Historical Events in 2016

21 curated events dated to this year, and 3 musicalized poets on V2Melody were alive then.

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Rohingya Genocide and Refugee Exodus

Myanmar's military conducted violent operations against the Rohingya Muslim minority in Rakhine State, intensifying dramatically in 2017. V…
Brexit Referendum in Northern Ireland

On June 23, 2016, the United Kingdom held a referendum on its membership in the European Union, with 51.9% of voters across the UK voting t…
The 2016 Brexit Vote and the Pound Sterling Panic

On June 23, 2016, the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union, triggering a immediate and severe panic in global financial markets…
Extinction of the Bramble Cay Melomys

In 2016, the Bramble Cay melomys was declared extinct, marking the first documented mammalian extinction attributed to climate change-induc…
Kigali Amendment to Montreal Protocol Targets HFCs

In October 2016, the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol was adopted in Kigali, Rwanda, committing countries to phase down hydrofluor…
Proxima Centauri b Discovery

The discovery of Proxima Centauri b in 2016 marked a significant milestone in the search for extraterrestrial life, as astronomers identifi…
Standing Rock Pipeline Protests

Members of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and supporters gathered near the Missouri River in North Dakota to oppose the Dakota Access Pipeli…
AlphaGo Defeats World Champion

DeepMind's AlphaGo artificial intelligence defeated world Go champion Lee Sedol in Seoul, South Korea, winning four of five games in the hi…
Brexit Referendum Divides United Kingdom

UK voters narrowly approved leaving European Union in referendum campaign marked by debates over immigration, sovereignty, and economic imp…
OSIRIS-REx Bennu Sample Return

In 2016, NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft arrived at asteroid Bennu to study and collect samples for return to Earth. The mission advanced plan…
Pulse Nightclub Shooting

On June 12, 2016, the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida, became one of the deadliest mass shootings in U.S. history, claiming th…
Sustainable Denim Movement Gains Momentum with Organic Cotton

The sustainable denim movement, driven by concerns over water usage, chemical pollution, and labor conditions in the fashion industry, gain…
The Zika Virus Epidemic Linked to Aedes Mosquito in the Americas

The Zika virus epidemic of 2015–2016 spread rapidly through the Americas, transmitted primarily by the Aedes aegypti mosquito — the sam…
Juno Jupiter Orbiter

NASA's Juno spacecraft entered a polar orbit around Jupiter in 2016, embarking on a mission to study the gas giant's atmosphere and magneto…
Oculus Rift Virtual Reality Headset

Facebook (now Meta) released the Oculus Rift consumer virtual reality headset in Menlo Park, California, United States, following Palmer Lu…
The 2016 Kumamoto Earthquakes

In April 2016 CE, a series of powerful earthquakes, including a magnitude 7.0 mainshock, struck the Kumamoto region of Japan. The quakes ca…
WhatsApp End-to-End Encryption

In 2016, WhatsApp implemented end-to-end encryption for its messaging service, ensuring that only the sender and recipient could read messa…
The 2016 Clown Sightings Panic

In 2016, sightings of people in evil clown costumes were reported in the United States, Canada, and 18 other countries, sparking a global p…
Pavlof Volcano Activity

In 2016, Pavlof Volcano, located in Alaska's Aleutian arc, erupted, producing ash plumes that impacted local aviation from the Alaska Penin…
The 'Pokémon Go' Craze

Pokémon Go was a free-to-play augmented reality mobile game that became a massive global fad in the summer of 2016. Players used their sm…
The Nepal School Mass Hysteria Outbreaks (2016–2018)

From 2016 to 2018, a school in the Pyuthan district of western Nepal experienced recurrent outbreaks of mass hysteria, with students develo…

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Credo Mutwa
Age 95 · 1 musicalized
Elizabeth Devereux
Age 82 · 2 musicalized
Rose Milligan
Age 78 · 1 musicalized

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