2016

Overview

2016 was a leap year that began on a Friday in the Gregorian calendar, marking the 2016th year of our current era, the 16th year of the 3rd millennium, and the 7th year of the 2010-2019 decade.

Records and Events

* 2016 was the warmest year for the entire preceding period of meteorological observations in the world, breaking the previous record of 2015.
* The International Year of Pulses was declared by the United Nations General Assembly through resolution A/RES/68/231.

Notable Years

* 2016 was designated as:
+ Year of Russian Cinema in Russia
+ Year of Culture in Belarus
+ Year of Education in CIS countries

Events by Month

### January

* The Netherlands took over the European Union's presidency on January 1.
* Fabiola Gianotti became the head of CERN in Geneva, Italy, on January 1.
* On January 2, 47 prisoners were executed in Saudi Arabia for designing and carrying out terrorist attacks against civilians.

Other Calendars

The year 2016 of the Gregorian calendar corresponds to the following dates:
* Berber Calendar: 2965 / 2966
* Chinese Calendar: 4713 / 4714 (Chinese New Year 4714 of the Fire Monkey)

Celebrations and Events

* The Siege of Fallujah lasted from February 2 to May 22.
* On February 3, the siege of Nablus and al-Zahra ended, which began on July 19, 2012.
* The siege of Sur ended on March 10, which began on December 3, 2015.
* An earthquake hit Myanmar on April 13, leaving 120 injured and two dead.
* On August 27, the siege of Darayya and Al-Muqadama ended, which began on November 8, 2012.
* Earthquakes with magnitudes of:
+ 5.8 (September 12) in South Korea
+ 5.3 (date not specified) in North Macedonia

References

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