719 notable events from 2016 — murders, terror attacks and wars. Page 1 of 8.
- Sherri Papini kidnapping hoax
Nov 2, 2016–Nov 24, 2016 · United States · Scandal & controversy
- Nicholas Tartaglione
Apr 11, 2016 · Murder & homicide
- Pulse nightclub shooting
Jun 12, 2016 · United States · Terrorism
- Sagamihara stabbings
Jul 26, 2016 · Japan · Murder & homicide
- Proud Boys
from 2016 · United States · Terrorism
- 2016 Nice truck attack
Jul 14, 2016 · France · Massacre
- Omar Mateen
Jun 12, 2016 · United States · Terrorism
- LaMia Flight 2933
Nov 28, 2016 · Colombia · Aviation accident
- Rohingya genocide
from Oct 9, 2016 · Myanmar · Genocide & ethnic violence
- Karuizawa ski bus accident
Jan 15, 2016 · Japan · Road accident
- 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt
from Jul 15, 2016 · Türkiye · War & armed conflict
- Pam Hupp
Aug 16, 2016 · Murder & homicide
- Killing of Victoria Martens
Aug 24, 2016 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Killing of Giulio Regeni
Jan 25, 2016 · Egypt · Murder & homicide
- Philippine drug war
from Jul 1, 2016 · Philippines · War & armed conflict
- Oguchi Hospital Inpatient Murders
Jul 2016–Sep 2016 · Japan · Murder & homicide
- 2016 Brussels bombings
Mar 22, 2016 · Belgium · Terrorism
- Killing of Niklas Pöhler
May 7, 2016 · Germany · Murder & homicide
- Murder of Emilie Meng
Jul 2016 · Denmark · Murder & homicide
- EgyptAir Flight 804
May 19, 2016 · Greece · Aviation accident
- Death of David Bowie
Jan 10, 2016 · United States · Epidemic & disease
- Battle of Mosul (2016–2017)
Oct 16, 2016–Jul 20, 2017 · Iraq · War & armed conflict
- 2016 clown sightings
2016 · Canada · Science & concept
- 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes
Apr 14, 2016–Apr 16, 2016 · Japan · Earthquake
- Murder of Paige Doherty
Mar 19, 2016 · United Kingdom · Murder & homicide
- Emirates Flight 521
Aug 3, 2016 · United Arab Emirates · Aviation accident
- 2016 Russian Defence Ministry Tupolev Tu-154 crash
Dec 25, 2016 · Russian Federation · Aviation accident
- July 2016 Dhaka attack
Jul 1, 2016 · Bangladesh · Terrorism
- Murder of Emma Walker
Nov 21, 2016 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Break-up of SMAP
2016 · Scandal & controversy
- Murder of Anastasiya Meshcheryakova
Feb 29, 2016 · Russian Federation · Murder & homicide
- 2016 shooting of Dallas police officers
Jul 7, 2016 · United States · Shooting
- 2016 Berlin truck attack
Dec 19, 2016 · Germany · Massacre
- Shooting of Daniel Shaver
Jan 18, 2016 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Flydubai Flight 981
Mar 19, 2016 · Russian Federation · Aviation accident
- Murder of Jo Cox
Jun 16, 2016 · United Kingdom · Shooting
- Murder of Sierah Joughin
Jul 19, 2016 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Killing of Missy Bevers
Apr 18, 2016 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Pike County shootings
Apr 22, 2016 · United States · Shooting
- 2016 Munich shooting
Jul 22, 2016 · Germany · Terrorism
- Murder committed by Kajetan Poznański
Feb 3, 2016 · Poland · Murder & homicide
- Murder of Yangjie Li
May 13, 2016 · Ireland · Murder & homicide
- Npm left-pad incident
Mar 22, 2016 · Incident
- 2016 Uri attack
Sep 18, 2016 · India · Terrorism
- Stabbing of Mayu Tomita
May 21, 2016 · Japan · Attack (other)
- 2016 Fort McMurray wildfire
May 1, 2016–Aug 2, 2017 · Canada · Fire
- Hurricane Matthew
Sep 28, 2016–Oct 10, 2016 · United States · Natural disaster
- Death and state funeral of Fidel Castro
until Dec 4, 2016 · Cuba · Death & funeral
- Piedad Córdoba
Nov 25, 2016 · Death & funeral
- Murder of Karina Vetrano
Aug 2, 2016 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Daallo Airlines Flight 159
Feb 2, 2016 · Somalia · Bombing & explosion
- Murder of Maria Ladenburger
Oct 16, 2016 · Germany · Murder & homicide
- Dakota Access Pipeline protests
Apr 2016–Feb 2017 · United States · War & armed conflict
- Killing of Philando Castile
Jul 6, 2016 · United States · Shooting
- Murder of Seth Rich
Jul 10, 2016 · United States · Shooting
- EgyptAir Flight 181
Mar 29, 2016 · Cyprus · Aviation accident
- Billy Chemirmir
May 1, 2016–Mar 1, 2018 · United States · Attack (other)
- La Manada rape case
Jul 7, 2016 · Spain · Crime & justice
- Killing of Tony Timpa
Aug 10, 2016 · United States · Murder & homicide
- 2016 South Korean political scandal
2016 · South Korea · Scandal & controversy
- Occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge
Jan 2, 2016–Jan 26, 2016 · United States · War & armed conflict
- Death of Corrie McKeague
Sep 24, 2016 · United Kingdom · Disappearance
- Micah Xavier Johnson
Jul 7, 2016 · War & armed conflict
- Death of Adama Traoré
Jul 19, 2016 · France · Murder & homicide
- Assassination of Andrei Karlov
Dec 19, 2016 · Türkiye · Murder & homicide
- Ghost Ship warehouse fire
Dec 2, 2016 · United States · Fire
- Odebrecht case
Dec 21, 2016 · Mexico · Scandal & controversy
- Murders of Joel and Lisa Guy
Nov 26, 2016 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Luca Varani
Mar 5, 2016 · Italy · Murder & homicide
- Disappearance of Mekayla Bali
Apr 12, 2016 · Canada · Disappearance
- Murder of Diana Quer
Aug 22, 2016 · Spain · Crime & justice
- Hyperinflation in Venezuela
2016–2022 · Venezuela · Crisis
- 2016 Pathankot attack
Jan 2, 2016–Jan 4, 2016 · India · Terrorism
- Murder of Wayan Mirna Salihin
Jan 2016 · Indonesia · Murder & homicide
- Turkish occupation of northern Syria
from Aug 1, 2016 · Türkiye · Genocide & ethnic violence
- United Kingdom football sexual abuse scandal
2016 · United Kingdom · Scandal & controversy
- Pskov standoff and double suicide
Nov 14, 2016 · Russian Federation · Shooting
- Killing of David Byrne
Feb 5, 2016 · Ireland · Shooting
- Murder of Kaylee Sawyer
Jul 24, 2016 · United States · Murder & homicide
- 2016 Great Smoky Mountains wildfires
Nov 28, 2016–Dec 9, 2016 · United States · Fire
- August 2016 Central Italy earthquake
Aug 24, 2016 · Italy · Earthquake
- Valérie Bacot case
Mar 13, 2016 · France · Murder & homicide
- 2016 Ecuador earthquake
Apr 16, 2016 · Ecuador · Earthquake
- Road sinking in front of Hakata Station
Nov 8, 2016 · Japan · Accident
- West Air Sweden Flight 294
Jan 8, 2016 · Norway · Aviation accident
- 2016 Scottish Cup final
May 21, 2016 · United Kingdom · Riot & unrest
- Pakistan International Airlines Flight 661
Dec 7, 2016 · Pakistan · Aviation accident
- American Airlines Flight 383 (2016)
Oct 28, 2016 · United States · Aviation accident
- Disappearance of Logan Schiendelman
May 19, 2016 · United States · Disappearance
- 2016 Atatürk Airport attack
Jun 28, 2016 · Türkiye · Terrorism
- Raqqa campaign (2016–2017)
Nov 6, 2016 · Syrian Arab Republic · War & armed conflict
- 2016 Okinawa rape-murder incident
Apr 28, 2016 · Japan · Murder & homicide
- Death of Igor Stachowiak
May 15, 2016 · Poland · Crime & justice
- 2016 Seocho-dong public-toilet murder case
May 17, 2016 · South Korea · Murder & homicide
- 2016 Donald Trump Las Vegas rally incident
Jun 18, 2016 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Insurgency in Chad (2016–present)
from 2016 · Chad · War & armed conflict
- 2016 Normandy church attack
Jul 26, 2016 · France · Attack (other)
- Operation Euphrates Shield
Aug 24, 2016–Mar 29, 2017 · Syrian Arab Republic · War & armed conflict
- Aerosucre Flight 157
Dec 20, 2016 · Colombia · Aviation accident
- Third Battle of Fallujah
May 22, 2016–Jun 26, 2016 · Iraq · War & armed conflict