeeded by 2017 |
References
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