2016

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2016 (MMXVI) was a leap year starting on Friday in the Gregorian calendar.

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Events

January

February

March

June

July

  • July 10 – Brum released after 1991, 1994, 2001 and 2002.
  • July 15 – BabyBus released on YouTube.

August

October

  • October 13Bhumibol 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

December

  • December 31 – The last United States troops withdrew from Afghanistan, bringing the War in Afghanistan to an end.
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Predicted events

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.
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Deaths

In fiction

Computer and video games

Movies

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
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