This document reviews some of the notable events from 2016, including the Zika virus reaching the United States, Ed Sheeran winning his first Grammy award, an EgyptAir flight going missing over the Mediterranean, Donald Trump being elected President of the United States, Cristiano Ronaldo winning the FIFA Ballon d'Or award for the fourth time, NASA's Juno spacecraft entering Jupiter's orbit, and the release of the mobile game Pokemon Go. The document provides a high-level overview of these events in brief bullet points with references to additional information.