2016

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

From top left, clockwise: Bombed-out buildings in Ankara following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt; the impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; Damaged houses during the 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Queues outside a bank to exchange demonetized banknotes during the 2016 Indian banknote demonetisation; the UK votes to leave the EU in 2016; The Girardet bridge in Düsseldorf with its four pokéstops; Donald Trump is elected as U.S. President in 2016 during a period of intensifying political polarization in the United States

2016 (twenty sixteen) (MMXVI) was a leap year starting on Friday of 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.

The year was designated as the International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly.

Events

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]

June 22 - The majority of United Kingdom residents vote to leave the European Union.

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.

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

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.

Ghostbusters II (1989): According to a guest on Peter Venkman's talk show, the end of the world will occur on February 14.

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