Events 2016

1 events

1.1 january
1.2 february
1.3 march
1.4 april
1.5 may
1.6 june
1.7 july
1.8 august
1.9 september
1.10 october
1.11 november
1.12 december

events
january

january 3 – following fallout caused execution of nimr al-nimr, iran ends diplomatic relations saudi arabia.
january 8 – joaquín guzmán, regarded world s powerful drug trafficker, recaptured following escape maximum security prison in mexico.
january 16 – international atomic energy agency announces iran has adequately dismantled nuclear weapons program, allowing united nations lift sanctions immediately.
january 28 – world health organization announces outbreak of zika virus.

february

february 7 – north korea launches long-range rocket space, violating multiple un treaties , prompting condemnation around world.
february 12 – pope francis , patriarch kirill sign ecumenical declaration in first such meeting between leaders of catholic , russian orthodox churches since split in 1054.

march

march 14 – esa , roscosmos launch joint exomars trace gas orbiter on mission mars.
march 21

the international criminal court finds former congolese vice president jean-pierre bemba guilty of war crimes , crimes against humanity, first time icc convicted of sexual violence.
barack obama, visits cuba, marking first time sitting president has visited island nation since president calvin coolidge visited in 1928.


march 24 – ex-bosnian serb leader radovan karadžić sentenced 40 years in prison after being found guilty of genocide , crimes against humanity committed during bosnian war.

april

april 2 – clashes between armenian , azerbaijani military in nagorno-karabakh kill @ least 193 people, becomes heaviest breach of 1994 ceasefire.
april 3 – international consortium of investigative journalists (icij) , german newspaper süddeutsche zeitung publish set of 11.5 million confidential documents panamanian corporate mossack fonseca provides detailed information on more 214,000 offshore companies, including identities of shareholders , directors including noted personalities , heads of state.

may

may 19 – egyptair flight 804 crashes 66 people on board on mediterranean en route paris cairo.
may 30 – former chadian president hissène habré sentenced life in prison crimes against humanity committed during tenure 1982 1990, first time african union-backed court convicted former ruler of country within jurisdiction.

june

june 1 – gotthard base tunnel, world s longest , deepest railway tunnel, opened following 2 decades of construction work.
june 23 – united kingdom votes in referendum leave european union.
june 28 – isil suspected responsible attacking atatürk airport in istanbul, killing 45 , injuring around 230.

july

july 1 – latvia becomes 35th member of oecd.
july 5 – nasa s juno spacecraft enters orbit around jupiter , begins 20-month survey of planet.
july 12 – philippines wins arbitration case filed @ permanent court of arbitration regarding legality of china s nine-dash line claim on south china sea under united nations convention on law of sea.
july 15-16 – in turkey, faction within turkish armed forces organized peace @ home council, unsuccessfully stages coup against state institutions, resulting in deaths of @ least 2 hundred , fourty , triggering of series of unprecedented purges throughout country.
july 22 – final videocassette recorder manufactured japanese company funai.
july 26 – solar impulse 2 becomes first solar-powered aircraft circumnavigate earth.

august

august 5–21 – 2016 summer olympics held in rio de janeiro, brazil, first time in south american nation
august 31 – brazilian senate votes (61–20) impeach president of brazil dilma rousseff. vice president of brazil, michel temer, had assumed presidential powers , duties acting president of brazil during rousseff s suspension, takes office remainder of term.

september

september 3 – , china, responsible 40% of world s carbon emissions, both formally joined paris global climate agreement.
september 8 – nasa launches osiris-rex, first asteroid sample return mission. probe visit bennu , expected return samples in 2023.
september 9 – government of north korea conducts fifth , reportedly biggest nuclear test. world leaders condemn act, south korea calling maniacal recklessness .
september 28

international investigators conclude malaysia airlines flight 17 shot down buk missile came area controlled pro-russian rebels.
global co2 levels exceed 400 ppm @ time of year associated minimum levels. 400 ppm level believed higher experienced in human history.


september 30 – 2 paintings vincent van gogh combined value of $100 million, seascape @ scheveningen , congregation leaving reformed church in nuenen, recovered after having been stolen on december 7, 2002 van gogh museum in amsterdam.

october

october 13 – maldives announces decision withdraw commonwealth of nations.
october 15 – 150 nations meet @ united nations environment programme (unep) summit in rwanda , agree phase out hydrofluorocarbons (hfcs) amendment montreal protocol.

november

november 2 - chicago cubs win world series first time since 1908, ending longest championship drought in american sports history.
november 8 – in surprise victory, businessman , television personality donald trump elected president of united states republican after running campaign characterized populist.
november 24 – colombian government , revolutionary armed forces of colombia—people s army sign revised peace deal, bringing end colombian conflict.

december

december 19 – andrei karlov, russian ambassador turkey, assassinated in ankara.
december 22 – study finds vsv-ebov vaccine against ebola virus between 70-100% effective, , making first proven vaccine against disease.
december 23 – united nations security council adopts resolution 2334 condemning israeli settlements in palestinian territories occupied since 1967 .




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