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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.
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.
After several unsuccessful predictions in 1994 and 1995, Camping predicted that the rapture and devastating earthquakes would occur on 21 May 2011, with God taking approximately 3% of the world's population into Heaven, and that the end of the world would occur five months later on October 21. [ 180 ] 29 Sep 2011.
Jan 22. Suicide bombing, mass shooting. 20 (+4) 17. Mogadishu, Somalia. January 2016 Mogadishu attack. Al-Shabaab militants struck with a suicide car bomb at the gate of a seafood restaurant overlooking Lido Beach. Another blast struck about an hour later as government soldiers laid siege to the restaurant.
August 2 – A charter bus crashes on Highway 99 in Merced County, California, killing four people. [159] August 4 – A wildfire occurs [160] in California, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Washington and Wyoming. [161] August 5 – Suicide Squad, directed by David Ayer, is released as the third film in the DC Extended Universe.
Dates Events; July 14 – September 15 Battles for Longueval and Delville Wood (Initial phase of the Battle of the Somme) : Details: August 27 – December Conquest of Romania by Central Powers.
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 ...
Locations of conflicts worldwide in 2016. Major wars, 10,000+ deaths in 2016. Wars, 1,000–9,999 deaths in 2016. Minor conflicts, 100–999 deaths in 2016. Skirmishes and clashes, fewer than 100 deaths in 2016. ← 2015 2017 →. The following is a list of armed conflicts with victims in 2016 . Conflict-related fatalities in the world's 15 ...