Year by year · 21st century

2016

2016 in world history: 7 events and 14 deaths. 188 recorded states existed that year.

Events

  1. 23 June

    United Kingdom votes to leave the European Union

    In a referendum, 52 per cent voted to leave the EU. Prime Minister David Cameron resigned, and Britain formally left in January 2020.

    European Union

  2. Event

    Panama Papers

    The Panama Papers were 11.5 million leaked documents from the Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca, published from April 2016 by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists and partner newspapers.

ProfileState185 states with a known seat in 2016Open the atlas at 2016 →

In the profiles

Wars and longer events

Died in 2016 14

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). 2016. In The Epoch Institute, Year by Year. https://the-epoch-institute.org/years/2016
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘2016’, The Epoch Institute, Year by Year. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/years/2016 (Accessed: ).