Timeline October 2016

Events in October 2016 8

• 1926 – 2016 Andrzej Wajda (1926-2016) Died 9 October 2016, aged 90 Wajda was a Polish film director whose works, including Ashes and Diamonds and Man of Iron, chronicled Poland's turbulent 20th-century history. He received an honorary Academy Award in 2000 for lifetime achievement. He remained active in filmmaking until his death.
• 1926 – 2016 Dario Fo (1926-2016) Died 13 October 2016, aged 90 Fo was an Italian playwright, actor, and satirist awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1997 for work combining comedy with pointed social and political criticism. His best-known play, Accidental Death of an Anarchist, was performed worldwide. He was also a lifelong political activist.
• 2016 Hurricane Matthew Category 5 storm devastates Haiti Hurricane Matthew, a powerful Category 5 storm, struck Haiti, Cuba, and the southeastern United States, killing over 500 people, mostly in Haiti. It was the strongest Atlantic hurricane in nearly a decade at its peak. The storm caused widespread flooding and a humanitarian crisis in Haiti.
• 2016 PlayStation VR — virtual reality mainstream attempt Sony launches PlayStation VR in October 2016 — the most accessible virtual reality headset available, requiring only a PlayStation 4 rather than a high-end gaming PC. PSVR sells over 5 million units, making it the best-selling VR headset of its generation. Despite solid sales, VR does not become the mainstream gaming platform Sony hoped for. PSVR 2 follows in 2023 for PlayStation 5, with eye tracking and adaptive haptics — again well-received but not mainstream.
• 2016 Bob Dylan wins Nobel Prize First musician to win Nobel for Literature Bob Dylan was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature on October 13, 2016, "for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition" — the first musician to win the prize.
• 2016 AB InBev Completes SABMiller Acquisition Deal creates dominant global brewer Anheuser-Busch InBev completed its roughly $100 billion acquisition of rival brewer SABMiller, creating a company responsible for around a third of the world's beer sales. The deal was one of the largest corporate mergers in history. Regulators required the sale of several major brands to approve the deal.
• 2016 Battle of Mosul Begins Iraqi-led coalition launches offensive against ISIL Iraqi government forces, backed by a U.S.-led coalition and Kurdish Peshmerga, launched a major offensive to retake Mosul from the Islamic State. It was the largest military operation in Iraq since the 2003 invasion. The battle for the city would continue into 2017.
• 2016 "Not Dead Yet" autobiography October 2016 Published his candid autobiography "Not Dead Yet" in October 2016 — covering his rise with Genesis, his solo career, his marriages and divorces, his struggles with alcohol, and his health issues with characteristic humour and honesty.