Timeline July 2016

Events in July 2016 13

• 1928 – 2016 Elie Wiesel (1928-2016) Died 2 July 2016, aged 87 Wiesel was a Romanian-born American writer and Holocaust survivor whose memoir Night became one of the most widely read accounts of the Holocaust. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1986 for his work as a human rights advocate. He testified before Congress and world leaders on genocide and human rights throughout his life.
• 1934 – 2016 Garry Marshall (1934-2016) Died 19 July 2016, aged 81 Marshall was an American director and producer behind films including Pretty Woman and television series such as Happy Days and Laverne & Shirley. His five-decade career spanned both comedy writing and directing. He continued directing films into his final years.
• 2015 – 2016 The Solar Impulse Bertrand Piccard The first round-the-world flight by a solar-powered aircraft, demonstrating Swiss innovation in green tech.
• 2016 Wimbledon 2016 Men: Andy Murray · Women: Serena Williams Murray's second title. Serena's 7th — matching Navratilova's Open Era record.
• 2016 Juno Enters Jupiter Orbit NASA spacecraft begins study of gas giant NASA's Juno spacecraft entered orbit around Jupiter after a nearly five-year journey, beginning a mission to study the planet's composition, gravity, and magnetic field. It was only the second spacecraft to orbit Jupiter, after Galileo. Juno's polar orbit provided the first close views of the planet's poles.
• 2016 Pokemon Go Launches Augmented-reality game becomes global phenomenon Niantic released Pokemon Go, an augmented-reality mobile game that let players catch virtual creatures in real-world locations. The app became a global cultural phenomenon, drawing tens of millions of players within its first weeks. It was credited with popularizing augmented-reality gaming.
• 2016 South Sudan Juba Clashes Fighting shatters fragile peace deal Heavy fighting broke out between forces loyal to President Salva Kiir and Vice President Riek Machar in Juba, shattering a fragile 2015 peace agreement. Hundreds were killed over several days of violence. The clashes marked a renewed escalation of South Sudan's civil war.
• 2016 Euro 2016 Final European Champions The Portuguese national team won its first major international trophy by defeating France.
• 2016 Theresa May Becomes UK Prime Minister Second female PM takes office after Cameron resigns Theresa May became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom following David Cameron's resignation after the Brexit referendum. She was the second woman to hold the office, after Margaret Thatcher. May pledged to lead the country's withdrawal from the European Union.
• 2016 Nice truck attack 86 killed on Bastille Day A terrorist drove a truck into crowds celebrating Bastille Day in Nice, France on July 14, 2016, killing 86 people and injuring 458.
• 2016 Turkish Coup Attempt Military faction fails to seize power A faction of the Turkish Armed Forces attempted to seize control of the government, deploying tanks and jets against key sites in Ankara and Istanbul. The coup collapsed within hours after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called on citizens to resist and loyalist forces regained control. More than 250 people died, and a sweeping purge of the military, judiciary, and civil service followed.
• 2016 Star Trek Beyond The third Kelvin Timeline film, directed by Justin Lin, returns to the franchise's exploratory roots. Released in the franchise's 50th anniversary year. Idris Elba plays the villain Krall. Well received by critics but underperforms commercially. Budget: $185 million. Gross: $343 million. The Kelvin Timeline films stall after this entry.
• 2016 WikiLeaks Publishes DNC Emails Hacked emails roil Democratic convention WikiLeaks published thousands of hacked emails from the Democratic National Committee, revealing internal favoritism toward Hillary Clinton over Bernie Sanders in the primary. The leak led to the resignation of DNC chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz. U.S. intelligence agencies later attributed the hack to Russian state actors.