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2016 (MMXVI) will be a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar.

Predicted events

European Capital Of Culture 2016 - European Union choose two European cities, from Poland and from Spain to become the European Capitals Of Culture in this year.
2016 Summer Olympics ? Host city to be chosen in 2009. Applicant cities are Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Madrid, Spain; Tokyo, Japan; and Chicago, United States.
The right for the U.S. forces to use Diego Garcia in the Chagos Islands as a military base will end at this year, but there will be a provision for an automatic extension for another 20 years for the US forces to remain stationed on the island.
Start of unmanned test flights of Altair for future U.S. lunar landings.
ITER, an international scientific experiment (2nd largest worldwide ever) into developing nuclear fusion as an energy source is set to boot up for the first time.
Files concerning Rudolf Hess made open to the public
The Centralia, Pennsylvania time capsule will open
NASA Juno, Jupiter orbiter

Ghostbusters II (1989): According to a guest on Peter Venkman's talk show, the end of the world will occur on February 14.

Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995?1996): The controversial completion of the top-secret Human Instrumentality Project brings about the apocalyptic Third Impact, merging all human individuals into a single consummate being.
In an episode of Phil of the Future, Phil states that chores were banned in the year 2016.

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