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2016 in various calendars. 2016 ( 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 and the 21st century, and the 7th year of the 2010s decade.
The 2016 Summer Olympics (Portuguese: Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), [C] officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad (Portuguese: Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and officially branded as Rio 2016, were an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with preliminary events in some sports beginning on 3 August.
2016 World Series. The Chicago Cubs defeat the Cleveland Indians 3 runs to 2 at Illinois' Wrigley Field in Game 5 of the 2016 World Series to avoid elimination and force a Game 6 with the series standing at 3 games to 2 in favor of the Cleveland Indians. It is the Cubs' first-ever win of a World Series game at the stadium since October 1945.
Venue/Event Status Winner/s 1 Speedway: 2016 FIM Torun Grand Prix of Poland International Niels Kristian Iversen: 1–3 Table tennis: 2016 Men's World Cup: International Fan Zhendong: 1–8 R/C 1:8 nitro off-road racing: 2016 IFMAR 1:8 IC Off-Road World Championship: International David Ronnefalk (HB Racing) 2 Formula One: 2016 Malaysian Grand ...
Every year events transpire that forever change the world, cementing a place in future history books -- and 2016 has had its fair share of world-changing events. As this year comes to a close and ...
This is a chronological summary of the medal events of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. With 306 sets of medals, the games featured 28 Olympic sports, including rugby sevens and golf, which were added to the Olympic program in 2009. These sporting events took place at 33 venues in the host city, and at five in São Paulo ...
The United Nations announces that the warring parties in Yemen have agreed to a 72-hour ceasefire starting October 19 at 23:59 AST (4:59 EDT). (AP), (Reuters) Syrian Civil War. The European Union condemns Russia's air campaign in Syria, saying it may be guilty of war crimes, and it vowed to impose more sanctions on President Bashar al-Assad's ...