This is a list of events that took place in Europe in 2016.

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European Union

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Events

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January

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Protest in Cologne against New Year's Eve sexual assaults

February

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Rescue teams on the site of Bad Aibling rail accident

March

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Entrance of Maalbeek metro station, two days after Brussels bombings

April

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Violence during Paris anti-labor reform protests, 1 May
 
Jamala, winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2016

June

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Inauguration of the Gotthard Base Tunnel
 
UEFA Euro 2016 opening ceremony
 
David Cameron announces his resignation as Prime Minister in the wake of the UK vote on EU membership.

July

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The scene of Nice attack on 15 July

August

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Amatrice destroyed by 24 August earthquake

September

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October

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November

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December

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Sports

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Arts and entertainment

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Deaths

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January

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David Bowie
 
Alan Rickman

February

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Umberto Eco

March

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Johan Cruyff
 
Imre Kertész

April

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Corry Brokken

June

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Anton Yelchin
 
Bud Spencer

July

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Michel Rocard
 
Elie Wiesel

August

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Walter Scheel
 
Sonia Rykiel

September

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Carlo Azeglio Ciampi

October

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Andrzej Wajda
 
Dario Fo

November

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Konstantinos Stefanopoulos
 
Rita Barberá

December

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Bernard Fox

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References

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  1. ^ "Donostia / San Sebastián 2016 European Capital of Culture". Archived from the original on 2016-01-14. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
  2. ^ "Wrocław - Europejska Stolica Kultury 2016". Archived from the original on 2017-07-29. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
  3. ^ Jasmine Coleman (8 January 2016). "Cologne sex attacks: Search for answers". BBC News.
  4. ^ Noah Barkin; Paul Carrel (8 January 2016). "Asylum seekers among suspects in Cologne's New Year violence". Reuters.
  5. ^ "Polish media laws: Nationwide protests are staged". BBC News. 9 January 2016.
  6. ^ "Thousands protest against Polish government control of state media". AFP. 9 January 2016.[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ "Kosovo Police Disperse Violent Protesters". The Wall Street Journal. 9 January 2016.
  8. ^ "Kosovo opposition protests turn violent in Pristina". BBC News. 9 January 2016.
  9. ^ Matthew Weaver (12 January 2016). "Istanbul blast: 10 dead in suspected suicide bombing are mostly foreigners – live updates". The Guardian.
  10. ^ Ceylan Yeginsu (12 January 2016). "Suicide Bomber Kills at Least 10 in Istanbul District of Sultanahmet". The New York Times.
  11. ^ "Centre-right candidate wins Portugal's presidential election". The Guardian. 24 January 2016.
  12. ^ Sewell Chan (28 January 2016). "24 Die After Iraqi Kurdish Refugees' Boat Sinks Off Greek Island". The New York Times.
  13. ^ "Slovenia 50-car pile-up leaves four dead". BBC News. 30 January 2016.
  14. ^ Kate Connolly (9 February 2016). "Bavaria train crash: at least eight dead in southern Germany". The Guardian.
  15. ^ Adam Withnall (9 February 2016). "Germany train crash: Eight dead and 150 injured as two trains collide near Bad Aibling in Bavaria". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-05-01.
  16. ^ Joern Poeltz (9 February 2016). "Eight dead, 150 hurt in train crash in Bavaria -police".
  17. ^ "Bosnia-Herzegovina applies to join European Union". BBC News. 15 February 2016.
  18. ^ Tim Hume; Tina Burnside; Radina Gigova (28 February 2016). "Russian mine disaster death toll hits 36 after explosion during failed rescue effort". CNN.
  19. ^ "Russian mine accident leaves 36 dead". BBC News. 28 February 2016.
  20. ^ Olga Razumovskaya (28 February 2016). "Total of 36 Feared Dead After Russian Mine Explosions". The Wall Street Journal.
  21. ^ "Slovakia election: anti-immigration PM wins, but loses majority". The Guardian. 6 March 2016.
  22. ^ Samuel Osborne; Adam Withnall (13 March 2016). "Ankara explosion: At least 34 killed and over 100 wounded by 'car bomb' in Turkish capital". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-05-01.
  23. ^ Raziye Akkoc (13 March 2016). "Ankara explosion: At least 34 killed and 125 wounded after large blast in Turkish capital". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 13 March 2016.
  24. ^ Angelique Chrisafis (18 March 2016). "Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam shot and arrested in Brussels". The Guardian.
  25. ^ Lidia Kelly; William Maclean (19 March 2016). "Plane crashes in Russia, all 62 people on board killed". Reuters.
  26. ^ Matthew Chance; Susannah Cullinane; Greg Botelho (19 March 2016). "Flydubai plane crashes in Russia; 62 aboard reported dead". CNN.
  27. ^ Adam Withnall (20 March 2016). "Spain bus crash: At least 14 dead as coach carrying Erasmus exchange students crashes near Barcelona". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-05-01.
  28. ^ "At least 14 dead after bus carrying Erasmus students crashes in Spain". Euronews. 20 March 2016.
  29. ^ "Brussels attacks: Zaventem and Maelbeek bombs kill many". BBC News. 22 March 2016.
  30. ^ Matthew Weaver; Haroon Siddique; Raya Jalabi; Claire Phipps (23 March 2016). "Brussels: Islamic State launches attacks on airport and station – as it happened". The Guardian.
  31. ^ Natalia Drozdiak; Gabriele Steinhauser; Matthias Verbergt (22 March 2016). "ISIS Claims Responsibility for Brussels Attacks; More Than 30 Dead". The Wall Street Journal.
  32. ^ "Radovan Karadzic jailed for Bosnia war Srebrenica genocide". BBC News. 24 March 2016.
  33. ^ "'Ceasefire' After Dozens Killed In Caucasus". Sky News. 3 April 2016.
  34. ^ Mariam Harutyunyan; Emil Guliyev (3 April 2016). "Dozens dead in Nagorny Karabakh clashes". Yahoo! News.
  35. ^ Henley, Jon (April 5, 2016). "Iceland PM steps aside after protests over Panama Papers revelations". The Guardian. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  36. ^ Nick Squires (18 April 2016). "400 migrants feared dead after boat capsizes in Mediterranean". The Telegraph.
  37. ^ Slav Okov (21 April 2016). "Bulgaria Imposes Compulsory Voting to Increase Turnout". Bloomberg.
  38. ^ "Bulgarian Parliament Approves Introduction of Compulsory Voting". novinite.com. 21 April 2016.
  39. ^ "Norway helicopter crash: 13 killed near Bergen". BBC News. 29 April 2016.
  40. ^ James Rothwell; Peter Foster (29 April 2016). "13 dead including one Briton after helicopter crashes in Norway". The Telegraph.
  41. ^ Elisabetta Povoledo (11 May 2016). "Italy Approves Same-Sex Civil Unions". The New York Times.
  42. ^ Nick Squires (11 May 2016). "Italian parliament gives gay unions the green light". The Telegraph.
  43. ^ Claire Phipps, Matthew Weaver (19 May 2016). "EgyptAir flight MS804: 'We cannot exclude anything,' says Egypt PM – live updates". The Guardian.
  44. ^ James Rothwell, Chiara Palazzo (19 May 2016). "EgyptAir flight MS804 Paris-Cairo 'crashes' with one Briton on board - aviation experts say terror attack 'most likely scenario'". The Telegraph.
  45. ^ "Austria shooting: Gunman kills two at concert before turning weapon on himself, police say". The Independent. 22 May 2016. Archived from the original on 2022-05-01.
  46. ^ "Ukraine fire kills 17 in care home near Kiev". BBC News. 29 May 2016.
  47. ^ Tim Hume (1 June 2016). "World's longest tunnel opens deep beneath Swiss Alps". CNN.
  48. ^ Angelique Chrisafis (3 June 2016). "Europe floods: Seine could peak at six metres as Louvre closes doors". The Guardian.
  49. ^ "Train crash in Belgium leaves three dead and nine injured". The Guardian. 6 June 2016.
  50. ^ "Three dead in Belgian train crash". The Telegraph. 6 June 2016.
  51. ^ "14 dead after Turkish school bus veers into canal". The Guardian. 6 June 2016.
  52. ^ Gul Tuysuz; Euan McKirdy; Tim Hume (7 June 2016). "4 detained after car bomb kills 11 in Istanbul". CNN.
  53. ^ "Istanbul bomb attack on police bus kills 11". BBC News. 7 June 2016.
  54. ^ "Euro 2016: Russia given suspended disqualification". BBC News. 14 June 2016.
  55. ^ Owen Gibson (14 June 2016). "Russia handed suspended Euro 2016 disqualification and lash out at England". The Guardian.
  56. ^ Jack de Menezes (15 June 2016). "Euro 2016: Russia handed suspended disqualification and will be thrown out if similar incidents happen in stadium". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-05-01.
  57. ^ Jessica Durando (14 June 2016). "Violence erupts during Paris protests over labor reform". USA TODAY.
  58. ^ Brian Wheeler, Alex Hunt (24 June 2016). "The UK's EU referendum: All you need to know". BBC News.
  59. ^ Azadeh Ansari, Tim Hume (26 June 2016). "Iceland elects first new president in 20 years". CNN.
  60. ^ "Guðni Jóhannesson wins Iceland's presidential election". The Guardian. 26 June 2016.
  61. ^ "Spanish election: PP wins most seats but deadlock remains". BBC News. 27 June 2016.
  62. ^ "Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy's conservative People's Party wins Spanish general election". Euronews. 26 June 2016.
  63. ^ Chiara Palazzo, Jessica Winch (29 June 2016). "Istanbul Ataturk airport attack: 41 dead and 239 injured in 'hideous' suicide bombings in Turkey". The Telegraph.
  64. ^ "Latvia's accession to the OECD". OECD. 1 July 2016.
  65. ^ Ben Russell (2 July 2016). "Serbia shooting: Five dead and 20 wounded after gunman opens fire in crowded cafe". Daily Mirror.
  66. ^ Lizzie Dearden (2 July 2016). "Serbia cafe shooting: Five killed and 22 injured after 'jealous' gunman kills wife and goes on rampage". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-05-01.
  67. ^ "Italy train crash: 'Twelve killed' near Bari". BBC News. 12 July 2016.
  68. ^ Samuel Osborne (12 July 2016). "Italy train crash: At least 12 dead and dozens injured after two trains collide". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-05-01.
  69. ^ Josephine McKenna (12 July 2016). "Italy train crash: At least 12 dead, dozens injured as PM Renzi says 'this is a moment for tears'". The Telegraph.
  70. ^ "Theresa May to become PM: What's on her to-do list?". BBC News. 13 July 2016.
  71. ^ Alastair Jamieson, Kelly Cobiella (13 July 2016). "Theresa May: 'Bloody Difficult Woman' to Be U.K. Prime Minister". NBC News.
  72. ^ "Nice attack: At least 84 killed during Bastille Day celebrations". BBC News. 15 July 2016.
  73. ^ Danny Boyle; Peter Allen; Barney Henderson (15 July 2016). "Nice terror attack: Lorry driver who killed 84 during rampage at Bastille Day celebrations was criminal well known to police". The Telegraph.
  74. ^ Matthew Weaver; Bonnie Malkin; Kevin Rawlinson (15 July 2016). "Nice truck attack: France mourns again after 84 killed in Bastille day atrocity – live". The Guardian.
  75. ^ "At least 84 killed in 'monstrous' terror attack on holiday crowd in Nice, France". CNBC. 15 July 2016.
  76. ^ Nick Tattersall, Ece Toksabay (16 July 2016). "Turkish coup bid crumbles as crowds answer call to streets, Erdogan returns". Reuters.
  77. ^ Euan McKirdy, Steve Almasy (16 July 2016). "Turkish President declares coup attempt over; 754 people arrested". CNN.
  78. ^ Anthony Bond (16 July 2016). "Turkey coup attempt leaves 194 dead and 1,110 wounded after military try to take control". Daily Mirror.
  79. ^ "Armenia protesters, police clash over hostage crisis". Al Jazeera. 21 July 2016.
  80. ^ Roland Oliphant (21 July 2016). "Rioting in Armenian capital Yerevan as hostage crisis enters fifth day". The Telegraph.
  81. ^ Catherine E. Shoichet; Ralph Ellis; Jason Hanna (23 July 2016). "Munich shooting: 9 victims, gunman dead, police say". CNN.
  82. ^ Rukmini Callimachi; Melissa Eddy; Andrew Jacobs (22 July 2016). "Gunman in Munich Kills 9, Then Himself, the Police Say". The New York Times.
  83. ^ "France Rouen: Fire kills 13 at birthday party in bar". BBC News. 6 August 2016.
  84. ^ Kim Willsher, Warren Murray (6 August 2016). "Rouen fire: at least 13 dead in birthday disaster at bar in French city". The Guardian.
  85. ^ "Macedonia storm: Deadly freak floods hit Skopje". BBC News. 7 August 2016.
  86. ^ Ada Carr (7 August 2016). "Torrential Rains Leave At Least 21 Dead, 6 Missing in Macedonia; State of Emergency Declared". Weather.com.
  87. ^ "Wildfires kill three people on Portugal's Madeira, 1,000 evacuated". Reuters. 10 August 2016.
  88. ^ Gabriel Samuels (10 August 2016). "Three people die as major forest fires sweep across Madeira and mainland Portugal". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-05-01.
  89. ^ "At least 12 killed in bombing attacks in Turkey". The Irish Times. 10 August 2016.
  90. ^ "More than 50 dead in attack on wedding party in Turkey". Al Jazeera. 21 August 2016.
  91. ^ Osman Orsal (21 August 2016). "Turkey's Erdogan blames child suicide bomber for wedding attack that killed 51". Reuters.
  92. ^ "At least 11 police officers dead, 78 injured in Turkey car bomb attack". Fox News. 26 August 2016.
  93. ^ "At least 17 dead in Moscow warehouse fire: Russian ministry". Euronews. 27 August 2016.
  94. ^ "Putin's United Russia Party Wins Big In Election; Some Ballot-Stuffing Seen". NPR. 19 September 2016.
  95. ^ "President Vladimir Putin's United Russia party wins parliamentary election". Deutsche Welle. 19 September 2016.
  96. ^ Cinar Kiper (9 October 2016). "Turkey explosion: At least 17 killed in PKK car bomb attack in southeastern Hakkari province". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-05-01.
  97. ^ "At least 18 reported dead, including 10 soldiers, after Turkey car bombing". Fox News. 9 October 2016.
  98. ^ "Estonia's parliament elects country's first female president". Reuters. 3 October 2016.
  99. ^ "Strong earthquakes hit central Italy; no deaths reported". Reuters. 27 October 2016.
  100. ^ Nick Squires (26 October 2016). "'Apocalyptic': Italy rocked by two earthquakes leaving town of Ussita 'finished' and strong tremors in Rome". The Telegraph.
  101. ^ "Italy earthquakes: Strong tremors shake central region". BBC News. 27 October 2016.
  102. ^ Laura Smith-Spark (9 November 2016). "London tram crash: 7 dead, dozens injured in Croydon". CNN.
  103. ^ Filip Warwick (14 November 2016). "Igor Dodon wins Moldova presidential election". RFI.
  104. ^ "Pro-Moscow figure Igor Dodon claims Moldova presidency". BBC News. 14 November 2016.
  105. ^ Angel Krasimirov, Tsvetelia Tsolova (14 November 2016). "Bulgarian PM Borisov resigns, snap parliamentary poll likely". Reuters.
  106. ^ "Bulgarian PM resigns after presidential candidate's defeat to Rumen Radev". Deutsche Welle. 14 November 2016.
  107. ^ "Russia to Withdraw From the International Criminal Court". The Moscow Times. 16 November 2016.
  108. ^ Kate Brady (4 December 2016). "Austria's Green-backed Van der Bellen wins presidential election". Deutsche Welle.
  109. ^ Jonathan Tirone; Boris Groendahl; Alexander Weber (4 December 2016). "Austrian Freedom Party Loses Presidential Vote to Van der Bellen". Bloomberg.
  110. ^ Stephanie Kirchgaessner, Angela Giuffrida (5 December 2016). "Italian PM Matteo Renzi resigns after referendum defeat". The Guardian.
  111. ^ Alexandra Sims, Debora Aru (5 December 2016). "Matteo Renzi resigns: Italy's PM stands down after crushing 20-point defeat in referendum". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-05-01.
  112. ^ Radina Gigova (10 December 2016). "Bulgaria: 5 killed after train carrying gas derails, explodes". CNN.
  113. ^ "Turkish bus attack: 13 off-duty soldiers killed by car bomb". BBC News. 17 December 2016.
  114. ^ Michael Nienaber (19 December 2016). "Truck plows into crowd at Berlin Christmas market, nine dead". Reuters.
  115. ^ Darran Simon; Ralph Ellis; Frederik Pleitgen (19 December 2016). "Berlin Christmas market: 9 dead, at least 50 injured in truck crash". CNN.
  116. ^ Kevin Rawlinson; Kate Connolly; Philip Oltermann (19 December 2016). "Berlin: suspect arrested, nine dead after truck crashes into Christmas market". The Guardian.
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