2016 events

Eight bombings are carried out by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria in Jableh and Tartus, coastline cities in Syria. One hundred eighty-four people are killed and at least 200 people injured. Date: May 23, 2016 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 23 📅 Events on this day in 2016…

Two suicide bombings, conducted by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, kill at least 45 potential army recruits in Aden, Yemen. Date: May 23, 2016 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 23 📅 Events on this day in 2016 📅 On This Day (Today)

The government of Singapore authorised the controversial execution of convicted murderer Kho Jabing for the murder of a Chinese construction worker despite the international pleas for clemency, notably from Amnesty International and the United Nations. Date: May 20, 2016 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 20 📅 Events on this day…

EgyptAir Flight 804 crashes into the Mediterranean Sea while traveling from Paris to Cairo, killing all on board. Date: May 19, 2016 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 19 📅 Events on this day in 2016 📅 On This Day (Today)

Eighty-eight thousand people are evacuated from their homes in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada as a wildfire rips through the community, destroying approximately 2,400 homes and buildings. Date: May 3, 2016 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 3 📅 Events on this day in 2016 📅 On This Day (Today)

The Paris Agreement is signed, an agreement to help fight global warming. Date: April 22, 2016 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 22 📅 Events on this day in 2016 📅 On This Day (Today)

Ecuador's worst earthquake in nearly 40 years kills 676 and injures more than 230,000. Date: April 16, 2016 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 16 📅 Events on this day in 2016 📅 On This Day (Today)

The foreshock of a major earthquake occurs in Kumamoto, Japan. Date: April 14, 2016 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 14 📅 Events on this day in 2016 📅 On This Day (Today)