719 notable events from 2016 — murders, terror attacks and wars. Page 3 of 8.
- Murder of Ashlynne Mike
May 2, 2016 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Battle of Ben Guerdane
Mar 7, 2016–Mar 10, 2016 · Tunisia · Terrorism
- 2016 Ohio State University attack
Nov 26, 2016 · United States · Attack (other)
- Pemon conflict
from 2016 · Venezuela · War & armed conflict
- Execution of Nimr al-Nimr
Jan 2, 2016 · Suicide & execution
- 2016 Montenegrin coup attempt allegations
Oct 16, 2016 · Montenegro · War & armed conflict
- 2016 San Pablito Market fireworks explosion
Dec 20, 2016 · Mexico · Bombing & explosion
- Murder of Ingrid Lyne
Apr 8, 2016 · United States · Murder & homicide
- 2016 attack on the Saudi diplomatic missions in Iran
Jan 2, 2016 · Iran · Attack (other)
- Cuba Libre bar fire
Aug 6, 2016 · France · Fire
- 2016 Tottori earthquake
Oct 21, 2016 · Japan · Earthquake
- 2016 Minneapolis shooting
Jun 29, 2016 · United States · Shooting
- Manbij offensive (2016)
from Mar 30, 2016 · Syrian Arab Republic · War & armed conflict
- Murders of Sefter Taş and Fethi Şahin
Dec 22, 2016 · Syrian Arab Republic · Murder & homicide
- 2016 Hachihonmatsu Tunnel fire
Mar 17, 2016 · Japan · Fire
- 2016 Lahore suicide bombing
Mar 27, 2016 · Pakistan · Terrorism
- Murder of Gordon Semple
Apr 1, 2016 · United Kingdom · Murder & homicide
- Death of Mouhcine Fikri
Oct 28, 2016 · Murder & homicide
- Killing of Abdel Fattah al-Sharif
Mar 24, 2016 · Palestine · Murder & homicide
- Killing of Keith Lamont Scott
Sep 20, 2016 · United States · Murder & homicide
- 2016 Pampore stand-off
Feb 20, 2016–Feb 22, 2016 · India · Terrorism
- 2016 BASF Ludwigshafen explosion
Oct 17, 2016 · Germany · Bombing & explosion
- September 2016 Deir ez-Zor air raid
Sep 17, 2016 · Syrian Arab Republic · War & armed conflict
- October 2016 Central Italy earthquakes
Oct 26, 2016 · Italy · Earthquake
- Murder of Alayna Ertl
Aug 20, 2016 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Concerns and controversies at the 2016 Summer Olympics
2016 · Brazil · Scandal & controversy
- Campinas massacre
Dec 31, 2016 · Brazil · Massacre
- 2016 Saudi Arabia bombings
Jul 4, 2016 · Saudi Arabia · Terrorism
- June 2016 Tel Aviv shooting
Jun 8, 2016 · Israel · Terrorism
- 2016–2017 Kashmir unrest
Jul 8, 2016–Feb 2017 · India · Epidemic & disease
- 2016–2022 Yemen cholera outbreak
from Oct 1, 2016 · Yemen · Epidemic & disease
- Battle of Juba (2016)
Jul 7, 2016–Jul 11, 2016 · South Sudan · War & armed conflict
- 2016 southern Taiwan earthquake
Feb 6, 2016 · Taiwan · Earthquake
- Policeman murder in Georgensgmünd 2016
Oct 19, 2016 · Germany · Crime & justice
- 2016 Citronelle murders
Aug 20, 2016 · United States · Shooting
- King Faisal Air Base shooting
Nov 4, 2016 · Jordan · Massacre
- Palmyra offensive (December 2016)
Dec 8, 2016–Dec 22, 2016 · Syrian Arab Republic · War & armed conflict
- Jorge Enrique Pizano
Jan 1, 2016 · Person
- Gage Park murders
Feb 4, 2016 · United States · Shooting
- Disappearance of Michael Vanzandt
Mar 5, 2016 · United States · Disappearance
- Killing of Terence Crutcher
Sep 16, 2016 · United States · Shooting
- 2016–2017 Gambian constitutional crisis
Dec 9, 2016 · Gambia · Crisis
- 2016 Toa Payoh child abuse case
Oct 23, 2016 · Singapore · Murder & homicide
- Vorkuta mine disaster
Feb 25, 2016 · Russian Federation · Bombing & explosion
- 2016 Indian Air Force An-32 crash
Jul 22, 2016 · India · Disappearance
- 2016 Ontake U-125 crash
Apr 6, 2016 · Japan · Aviation accident
- March 2016 Ankara bombing
Mar 13, 2016 · Türkiye · Bombing & explosion
- Murder of Gareth Hutch
May 24, 2016 · Ireland · Murder & homicide
- Road infrastructure case
Dec 27, 2016–Jun 10, 2025 · Argentina · Crime & justice
- Murder of Vicente Bermúdez Zacarías
Oct 17, 2016 · Mexico · Murder & homicide
- 2016 Dhulagarh riots
Dec 14, 2016 · India · Riot & unrest
- 2016 St. Cloud, Minnesota knife attack
Sep 17, 2016 · United States · Attack (other)
- Murder of Rajdev Ranjan
May 13, 2016 · India · Murder & homicide
- March 2016 Istanbul bombing
Mar 19, 2016 · Türkiye · Terrorism
- 2016 Cyrus the Great Revolt
Oct 28, 2016 · Iran · Riot & unrest
- Killing of Greg Gunn
Feb 25, 2016 · United States · Shooting
- Nabila Rifo case
Jan 1, 2016 · Person
- Choa Chu Kang Combined Temple murder
Feb 14, 2016 · Malaysia · Murder & homicide
- February 2016 Ankara bombing
Feb 17, 2016 · Türkiye · Terrorism
- 2016 European floods
from May 2016 · France · Natural disaster
- 2016 Spalding shooting
Jul 19, 2016 · United Kingdom · Murder & homicide
- Notre-Dame de Paris bombing attempt
Sep 4, 2016 · France · Terrorism
- 2016 Beşiktaş bombing
Dec 10, 2016 · Türkiye · Terrorism
- August 2016 Gaziantep bombing
Aug 20, 2016 · Türkiye · Terrorism
- 2016 Halim Airport runway collision
Apr 4, 2016 · Indonesia · Aviation accident
- Eulalio Tordil shootings
Jan 1, 2016 · Shooting
- 2016 Magdalen Islands Mitsubishi MU-2 crash
Mar 29, 2016 · Canada · Aviation accident
- 2016 murders of Des Moines police officers
Nov 2, 2016 · United States · Murder & homicide
- 2016 Milwaukee riots
Aug 13, 2016 · United States · Riot & unrest
- Kiryas Joel murder conspiracy
2016 · United States · Scandal & controversy
- Battle of Mukalla (2016)
Apr 24, 2016–Apr 25, 2016 · Yemen · War & armed conflict
- Viry-Châtillon police burning affair
Oct 8, 2016 · France · Scandal & controversy
- 2016 Pampore attack
Jun 25, 2016 · India · Attack (other)
- ASL Airlines Hungary Flight 7332
Aug 5, 2016 · Italy · Aviation accident
- 2014–2016 Oromo protests
from Aug 5, 2016 · Ethiopia · Riot & unrest
- 2016 Al-Karak attack
Dec 21, 2016 · Jordan · Terrorism
- 2016 Chester, Pennsylvania, train derailment
Apr 3, 2016 · United States · Rail accident
- 2016 Maryland flood
Jul 30, 2016 · United States · Natural disaster
- Killing of Amy Joyner-Francis
Apr 21, 2016 · United States · Murder & homicide
- 2016 Zurich Islamic center shooting
Dec 19, 2016 · Switzerland · Shooting
- 2016 Yerevan hostage crisis
Jul 17, 2016–Jul 31, 2016 · Armenia · Kidnapping & hostage
- Northern Aleppo offensive (February 2016)
Feb 1, 2016–Feb 16, 2016 · Syrian Arab Republic · War & armed conflict
- 2016 Sacramento riot
Jun 26, 2016 · United States · Riot & unrest
- Leslie Khoo
Jul 12, 2016 · Singapore · Murder & homicide
- Life Esidimeni scandal
Jan 1, 2016 · South Africa · Scandal & controversy
- Hande Kader
Aug 1, 2016 · Murder & homicide
- January 2016 Tel Aviv shooting
Jan 1, 2016 · Israel · Massacre
- 2016 Brussels police raids
Mar 15, 2016–Mar 18, 2016 · Belgium · Terrorism
- 2016 Wilkinsburg shooting
Mar 9, 2016 · United States · Shooting
- 2016 Mong Kok civil unrest
Feb 8, 2016–Feb 9, 2016 · Hong Kong · Epidemic & disease
- 2016 West Virginia flood
Jun 23, 2016–Jun 24, 2016 · United States · Natural disaster
- St. Joseph courthouse shooting
Jul 11, 2016 · United States · Shooting
- Polish Sejm crisis
from Dec 16, 2016 · Poland · Riot & unrest
- 2016 Gyeongju earthquake
Sep 12, 2016 · South Korea · Earthquake
- Sanaa funeral airstrike
Oct 8, 2016 · Yemen · Bombing & explosion
- Ibrahim and Khalid El Bakraoui
until Mar 22, 2016 · Terrorism
- Pasir Ris rail accident
Mar 22, 2016 · Malaysia · Rail accident
- 2016 Venezuelan recall referendum project
2016 · Venezuela · Scandal & controversy
- Hesston shootings
Feb 25, 2016 · United States · Shooting
- Newark water crisis
Jan 1, 2016 · United States · Crisis