2016 in Malta
The following lists events from 2016 in Malta.
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Incumbents
Events
- February 5-9 - The 2016 Carnival was held and became the earliest carnival schedule to date.
- May 10-14 - Malta participacted in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016
- 4 June – Independent MP Marlene Farrugia establishes the Democratic Party.[1]
- 17 June – MaltaPost inaugurates the Malta Postal Museum in Valletta.[2]
- 24 October - French Fairchild Metroliner crash: a CAE Aviation Fairchild SA227-AT twin turboprop, registration N577MX,[3] crashed on take-off a short distance from the runway. All five people on board died in the accident. The aircraft was taking part in a French-led surveillance operation to counter people smuggling.[4][5]
Deaths
- 21 March – Joseph Mercieca, 87, Archbishop of Malta
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to 2016 in Malta.
- "Marlene Farrugia is temporary leader of new Democratic Party". Times of Malta. 4 June 2016. Archived from the original on 4 June 2016.
- "MaltaPost launches the Malta Postal Museum". MaltaPost. 17 June 2016. Archived from the original on 21 June 2016.
- "FAA Registry (N577MX)". Federal Aviation Administration.
- "French citizens killed in surveillance plane crash on Malta". BBC News. 24 October 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
- Dearden, Lizzie (24 October 2016). "Malta plane crash latest: French customs officials killed during take-off for people smuggling mission in Libya". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-05-01. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
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