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yes 2016 2016 Portal:Current events/ border:no 3/3/3/3 2016 Summer Olympics opening ceremony 1035301-05082016- v9a2048 04.08.16.jpg Donald Trump (30654519095).jpg Boatleave - 10 (27661060226) (3x2 cropped).jpg Ilham Aliyev met with residents of Makhrizli village, Agdam, on the line of contact 2.jpg FETO attack EGM Building.jpg Começa o julgamento de Dilma Rousseff no Senado 1040095-df 25.08.2016 mcag-2928.jpg Queue at Bank to Exchange INR 500 and 1000 Notes - Salt Lake City - Kolkata 2016-11-10 02103.jpg Monuments and memorials to the 2016 Nice attacks-481.jpg GER Düsseldorf Königsallee 001 2016.jpg 330 From left to right, top to bottom: The 2016 Summer Olympics are held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil whilst the Zika virus was spreading; Donald Trump is elected U.S. president; The UK votes to leave the EU; Damaged houses during the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, which killed over 2,000 people; Bombed-out buildings in Ankara following the Turkish coup d'état attempt; The impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; A terrorist vehicle-ramming attack in Nice, France kills 87; monuments and memorials to the attack; Queues outside a bank to exchange demonetized banknotes during the Indian banknote demonetisation; The Girardet Bridge in Düsseldorf, Germany with its four Pokéstops. August 2019 2016 2016 2016 2016 was designated as: International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly.United Nations Observances: International Years https://www.un.org/en/sections/observances/international-years/index.html United Nations April 29, 2015 United Nations Observances: International Years live https://web.archive.org/web/20150508170503/http://www.un.org/en/sections/observances/international-years/index.html May 8, 2015 January 6, 2015 International Year of Global Understanding by the International Council for Science, the International Social Science Council, and the International Council for Philosophy and Human Sciences.2016 to be the International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) http://www.icsu.org/news-centre/news/top-news/2016-to-be-the-international-year-of-global-understanding-iygu January 7, 2016 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160105040359/http://www.icsu.org/news-centre/news/top-news/2016-to-be-the-international-year-of-global-understanding-iygu January 5, 2016 __TOC__ Events January January 3 – Following the fallout caused by the execution of Nimr al-Nimr, Saudi Arabia and several other countries end their diplomatic relations with Iran.AFP AFP news agency 683742509407801346 January 3, 2016 #BREAKING Saudi Arabia severs ties with Iran, foreign minister says January 8 – Joaquín Guzmán, widely regarded as the world's most powerful drug trafficker, is recaptured following his escape from a maximum-security prison in Mexico.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-35275070 'El Chapo': Sean Penn interviewed Guzman before recapture 2016-01-10 BBC News 2016-01-10 live https://web.archive.org/web/20160110081340/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-35275070 January 10, 2016 January 10 – English singer, songwriter, musician, and actor David Bowie dies in his New York City apartment from liver cancer.Gallagher Paul A friend of David Bowie says the singer died from liver cancer The Independent 2016-01-14 https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/david-bowie-died-from-liver-cancer-he-kept-secret-from-all-but-handful-of-people-friend-says-a6806596.html https://web.archive.org/web/20160112001315/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/david-bowie-died-from-liver-cancer-he-kept-secret-from-all-but-handful-of-people-friend-says-a6806596.html 2016-01-12 live 2024-06-13 January 12 – Ten people are killed and 15 wounded in a bombing near the Blue Mosque in Istanbul.2016-01-12 Turkey: 'IS suicide bomber' kills 10 in Istanbul Sultanahmet district https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-35290760 2025-04-27 BBC News en-GB 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.Iran nuclear deal: 'New chapter' for Tehran as sanctions end https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-35336707 2016-01-17 2016-01-17 BBC live https://web.archive.org/web/20160117063353/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-35336707 January 17, 2016 30 people are killed and 56 injured in terrorist attacks in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, targeting a hotel and a nearby restaurant. A siege occurs and 176 hostages are released afterwards, by government forces.Hinshaw Drew Wonogo Zoumana 2016-01-16 Al Qaeda Attacks in Burkina Faso Kill at Least 30 https://www.wsj.com/articles/operation-ends-at-burkina-faso-hotel-seized-by-al-qaeda-1452936866 2025-04-27 Wall Street Journal en-US 0099-9660 In the general election of the Republic of China (Taiwan), the Democratic Progressive Party, led by Tsai Ing-wen, secured a majority in the Legislative Yuan, resulting in the first majority by a non-KMT party and the first majority won by the DPP. Tsai became the 14th President for Taiwan, and also became the first female leader in China.http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2015/09/16/2003627834 Shih Ming-te fails to meet threshold, ends candidacy taipeitimes.com September 16, 2015 February 4, 2019 January 15, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190115075857/http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2015/09/16/2003627834 live January 28 – The World Health Organization announces an outbreak of the Zika virus.http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/28/health/zika-virus-global-response/index.html Zika virus spreading explosively Botelho Greg 2016-01-28 2016-01-28 CNN live https://web.archive.org/web/20160128131150/http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/28/health/zika-virus-global-response/index.html January 28, 2016 February February 6 – An earthquake of magnitude 6.6 strikes southern Taiwan, killing 117 people.Lin Chih-Hao Chang Wei-Hung Wu Chen-Long Pan Shih-Tien Chi Chih-Hsien 2016-07-09 Medical response to 2016 earthquake in Taiwan https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(16)30978-3/fulltext The Lancet English 388 10040 129–130 10.1016/S0140-6736(16)30978-3 27411878 0140-6736 subscription February 7 – North Korea launches a reconnaissance satellite named Kwangmyŏngsŏng-4 into space, it is condemned internationally as a long-range ballistic missile test.North Korea fires long-range rocket despite warnings https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-35515207 2016-02-07 BBC News 2016-02-12 live https://web.archive.org/web/20160210093850/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-35515207 February 10, 2016 February 12 – Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill sign an Ecumenical Declaration in the first such meeting between leaders of the Catholic and Russian Orthodox Churches since their schism in 1054.2016-02-13 Unity call as Pope Francis holds historic talks with Russian Orthodox Patriarch https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-35565085 BBC 2016-02-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20160212224729/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-35565085 2016-02-12 dead March March 14 – The ESA and Roscosmos launch the joint ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter on a mission to Mars.ESA - Robotic Exploration of Mars: ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) http://exploration.esa.int/mars/46475-trace-gas-orbiter/ 2015-02-15 March 29, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150329062635/http://exploration.esa.int/mars/46475-trace-gas-orbiter/ live March 21 The International Criminal Court finds former Congolese Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity, the first time the ICC convicted someone of sexual violence.https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/mar/21/icc-finds-ex-congolese-vice-president-jean-pierre-bemba-guilty-of-war-crimes Congo politician guilty in first ICC trial to focus on rape as a war crime Bowcott Owen 2016-03-21 The Guardian en-GB 0261-3077 2016-03-26 live https://web.archive.org/web/20160325092653/http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/mar/21/icc-finds-ex-congolese-vice-president-jean-pierre-bemba-guilty-of-war-crimes March 25, 2016 Barack Obama visits Cuba, marking the first time a sitting US president has visited the island nation since President Calvin Coolidge visited in 1928.https://abcnews.go.com/International/happened-time-us-president-visited-cuba/story?id=27689730 The Last Time an American President Visited Cuba 2016-03-22 ABC News 2017-06-24 live https://web.archive.org/web/20170703080356/https://abcnews.go.com/International/happened-time-us-president-visited-cuba/story?id=27689730 July 3, 2017 March 22 – 2016 Brussels bombings: Suicide bombing attacks at Brussels' Zaventem airport and Maalbeek metro station kill 35 people and injure 300 more.2023-09-15 Brussels terrorist attack trial: Belgian court hands out sentences to eight men https://www.lemonde.fr/en/europe/article/2023/09/15/brussels-terrorist-attack-trial-belgian-court-hands-out-sentences-to-eight-men_6136210_143.html#:~:text=The%20suicide%20bombings%20on%20March,by%20the%20Islamic%20State%20group. 2025-04-27 en March 24 – Ex-Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadžić is sentenced to 40 years in prison after being found guilty of genocide and crimes against humanity committed during the Bosnian War.Radovan Karadzic jailed for Bosnia war Srebrenica genocide https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-35893804 2016-03-24 BBC News 2016-03-24 live https://web.archive.org/web/20160324155208/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-35893804 March 24, 2016 April April 1–5 – 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh clashes: Clashes occur along the Nagorno-Karabakh line of contact with the Artsakh Defense Army, backed by the Armenian Armed Forces, on one side and the Azerbaijani Armed Forces on the other. The US State Department estimates that a total of 350 people have been killed in the clashes, which have been defined as "the worst" since the 1994 ceasefire.http://reliefweb.int/report/azerbaijan/nagorno-karabakh-conflict-situation-report-no-1-03-apr-2016 Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict Situation Report No. 1 (as of 03 Apr 2016) ReliefWeb 2016-04-03 2016-04-04 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160404094513/http://reliefweb.int/report/azerbaijan/nagorno-karabakh-conflict-situation-report-no-1-03-apr-2016 2016-04-04 April 3 – The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) and the German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung publish the "Panama Papers", a set of 11.5 million confidential documents from the Panamanian corporate Mossack Fonseca that provides detailed information on more than 214,000 offshore companies, including the identities of shareholders and directors including noted personalities and heads of state.News Group Claims Huge Trove of Data on Offshore Accounts https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2016/04/03/world/europe/ap-panama-papers.html The New York Times Associated Press 2016-04-03 2016-04-04 0362-4331 Natalya Vasilyeva Mae Anderson December 26, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181226144741/https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2016/04/03/world/europe/ap-panama-papers.html%20 live April 8 – Pope Francis' apostolic exhortation Amoris laetitia (dated March 19) is published in the Vatican; it appears to amend the Roman Catholic Church's position on the availability of sacraments to Catholics who have divorced and contracted a civil remarriage.L'Osservatore Romano 2017-11-29 http://www.osservatoreromano.va/en/news/accompanying-discerning-integrating-weakness Accompanying, Discerning, Integrating Weakness 2017-11-21 Marc Ouellet Marc Ouellet https://web.archive.org/web/20190105200946/http://www.osservatoreromano.va/en/news/accompanying-discerning-integrating-weakness 2019-01-05 dead April 14–16 – A series of major earthquakes strikes southwestern Japan, killing 277 people and injuring 2,809. April 16 – An earthquake of magnitude 7.8 strikes northwestern Ecuador killing 676 people and injuring over 6,000. Widespread damage was caused across Manabí Province, with structures hundreds of kilometres away from the epicenter collapsing. April 23 – American singer-songwriter Beyoncé releases her sixth studio album Lemonade. May May 2 – Leicester City are officially confirmed Premier League Champions against 5000:1 odds at the start of the season. May 9 – Rodrigo Duterte is elected the President of the Philippines. May 10–14 – The Eurovision Song Contest 2016 is held in Stockholm, Sweden, and is won by Ukrainian entrant Jamala with the song "1944". May 19 – EgyptAir Flight 804 crashes into the Mediterranean Sea en route from Paris to Cairo, killing all 66 people on board.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-36309492 EgyptAir flight MS804 from Paris to Cairo crashed - Hollande BBC News 2016-05-19 2016-05-19 live https://web.archive.org/web/20160519041055/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-36309492 May 19, 2016 May 20 – Tsai Ing-wen is sworn in as the first female President of the Republic of China (Taiwan).Taiwan gets first female President as DPP sweeps election http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/taiwan-gets-first-female/2432040.html Channel NewsAsia January 16, 2016 January 16, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160116134410/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/taiwan-gets-first-female/2432040.html dead May 28 – Harambe, a western lowland gorilla at the Cincinnati Zoo, is shot and killed after a three-year-old boy enters his enclosure. May 30 – Former Chadian President Hissène Habré is sentenced to life in prison for crimes against humanity committed during his tenure from 1982 to 1990, the first time an African Union-backed court has convicted a former ruler of a country within its jurisdiction.https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/may/30/chad-hissene-habre-guilty-crimes-against-humanity-senegal Chad's Hissène Habré found guilty of crimes against humanity Maclean Ruth 2016-05-30 The Guardian 0261-3077 2016-05-31 live https://web.archive.org/web/20160531113908/http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/may/30/chad-hissene-habre-guilty-crimes-against-humanity-senegal May 31, 2016 June June 1 – The Gotthard Base Tunnel, the world's longest and deepest railway tunnel, is opened following two decades of construction work.https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36423250 Gotthard tunnel: World's longest and deepest rail tunnel opens in Switzerland 2016-06-01 BBC News en-GB 2016-06-01 live https://web.archive.org/web/20160601050302/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36423250 June 1, 2016 June 10–July 10 – France hosts the UEFA Euro 2016 football tournament, which is won by Portugal.https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/international/euro-2016-opening-ceremony-david-guetta-can-can-when-does-it-start-who-is-performing-how-can-i-watch-a7073971.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/international/euro-2016-opening-ceremony-david-guetta-can-can-when-does-it-start-who-is-performing-how-can-i-watch-a7073971.html May 1, 2022 subscription live Euro 2016 Begins 2016-06-10 The Independent 2018-06-04 June 10 – Christina Grimmie is shot dead while signing autographs and taking pictures with her fans following a concert performance at the Plaza Live in Orlando, Florida. June 12 – A gunman claiming allegiance to the Islamic State opens fire at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, killing 49 people and injuring 53 others.https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2016/06/12/voices/worst-mass-shooting/85794356/ USA TODAY USA TODAY en 2018-06-15 June 23 – The United Kingdom votes in a referendum to leave the European Union, triggering the so-called Brexit.https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/25/world/europe/britain-brexit-european-union-referendum.html Britain Votes to Leave the European Union Erlanger Steven 2016-06-23 The New York Times 0362-4331 2016-06-24 live https://web.archive.org/web/20160624045559/http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/25/world/europe/britain-brexit-european-union-referendum.html June 24, 2016 June 28 – 2016 Atatürk Airport attack: ISIL is suspected to be responsible for attacking Atatürk Airport in Istanbul, Turkey, killing 44 people and injuring over 230 others.https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36658187 Istanbul Ataturk airport attack: 41 dead and more than 230 hurt 2016-06-29 BBC News 2017-05-01 live https://web.archive.org/web/20170518091409/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36658187 May 18, 2017Tuysuz Ray Sanchez,Tim Lister,Matt Rivers,Gul 2016-06-30 Istanbul terror attack: These are the victims https://www.cnn.com/2016/06/30/europe/istanbul-terror-attack-victims/index.html 2025-02-16 CNN en July July 1 – Latvia becomes the 35th member of the OECD.http://www.oecd.org/latvia/latvia-accession-to-the-oecd.htm OECD Latvia's accession to the OECD July 1, 2016 July 22, 2016 live https://web.archive.org/web/20160721223018/http://www.oecd.org/latvia/latvia-accession-to-the-oecd.htm July 21, 2016 July 2 – 2016 Australian federal election: Malcolm Turnbull's Liberal/National Coalition Government is narrowly re-elected,http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2016-07-11/lnp-retains-capricornia-has-76-seats/7587578 Election 2016: LNP retains Capricornia, gives Coalition 76-seat majority government July 11, 2016 ABC News Australia defeating the Labor Party led by Bill Shorten.http://australianpolitics.com/elections/federal-2016 2016 Federal Election live https://web.archive.org/web/20180226152312/http://australianpolitics.com/elections/federal-2016 February 26, 2018 July 5 – NASA's Juno spacecraft enters orbit around Jupiter and begins a 20-month survey of the planet.https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-36710768 Juno probe enters into orbit around Jupiter Amos Jonathan 2016-07-05 BBC News 2016-07-05 live https://web.archive.org/web/20160705060153/http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-36710768 July 5, 2016 July 6 – The augmented reality mobile game Pokémon Go is released, breaking numerous records in terms of sales and revenue.Swatman Rachel http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2016/8/pokemon-go-catches-five-world-records-439327 Pokémon Go catches five new world records 2016-08-10 2018-01-19 live https://web.archive.org/web/20160818035557/http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2016/8/pokemon-go-catches-five-world-records-439327 August 18, 2016 July 12 – The Philippines wins the arbitration case they filed at the Permanent Court of Arbitration regarding the legality of China's "nine-dash line" claim over the South China Sea under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.Phillips Tom Holmes Oliver Bowcott Owen Beijing rejects tribunal's ruling in South China Sea case https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jul/12/philippines-wins-south-china-sea-case-against-china 2016-07-13 The Guardian 0261-3077 2016-07-12 live https://web.archive.org/web/20160712220441/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jul/12/philippines-wins-south-china-sea-case-against-china July 12, 2016Perlez Jane Tribunal Rejects Beijing's Claims in South China Sea https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/13/world/asia/south-china-sea-hague-ruling-philippines.html?_r=0 2016-07-13 The New York Times 0362-4331 2016-07-12 live https://web.archive.org/web/20160712152027/http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/13/world/asia/south-china-sea-hague-ruling-philippines.html?_r=0 July 12, 2016 July 13 – Theresa May is appointed Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, following David Cameron's resignation due to the outcome of a referendum to leave the European Union.11 July 2016 Theresa May set to be UK PM after Andrea Leadsom quits https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-36763208 11 July 2016 BBC News BBC July 14 – 2016 Nice truck attack: 86 people are killed and more than 400 others injured in a truck attack in Nice, France, during Bastille Day celebrations.Wesel Barbara http://www.dw.com/en/france-remembers-nice-terror-attack-victims-but-questions-remain/a-39682325 France remembers Nice terror attack victims but questions remain DW 2017-07-03 2018-01-19 live https://web.archive.org/web/20180120072418/http://www.dw.com/en/france-remembers-nice-terror-attack-victims-but-questions-remain/a-39682325 January 20, 2018 July 15–16 – In Turkey, a faction within the Turkish Armed Forces that organized themselves as the Peace at Home Council, unsuccessfully stages a coup against the state institutions, resulting in the deaths of at least 240 people and triggering a series of unprecedented purges throughout the country.http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/12/turkey-failed-coup-attempt-161217032345594.html Turkey's failed coup attempt: All you need to know Al Jazeera 2017-07-15 live https://web.archive.org/web/20170816085400/http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/12/turkey-failed-coup-attempt-161217032345594.html August 16, 2017 July 22 – The final videocassette recorder is manufactured by the Japanese company Funai.Overly Steven https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/innovations/wp/2016/07/22/rip-to-the-vcr The VCR is officially dead. Yes, it was still alive. The Washington Post 2016-07-22 2016-09-25 live https://web.archive.org/web/20161017235013/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/innovations/wp/2016/07/22/rip-to-the-vcr October 17, 2016 July 26 – Swiss Solar Impulse 2 becomes the first solar-powered aircraft to circumnavigate the Earth.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-36890563 Solar Impulse completes historic round-the-world trip 2016-07-26 BBC News 2016-07-26 live https://web.archive.org/web/20160726020410/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-36890563 July 26, 2016 August VOA International Edition (August 30, 2016), 1805 EDT.mp3 speech VOA newscast for August 30, 2016 Voice of America newscast on August 30, 2016 August 3 – Emirates Flight 521 crashes at Dubai International Airport in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. 1 person was killed and 39 people were injured.Plane catches fire at Dubai airport; Emirates confirms 'incident' https://www.thenationalnews.com/uae/plane-catches-fire-at-dubai-airport-emirates-confirms-incident-1.146723/ August 5–21 – The 2016 Summer Olympics are held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the first time in South America.Rio 2016 Olympic Games http://www.rio2016.com/en 2015-02-25 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150224233603/http://www.rio2016.com/en 2015-02-24 August 24 – An earthquake of magnitude 6.2 hits central Italy, killing 299 people. August 31 – The Brazilian Senate votes (61–20) to impeach the President of Brazil Dilma Rousseff. The Vice President of Brazil, Michel Temer, who had assumed the presidential powers and duties as Acting President of Brazil during Rousseff's suspension, takes office for the remainder of her term.Brazil impeachment: Key questions https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-36028117 2016-09-05 BBC News 2016-08-31 live https://web.archive.org/web/20160831195954/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-36028117 August 31, 2016 September September 1 – An annular solar eclipse was visible from Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania, Mozambique and Madagascar. September 3 – The US and China, together responsible for 40% of the world's carbon emissions, both formally join the Paris global climate agreement.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-37265541 Paris climate deal: US and China announce ratification BBC News 2016-09-03 2016-09-03 live https://web.archive.org/web/20160903040316/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-37265541 September 3, 2016 September 8 – NASA launches OSIRIS-REx, its first asteroid sample return mission. The probe visited Bennu from 2018 to 2021 and would return samples to Earth on September 24, 2023.https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-s-osiris-rex-speeds-toward-asteroid-rendezvous NASA's OSIRIS-REx Speeds Toward Asteroid Rendezvous NASA 2016-09-08 2016-09-09 live https://web.archive.org/web/20160909150637/http://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-s-osiris-rex-speeds-toward-asteroid-rendezvous/ September 9, 2016https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-37309903 Asteroid probe begins seven-year quest Amos Jonathan BBC News 2016-09-09 live https://web.archive.org/web/20160909020147/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-37309903 September 9, 2016https://science.nasa.gov/mission/osiris-rex/ OSIRIS-REx NASA 2024-01-08 2024-01-17 September 9 – The government of North Korea conducts its fifth and reportedly biggest nuclear test. World leaders condemn the act, with South Korea calling it "maniacal recklessness".https://edition.cnn.com/2016/09/08/asia/north-korea-seismic-activity/ North Korea claims successful test of nuclear warhead Hunt Katie Kwon K.J. Hanna Jason CNN 2016-09-09 2016-09-09 live https://web.archive.org/web/20160909142815/http://edition.cnn.com/2016/09/08/asia/north-korea-seismic-activity September 9, 2016 September 28 International investigators conclude that Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down by a Buk missile that came from an area controlled by pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine.https://www.om.nl/actueel/nieuwsberichten/@96068/jit-flight-mh17-shot/ JIT: Flight MH17 was shot down by a BUK missile from a farmland near Pervomaiskyi Openbaar Ministerie 2016-09-28 2016-10-13 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20161014061625/https://www.om.nl/actueel/nieuwsberichten/@96068/jit-flight-mh17-shot/ October 14, 2016 Global levels exceed 400 ppm at the time of year normally associated with minimum levels.https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/sep/28/the-world-passes-400ppm-carbon-dioxide-threshold-permanently The world passes 400ppm carbon dioxide threshold. Permanently The Guardian 0261-3077 Kahn Brian 2016-09-28 2016-10-31 live https://web.archive.org/web/20161023211558/https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/sep/28/the-world-passes-400ppm-carbon-dioxide-threshold-permanently October 23, 2016 A 400 ppm level is believed to be higher than anything experienced in human history.http://phys.org/news/2013-05-carbon-dioxide-atmosphere-historic-high.html Greenhouse gas level highest in two million years, NOAA reports Phys.org 2013-05-10 2016-11-01 live https://web.archive.org/web/20161104000518/http://phys.org/news/2013-05-carbon-dioxide-atmosphere-historic-high.html November 4, 2016 September 30 – Two paintings by Vincent van Gogh with a combined value of $100 million, Seascape at Scheveningen and Congregation Leaving the Reformed Church in Nuenen, are recovered after having been stolen on December 7, 2002, from the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam.https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-37516164 Van Gogh paintings stolen from Amsterdam found in Italy 2016-09-30 BBC News 2017-05-01 live https://web.archive.org/web/20170707152846/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-37516164 July 7, 2017 October October 3 – Hurricane Matthew makes landfall in Haiti as a category 4 hurricane, killing 842 and causing $2.8 billion in damages.Jones Sam Holpuch Amanda 2016-10-07 Haiti death toll rises to 842 after Hurricane Matthew, reports say https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/oct/06/hurricane-matthew-haiti-rescuers-battle-reach-remote-areas 2025-02-16 The Guardian en-GB 0261-3077 October 7 – Three events that will play a significant role in the 2016 United States presidential election all take place on the same afternoon: (1) U.S. intelligence agencies publicly accuse the Russian government of using computer hacking to interfere with the U.S. election process; (2) The Washington Post releases a videotape showing candidate Donald Trump privately bragging about sexual improprieties; (3) WikiLeaks releases thousands of private emails from inside the political campaign of candidate Hillary Clinton. October 13 – The Maldives announces its decision to withdraw from the Commonwealth of Nations.http://www.foreign.gov.mv/v2/en/media-center/news/article/1999 The Maldives decides to leave the Commonwealth; commits to continue with its international engagement Maldivian Ministry of Foreign Affairs 2016-10-13 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20161014060506/http://www.foreign.gov.mv/v2/en/media-center/news/article/1999 October 14, 2016 October 14 – American missionary and aid worker Jeff Woodke is kidnapped in Abalak, Niger by militants. He would not be freed for six years.https://www.axios.com/2023/03/20/hostage-jeff-woodke-niger-released U.S. Aid worker kidnapped in Niger released after more than 6 years March 20, 2023 March 20, 2023 March 20, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230320233229/https://www.axios.com/2023/03/20/hostage-jeff-woodke-niger-released live https://www.bringjeffhome.com/ Bring Jeffery Woodke Home March 27, 2023 bringjeffhome.com/ 2 April 2023 March 20, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230320233231/https://www.bringjeffhome.com/ live October 15 – 150 nations meet at the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) summit in Rwanda and agree to phase out hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) as an amendment to the Montreal Protocol.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-37665529 Climate change: 'Monumental' deal to cut HFCs, fastest growing greenhouse gases McGrath Matt BBC News 2016-10-15 2016-10-15 live https://web.archive.org/web/20161015060712/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-37665529 October 15, 2016 November November 1 – The number of people globally using mobile devices to access the internet overtakes those using desktop computers for the first time, having been preceded by the U.S. two years prior.https://money.cnn.com/2014/02/28/technology/mobile/mobile-apps-internet Mobile apps overtake monthly Internet usage on PCS for the first time February 28, 2014 January 11, 2023 January 11, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230111135617/https://money.cnn.com/2014/02/28/technology/mobile/mobile-apps-internet dead https://techcrunch.com/2016/11/01/mobile-internet-use-passes-desktop-for-the-first-time-study-finds/ Mobile internet use passes desktop for the first time, study finds November 2016 January 11, 2023 January 11, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230111135612/https://techcrunch.com/2016/11/01/mobile-internet-use-passes-desktop-for-the-first-time-study-finds/ live https://www.phocuswire.com/Pivotal-moments-in-2014-when-mobile-overtook-desktop Pivotal moments in 2014: When mobile overtook desktop January 11, 2023 January 11, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230111135610/https://www.phocuswire.com/Pivotal-moments-in-2014-when-mobile-overtook-desktop live https://www.searchenginewatch.com/2014/07/08/mobile-now-exceeds-pc-the-biggest-shift-since-the-internet-began/ Mobile Now Exceeds PC: The Biggest Shift Since the Internet Began July 8, 2014 January 11, 2023 January 11, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230111135610/https://www.searchenginewatch.com/2014/07/08/mobile-now-exceeds-pc-the-biggest-shift-since-the-internet-began/ live https://gs.statcounter.com/press/mobile-and-tablet-internet-usage-exceeds-desktop-for-first-time-worldwide Mobile and tablet internet usage exceeds desktop for first time worldwide January 11, 2023 July 29, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190729035802/http://gs.statcounter.com/press/mobile-and-tablet-internet-usage-exceeds-desktop-for-first-time-worldwide live November 2 – The Chicago Cubs win the World Series for the first time since 1908, ending the longest championship drought in North American sports history.Witz Billy November 3, 2016 Cubs End 108-Year Wait for World Series Title, After a Little More Torment https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/03/sports/baseball/chicago-cubs-beat-cleveland-indians-world-series-game-7.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20171007205825/https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/03/sports/baseball/chicago-cubs-beat-cleveland-indians-world-series-game-7.html October 7, 2017 October 24, 2017 The New York Times November 8 2016 United States presidential election: Businessman and television personality Donald Trump is elected the 45th President of the United States in a surprise upset against his opponent, former Secretary of State and First Lady Hillary Clinton.Flegenheimer Matt Barbaro Michael Donald Trump Is Elected President in Stunning Repudiation of the Establishment https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/09/us/politics/hillary-clinton-donald-trump-president.html October 13, 2017 N.Y. Times 2016-11-09 live https://web.archive.org/web/20170121005319/https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/09/us/politics/hillary-clinton-donald-trump-president.html January 21, 2017 The government of India announces the demonetisation of ₹1000 and ₹500 banknotes, causing prolonged cash shortages in the weeks that follow and significant disruption throughout the economy.Reserve Bank of India https://www.rbi.org.in/commonman/english/scripts/Notification.aspx?Id=1938 2026-05-05 www.rbi.org.in November 17 – Međimurska trikotaža Čakovec, a large Croatian knitwear company based in Čakovec, ceased to exist November 18 – The remains of Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos are buried in a private ceremony at the Libingan ng mga Bayani prompting protests throughout the Philippines.November 19, 2016 Protesters take to streets to denounce Marcos 'Libingan' burial https://cnnphilippines.com/news/2016/11/19/Protesters-Marcos-burial.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20210225044427/https://cnnphilippines.com/news/2016/11/19/Protesters-Marcos-burial.html February 25, 2021 February 24, 2021 CNN - Philippineshttps://www.abs-cbn.com/news/11/18/16/afp-we-only-followed-marcoses-wish-to-keep-burial-secret AFP: We only followed Marcoses' wish to keep burial secret Kimberly Jane Tan November 18, 2016 ABS-CBN News February 24, 2021 January 17, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210117045451/https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/18/16/afp-we-only-followed-marcoses-wish-to-keep-burial-secret live November 24 The European Parliament has unanimously adopted a call to temporarily suspend accession negotiations between the European Union and Turkey, citing setbacks in areas such as democracy, human rights, judicial independence, freedom of expression, the rule of law, and freedom of the press. Accession negotiations between the European Union and Turkey began on 3 October 2005.https://edition.cnn.com/2016/11/24/europe/european-parliament-turkey-accession-talks Lawmakers vote to freeze Turkey EU accession talks Smith-Spark Laura CNN 24 November 2026 24 October 2026 26 November 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161126102928/https://edition.cnn.com/2016/11/24/europe/european-parliament-turkey-accession-talks live The Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia—People's Army sign a revised peace deal, slowing the Colombian conflict.https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-38096179 Colombia signs new peace deal with Farc 2016-11-24 BBC News 2017-01-15 live https://web.archive.org/web/20161228195756/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-38096179 December 28, 2016 November 28 – LaMia Flight 2933 crashes into a mountain near Medellín, Colombia, killing 71 of the 77 people on board, including members of the Brazilian Chapecoense football squad. December December 1 – Following a mourning period of seven weeks after the death and funeral of Bhumibol Adulyadej, Vajiralongkorn formally succeeds his late father as the new King of Thailand.http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/general/1149219/crown-prince-becomes-king Crown Prince becomes King Bangkok Post December 2016 1 December 2016 December 4 – A constitutional referendum is held in Italy, resulting in the resignation of Prime Minister Matteo Renzi. December 9 – South Korean President Park Geun-hye is suspended after MPs vote to impeach her, following a political scandal. December 19 Andrei Karlov, the Russian ambassador to Turkey, is assassinated by an off-duty Turkish police officer at an art exhibition in Ankara.https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-38369962 Russian ambassador to Turkey Andrei Karlov shot dead in Ankara 2016-12-19 BBC News live http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20161221214823/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-38369962 December 21, 2016 Berlin truck attack: A truck is deliberately driven into the Christmas market next to the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church at Breitscheidplatz in Berlin, leaving 12 people dead and 56 others injured. December 22 – A study finds the VSV-EBOV vaccine against the Ebola virus between 70 and 100% effective, thus making it the first proven vaccine against the disease.Berlinger Joshua http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/22/health/ebola-vaccine-study/index.html Ebola vaccine gives 100% protection, study finds CNN 2016-12-23 2017-01-02 live https://web.archive.org/web/20161227084931/http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/22/health/ebola-vaccine-study/index.html December 27, 2016 December 23 – The United Nations Security Council adopts Resolution 2334 condemning "Israeli settlements in Palestinian territories occupied since 1967".Israeli settlements: UN Security Council calls for an end https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-38421026 2016-12-27 BBC News 2016-12-23 live https://web.archive.org/web/20161226190109/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-38421026 December 26, 2016 December 25 – 2016 Russian Defence Ministry Tupolev Tu-154 crash: A Tupolev Tu-154 jetliner of the Russian Defence Ministry crashes into the Black Sea shortly after taking off from Sochi International Airport, Russia, while en route to Khmeimim Air Base, Syria. All 92 people on board, including 64 members of the Alexandrov Ensemble choir of the Russian Armed Forces, are killed.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38430164 Russian military plane crashes in Black Sea near Sochi BBC News December 25, 2016 June 9, 2019 June 11, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190611195945/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38430164 live December 28 – The chemical elements 113, 115, 117 and 118 are officially named Nihonium, Moscovium, Tennessine and Oganesson.The Periodic Table's 4 New Elements https://www.westlab.com/blog/the-4-new-elements-on-the-periodic-table 2023-09-21 www.westlab.com October 12, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20231012145258/https://www.westlab.com/blog/the-4-new-elements-on-the-periodic-table live Öhrström Lars Reedijk Jan 2016-12-28 Names and symbols of the elements with atomic numbers 113, 115, 117 and 118 (IUPAC Recommendations 2016) Pure and Applied Chemistry 88 12 1225–1229 10.1515/pac-2016-0501 0033-4545 1365-3075 99429711 free 1887/47427 December 29 – The Helsinki District Court gives Jari Aarnio, the former head of anti-drugs police, to ten-year prison sentence for drug crimes as part of a rare police corruption scandal in Finland.https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-38458583 Finland jails police chief Aarnio for drug-smuggling BBC News 29 December 2016 3 July 2025 December 31 Withdrawal of the majority of U.S. troops from Afghanistan after 15 years of war.Sennott Charles M. May 5, 2015 The First Battle of the 21st Century https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2015/05/war-afghanistan-spann-qala-i-jangi/392402/ The Atlantic May 15, 2015 Even after 14 years of war in Afghanistan, the U.S. military has not fully succeeded in restoring security to the country or defeating the Taliban. Now, at the request of the new Afghan government, the United States has delayed the completion of its troop withdrawal from the country until 2016 at the earliest. July 30, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190730101144/https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2015/05/war-afghanistan-spann-qala-i-jangi/392402/ live For the final time, an extra leap second (23:59:60) is added to end of the year. The last time this occurred was in June 2015.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38470682 New Year delayed by one second December 31, 2016 BBC News November 25, 2025 General Pemon conflict in Venezuela.Ebus Bram 8 June 2019 Venezuela's mining arc: a legal veneer for armed groups to plunder en The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jun/08/venezuela-gold-mines-rival-armed-groups-gangs 14 October 2020 October 19, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211019195924/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jun/08/venezuela-gold-mines-rival-armed-groups-gangs live13 December 2018 Pemones responden a Maduro: Fuera de aquí porque eres colombiano es NTN24 https://www.ntn24.com/america-latina/venezuela/pemones-responden-maduro-fuera-de-aqui-porque-eres-colombiano-101806 27 November 2019 June 29, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210629161252/https://www.ntn24.com/america-latina/venezuela/pemones-responden-maduro-fuera-de-aqui-porque-eres-colombiano-101806 live22 February 2019 As tensions over aid rise, Venezuelan troops fire on villagers, kill two http://news.trust.org/item/20190222215031-a8xxv/ 23 February 2019 Thomson Reuters Foundation November 10, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211110011428/https://news.trust.org/item/20190222215031-a8xxv/ live Beginning of the famine in Yemen.https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/oct/04/yemen-famine-feared-as-starving-children-fight-for-lives-in-hospital Yemen famine feared as starving children fight for lives in hospital Emma Graham-Harrison agencies 4 October 2016 The Guardian 13 December 2017 4 October 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161004232919/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/oct/04/yemen-famine-feared-as-starving-children-fight-for-lives-in-hospital live Births and deaths Category:2016 births Deaths in 2016 Nobel Prizes right|120px|Nobel medal Chemistry – Ben Feringa, Jean-Pierre Sauvage, Fraser Stoddart Economics – Oliver Hart, Bengt R. Holmström Literature – Bob Dylan Peace – Juan Manuel Santos Physics – John M. Kosterlitz, Duncan Haldane, David J. Thouless Physiology or Medicine – Yoshinori Ohsumi New English words dark kitchen moscovium nihonium Post-Truth Chatbot oganesson tennessine See also 2010s political history List of international years 2010s References Category:Leap years in the Gregorian calendar