The 2010s

2016 10 years ago

Eighty-eight thousand people are evacuated from their homes in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada as a wildfire rips through

Fort McMurray is an urban service area in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo in Alberta, Canada. It is located in northeast Alberta, in the middle of the Athabasca oil sands…

Eighty-eight thousand people are evacuated from their homes in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada as a wildfire rips through

2016 10 years ago

EgyptAir Flight 804 crashes into the Mediterranean Sea while traveling from Paris to Cairo, killing all on board

EgyptAir Flight 804 was a regularly scheduled international passenger flight from Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport to Cairo International Airport, operated by EgyptAir. On 19 May 20…

EgyptAir Flight 804 crashes into the Mediterranean Sea while traveling from Paris to Cairo, killing all on board

2016 10 years ago

The government of Singapore authorised the controversial execution of convicted murderer Kho Jabing for the murder of a

Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country and city-state in Southeast Asia. Its territory comprises a main island, over 60 satellite islands and islets,…

The government of Singapore authorised the controversial execution of convicted murderer Kho Jabing for the murder of a

2016 10 years ago

The government of Singapore authorises the controversial execution of convicted murderer Kho Jabing for the murder of a

Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country and city-state in Southeast Asia. Its territory comprises a main island, over 60 satellite islands and islets,…

The government of Singapore authorises the controversial execution of convicted murderer Kho Jabing for the murder of a

2016 10 years ago

Two suicide bombings, conducted by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, kill at least 45 potential army recruits in Aden

The Islamic State (IS), also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), and by its Arabic acronym Daesh, is a transnation…

Two suicide bombings, conducted by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, kill at least 45 potential army recruits in Aden

2016 10 years ago

Harry Kroto, English chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1939)

Sir Harold Walter Kroto was an English chemist. He shared the 1996 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Robert Curl and Richard Smalley for their discovery of fullerenes. He was the recip…

Harry Kroto, English chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1939)

2016 10 years ago

Afeni Shakur, American music businesswoman, activist, and Black Panther (born 1947)

Afeni Shakur Davis was an American political activist and member of the Black Panther Party. Shakur was the mother of rapper Tupac Shakur and the executor of his estate. She founde…

Afeni Shakur, American music businesswoman, activist, and Black Panther (born 1947)

2016 10 years ago

Ian Deans, Canadian politician (born 1937)

Ian Deans was a Scottish-Canadian politician. He was a New Democratic member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1967 to 1979 and was a member of the House of Commons of Ca…

Ian Deans, Canadian politician (born 1937)

2016 10 years ago

Eight bombings are carried out by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria in Jableh and Tartus, coastline cities in Syria

The Islamic State (IS), also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), and by its Arabic acronym Daesh, is a transnation…

Eight bombings are carried out by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria in Jableh and Tartus, coastline cities in Syria

2016 10 years ago

Barack Obama is the first president of the United States to visit Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park and meet Hibakusha

Barack Hussein Obama II is an American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the first Africa…

Barack Obama is the first president of the United States to visit Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park and meet Hibakusha

2016 10 years ago

Harambe, a gorilla, is shot to death after grabbing a three-year-old boy in his enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo and Bota

Harambe was a western lowland gorilla who lived at the Cincinnati Zoo. On May 28, 2016, a three-year-old boy visiting the zoo climbed under a fence into an outdoor gorilla enclosur…

Harambe, a gorilla, is shot to death after grabbing a three-year-old boy in his enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo and Bota

2016 10 years ago

Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) launch the Manbij offensive, in order to capture the city of Manbij

The Syrian civil war was an armed conflict that began with the Syrian revolution in March 2011, when popular discontent with the Ba'athist regime ruled by Bashar al-Assad triggered…

Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) launch the Manbij offensive, in order to capture the city of Manbij

2016 10 years ago

Forty-nine civilians are killed and 58 others injured in an attack on a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, United States

On June 12, 2016, 29-year-old Omar Mateen shot and killed 49 people and wounded 58 in a mass shooting at Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, United States. Pulse was hostin…

Forty-nine civilians are killed and 58 others injured in an attack on a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, United States

2016 10 years ago

Jadranka Stojaković, Yugoslav singer-songwriter (born 1950)

Jadranka Stojaković was a Bosnian singer-songwriter popular in the former Yugoslavia, known for her unique voice. Her best known hits are "Sve smo mogli mi", "Što te nema", and "Bi…

Jadranka Stojaković, Yugoslav singer-songwriter (born 1950)

2016 10 years ago

Jean-Baptiste Bagaza, Burundian politician (born 1946)

Jean-Baptiste Bagaza was a Burundian army officer and politician who ruled Burundi as president and de facto military dictator from November 1976 to September 1987.

Jean-Baptiste Bagaza, Burundian politician (born 1946)

2016 10 years ago

Patrick Ekeng, Cameroonian footballer (born 1990)

Patrick Claude Ekeng Ekeng was a Cameroonian professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He had two international caps for his country's national team, whom he re…

Patrick Ekeng, Cameroonian footballer (born 1990)

2016 10 years ago

Shanghai Disneyland Park, the first Disney Park in mainland China, opens to the public

Shanghai Disneyland is a theme park located in Chuansha New Town, Pudong, Shanghai, China, that is part of the Shanghai Disney Resort. The park is operated by Disney Experiences an…

Shanghai Disneyland Park, the first Disney Park in mainland China, opens to the public

2016 10 years ago

The United Kingdom votes in a referendum to leave the European Union, by 52% to 48%

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continenta…

The United Kingdom votes in a referendum to leave the European Union, by 52% to 48%

2016 10 years ago

A terrorist attack in Turkey's Istanbul Atatürk Airport kills 42 people and injures more than 230 others

The Atatürk Airport attack, consisting of shootings and suicide bombings, occurred on 28 June 2016 at Atatürk Airport in Istanbul, Turkey. Gunmen armed with automatic weapons and e…

A terrorist attack in Turkey's Istanbul Atatürk Airport kills 42 people and injures more than 230 others

2016 10 years ago

The Juno space probe arrives at Jupiter and begins a 20-month survey of the planet.

Juno is a NASA space probe orbiting the planet Jupiter. Built by Lockheed Martin and operated by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the spacecraft was launched from Cape Canaveral A…

The Juno space probe arrives at Jupiter and begins a 20-month survey of the planet.

2016 10 years ago

Ex-US Army soldier Micah Xavier Johnson shoots fourteen policemen, killing five of them, in downtown Dallas, Texas at…

On July 7, 2016, Micah Xavier Johnson ambushed and shot police officers in Dallas, Texas, killing five, injuring nine others, and wounding two civilians. Johnson, a 25-year-old Arm…

Ex-US Army soldier Micah Xavier Johnson shoots fourteen policemen, killing five of them, in downtown Dallas, Texas at…

2016 10 years ago

Reg Grundy, Australian businessman (born 1923)

Reginald Roy Grundy was an Australian entrepreneur and media mogul, best known for his numerous television productions. He was the producer of various Australian game shows, such a…

Reg Grundy, Australian businessman (born 1923)

2016 10 years ago

William Schallert, American actor; president (1979–81) of the Screen Actors Guild (born 1922)

William Joseph Schallert was an American character actor who appeared in dozens of television shows and films over a career spanning more than 60 years. He is known for his roles o…

William Schallert, American actor; president (1979–81) of the Screen Actors Guild (born 1922)

2016 10 years ago

Mike Agostini, Trinidadian sprinter (born 1935)

Michael George Raymond Agostini was a Trinidadian track and field athlete. He was the first athlete from his country to win a gold medal at what is now known as the Commonwealth Ga…

Mike Agostini, Trinidadian sprinter (born 1935)