Editing 2016 (section)

=== June ===
* [[June 1]] &ndash; The [[Gotthard Base Tunnel]], the world's longest and deepest railway tunnel, is opened following two decades of construction work.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36423250|title=Gotthard tunnel: World's longest and deepest rail tunnel opens in Switzerland|date=2016-06-01|website=BBC News|language=en-GB|access-date=2016-06-01|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160601050302/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36423250|archive-date=June 1, 2016}}</ref>
* [[June 10]]&ndash;[[July 10]] &ndash; [[France]] hosts the [[UEFA Euro 2016]] football tournament, which is won by [[Portugal national football team|Portugal]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/international/euro-2016-opening-ceremony-david-guetta-can-can-when-does-it-start-who-is-performing-how-can-i-watch-a7073971.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/international/euro-2016-opening-ceremony-david-guetta-can-can-when-does-it-start-who-is-performing-how-can-i-watch-a7073971.html |archive-date=May 1, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live | title=Euro 2016 Begins |date=2016-06-10|website=The Independent|access-date=2018-06-04}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
* [[June 12]] &ndash; [[Omar Mateen|A gunman]] claiming allegiance to the Islamic State [[Pulse nightclub shooting|opens fire at a gay nightclub]] in Orlando, Florida, killing 49 people and injuring 53 others.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2016/06/12/voices/worst-mass-shooting/85794356/|title=USA TODAY|website=USA TODAY|language=en|access-date=2018-06-15}}</ref>
* [[June 23]] &ndash; The [[United Kingdom]] votes [[2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum|in a referendum]] to leave the [[European Union]], triggering the so-called [[Brexit]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/25/world/europe/britain-brexit-european-union-referendum.html|title=Britain Votes to Leave the European Union|last=Erlanger|first=Steven|date=2016-06-23|newspaper=The New York Times|issn=0362-4331|access-date=2016-06-24|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624045559/http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/25/world/europe/britain-brexit-european-union-referendum.html|archive-date=June 24, 2016}}</ref>
*[[June 28]] &ndash; [[2016 Atatürk Airport attack]]: [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant|ISIL]] is suspected to be responsible for attacking [[Istanbul Atatürk Airport|Atatürk Airport]] in [[Istanbul]], Turkey, killing 44 people and injuring over 230 others.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36658187|title=Istanbul Ataturk airport attack: 41 dead and more than 230 hurt|date=2016-06-29|website=BBC News|access-date=2017-05-01|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170518091409/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36658187|archive-date=May 18, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Tuysuz |first=Ray Sanchez,Tim Lister,Matt Rivers,Gul |date=2016-06-30 |title=Istanbul terror attack: These are the victims |url=https://www.cnn.com/2016/06/30/europe/istanbul-terror-attack-victims/index.html |access-date=2025-02-16 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref>