Revolts, massacres and attacks198
- 2016 Brussels bombingsAttacks
- 2016 Nice attackMassacres
- 2016 Turkish coup d'état attemptRevolts & coups
- Orlando nightclub shootingAttacks
- 2016 Berlin attackMassacres
- 2016 Istanbul airport attackAttacks
- 2016 Munich shootingAttacks
- assassination of Andrei KarlovAttacks
- 2016 Lahore suicide bombingMurders
- Rohingya genocideMassacres
- 2016 Istanbul bombingMurders
- 2016 Gulshan, Dhaka attackAttacks
- March 2016 Ankara bombingMurders
- July 2016 Baghdad bombingsAttacks
- Sagamihara stabbingsMurders
- 2016 shooting of Dallas police officersAttacks
- 2016 Jakarta attacksAttacks
- August 2016 Gaziantep bombingAttacks
- August 2016 Quetta attacksAttacks
- July 2016 Kabul bombingMassacres
- 2016 Ouagadougou attacksAttacks
- death of HarambeMurders
- 2016 Ethiopian protestsRevolts & coups
- 2016 Grand-Bassam shootingsAttacks
- murder of Giulio RegeniMurders
- 2016 Uri attackAttacks
- 2016 Davao City bombingMurders
- 2016 Magnanville stabbingMurders
- 2016 Pathankot attackAttacks
- Dakota Access Pipeline protests2016–2017 · Revolts & coups
- 2016 Aktobe shootingsAttacks
- April 2016 Kabul attackAttacks
- death of Adama TraoréMurders
- Iskandariya suicide bombingAttacks
- June 2016 Tel Aviv shootingAttacks
- murder of Jo CoxMurders
- Cascade Mall shootingAttacks
- Hirak Rif MovementRevolts & coups
- shooting of Philando CastileMurders
- 2016 Quetta police station attackAttacks
+158 less-known, on the globe.
Wars, battles and sieges103
- Battle of Mosul2016–2017 · Battles
- 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh conflictWars & conflicts
- Operation Euphrates Shield2016–2017 · Wars & conflicts
- Manbij offensiveWars & conflicts
- Palmyra offensiveBattles
- Battle of FallujahBattles
- Battle of al-Bab2016–2017 · Battles
- Raqqa CampaignWars & conflicts
- Palmyra offensive (December 2016)Battles
- conflict in Rakhine StateWars & conflicts
- Aleppo offensive (November–December 2016)Battles
- Insurgency in Northern ChadWars & conflicts
- Kasaï-Central clashes (2016–present)Wars & conflicts
- occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife RefugeWars & conflicts
- 2016 Aleppo summer campaignWars & conflicts
- 2016 Dabiq offensiveBattles
- Battle of HasakahBattles
- Mosul offensiveWars & conflicts
- Northern Aleppo offensiveBattles
- 2016 Abu Kamal offensiveWars & conflicts
- 2016 Khanasir offensiveBattles
- 2016 Sirte offensiveBattles
- Al-Shaddadi offensiveBattles
- Aleppo offensive (September–October 2016)Wars & conflicts
- Battle of SvitlodarskBattles
- 2016 Hama offensiveWars & conflicts
- 2016 Latakia offensiveWars & conflicts
- 2017 southern Syria offensiveWars & conflicts
- Battle of JubaBattles
- Battle of QamishliBattles
- Deir ez-Zor offensiveBattles
- Second Battle of Maarat al-NumanBattles
- Siege of FallujahSieges
- Western Iran clashesBattles
- 2016 Kirkuk raidBattles
- Battle of al-QaryataynBattles
- Battle of al-Rai (August 2016)Battles
- Battle of El AddeBattles
- Battle of Tell AbyadBattles
- Ithriyah-Raqqa offensive (February–March 2016)Battles
+63 less-known, on the globe.
Accidents and fires90
- EgyptAir Flight 804Accidents
- Flydubai Flight 981Accidents
- LaMia Flight 2933Accidents
- 2016 Russian Defence Ministry Tupolev Tu-154 crashAccidents
- PIA Flight 661Accidents
- Emirates Flight 521Accidents
- 2016 Bad Aibling train crashAccidents
- Andria-Corato train collisionAccidents
- Kollam temple fireFires & explosions
- Pukhrayan train derailmentAccidents
- Tara Air Flight 193Accidents
- West Air Sweden Flight 294Accidents
- Daallo Airlines Flight 3159Accidents
- 2016 San Pablito Market fireworks explosionFires & explosions
- 2016 New York and New Jersey bombingsFires & explosions
- 2016 Eséka train derailmentAccidents
- Aerosucr Fliht666Accidents
- 2016 Oakland warehouse fireFires & explosions
- 2016 Shahrud train accidentAccidents
- American Airlines Flight 383Accidents
- 2016 Lockhart hot air balloon crashAccidents
- Fedex Express Flight 910Accidents
- 2016 Croydon tram derailmentAccidents
- Vorkuta mine explosionFires & explosions
- 2016 Indian Air Force An-32 disappearanceAccidents
- 2016 Turøy helicopter crashAccidents
- Hitrino train derailmentAccidents
- Singapore Airlines Flight 368Accidents
- 2016 Hoboken train crashAccidents
- 2016 Silk Way Airlines Antonov An-12 crashAccidents
- Batik Air Flight 7703Accidents
- Kolkata flyover collapseAccidents
- Uyo church collapseAccidents
- 2016 O Porriño derailmentAccidents
- 2016 True Aviation An-26 crashAccidents
- 2016 Aero Teknic MU-2 crashAccidents
- 2016 Haragîș helicopter crashAccidents
- 2016 Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations Il-76 crashAccidents
- Amoycan Industrial Centre fireFires & explosions
- 2016 Indonesian Air Force Lockheed C-130 Hercules crashAccidents
+50 less-known, on the globe.
Disasters55
- August 2016 Central Italy earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2016 Kumamoto earthquakesNatural disasters
- 2016 Ecuador earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2016 Kaohsiung earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2016 Fort McMurray Wildfire2016–2017 · Natural disasters
- 2016 North Canterbury earthquakeNatural disasters
- October 2016 Central Italy earthquakesNatural disasters
- 2016 Chauk earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2016 European floodsNatural disasters
- 2016 Northeast India earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2016 Myanmar earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2016 Aceh earthquakeNatural disasters
- Cyclone RoanuNatural disasters
- 2016 Sumatra earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2016 West Virginia floodNatural disasters
- November 2016 Israel firesNatural disasters
- 2016 Afghanistan earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2016 China floodsNatural disasters
- 2016 Accra floodsNatural disasters
- 2016 Southern Chile earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2016 Gyeongju earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2016 Tanzanian earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2016 Tottori earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2016 Old Iliamna earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2016 Portugal wildfiresNatural disasters
- 2016 Siachen Glacier avalancheNatural disasters
- 2016 Strait of Gibraltar earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2016 Christchurch earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2016 Oklahoma earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2016 São Paulo flood and mudslideNatural disasters
- 2016 Sri Lankan floodsNatural disasters
- Typhoon MegiNatural disasters
- 2016 Te Araroa earthquakeNatural disasters
- 2016 Uchiura Bay earthquakeNatural disasters
- Erskine FireNatural disasters
- 2016 Geier avalancheNatural disasters
- 2016 Great Smoky Mountains wildfiresNatural disasters
- 2016 Solomon Island earthquakeNatural disasters
- Baker Canyon FireNatural disasters
- Canyon FireNatural disasters
+15 less-known, on the globe.
Expeditions4
Treaties, councils and politics2
- Saint Sylvester agreementTreaties
- Agreements of HavanaTreaties
Already under way in 201675
- Syrian Civil War2011–2024 · Wars & conflicts
- War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)2001–2021 · Wars & conflicts
- War in Donbas2014–2022 · Wars & conflicts
- War on Terrorism2001–2021 · Wars & conflicts
- Western African Ebola virus epidemic2013–2016 · Natural disasters
- War in Darfur2003–2020 · Wars & conflicts
- Libyan Civil War2014–2020 · Wars & conflicts
- South Sudanese Civil War2013–2020 · Wars & conflicts
- Battle of Aleppo2012–2016 · Battles
- Iraqi Civil War of 2014–20172014–2017 · Wars & conflicts
- Chechen–Russian conflict1785–2017 · Wars & conflicts
- Arab Winter2012–2018 · Wars & conflicts
- New START2010–2021 · Treaties
- 2015–16 Zika virus epidemic2015–2016 · Natural disasters
- Minsk II2015–2022 · Treaties
Came to an end in 201615
- Western African Ebola virus epidemic2013–2016 · Natural disasters
- Battle of Aleppo2012–2016 · Battles
- 2015–16 Zika virus epidemic2015–2016 · Natural disasters
- Operation Ocean Shield2009–2016 · Wars & conflicts
- Operation Active Endeavour2001–2016 · Wars & conflicts
- 2015–2016 wave of violence in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict2015–2016 · Wars & conflicts
- 2015 Moldovan protests2015–2016 · Revolts & coups
- Derna campaign (2014–2016)2014–2016 · Wars & conflicts
- East Aleppo offensive (2015–16)2015–2016 · Battles
- Siege of Nubl and Al-Zahraa2012–2016 · Sieges
Founded or built in 2016139
- Lotte World TowerBuildings
- CTF Finance CentreBuildings
- King Power MahanakhonBuildings
- Gate to the EastTowers
- Warsaw SpireBuildings
- 56 Leonard StreetBuildings
- Złota 44Buildings
- 10 Hudson YardsBuildings
- 30 Park PlaceBuildings
- Homunculus LoxodontusMonuments
- Museum BarberiniMuseums & galleries
- Sinar Mas CenterBuildings
- SOCAR TowerTowers
- Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural CenterTheatres
- Sumitomo Fudosan Roppongi Grand TowerBuildings
- Zunda TowersBuildings
- Khatam al-Anbiya Central HeadquartersGovernment
- Al Qarara Cultural MuseumArchaeology
- Guoco TowerBuildings
- Kislovodsk National ParkMonuments
- 250 East 57th StreetBuildings
- 50 West StreetBuildings
- AmericaMonuments
- Chang Fu Jin Mao TowerBuildings
- Paradox VancouverBuildings
- Xiamen International CentreBuildings
- Babyn Yar Holocaust Memorial CenterMonuments
- Chongqing IFS T1Hotels & shops
- IQ-quarterBuildings
- Q22Buildings
+109 more, on the globe.
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