Historical Events In 2016

Apr 16   Ecuador earthquake in Ecuador killing 676 people.   

May 05   Boko Haram militants kill approximately 300 people in a night attack on Gamboru Ngala.   

May 05   The World Health Organization identifies the spread of poliomyelitis in at least 10 countries as a major worldwide health emergency.   

Jul 01   20 Yemen cholera outbreak in Yemen killing 3886 (as of 30 November 2019) people.   

Jul 01   yellow fever outbreak in Angola in Angola, DR Congo, China, Kenya killing 100s (as of 1 April 2016) people   

Jul 17   After a five-hour humanitarian ceasefire, Israel confirms the beginning of a ground offensive in Gaza.   

Jul 17   Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, a Boeing 777, crashes in eastern Ukraine after being shot down by a missile. All 298 people on board are killed   

Feb 19   Armen Alchian, American economist (b. 1914) died on this day in history.   

Feb 19   On this day in history death of robert Coleman Richardson, American Nobel physicist (b. 1937)   

Mar 05   Hugo Chávez, President of Venezuela (b. 1954) died on this day in history.   

Mar 05   Paul Bearer, American professional wrestling manager (b. 1954) died on this day in history.   

Mar 07   In the year 2016 death of peter Banks, British guitarist (b. 1947)   

Mar 07   In the year 2016 death of damiano Damiani, Italian film director and screenwriter (b. 1922)   

Mar 23   On this day in history death of boris Berezovsky, Russian businessman (b. 1946)   

Mar 23   On this day in history death of joe Weider, Canadian-born American bodybuilder and publisher (b. 1920)