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{{Short description|Latvia-related events during the year of 2016}} |
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{{Year in Latvia|2016}} |
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==Incumbents== |
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==Events== |
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==Predicted and scheduled events== |
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=== January === |
=== January === |
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* [[January 20]] — to [[President of Latvia]] [[Raimonds Vējonis]] was performed heart surgery{{Clarify|date=June 2016}} |
* [[January 20]] — to [[President of Latvia]] [[Raimonds Vējonis]] was performed heart surgery{{Clarify|date=June 2016}} |
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===August=== |
===August=== |
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*August |
*August 5–21 - Latvia competed in the [[2016 Summer Olympics]] in [[Rio de Janeiro]], [[Brazil]] |
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=== December === |
=== December === |
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* December |
* December 3–11 — [[2016 Men's World Floorball Championships]] take place in Latvia. |
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==Deaths== |
==Deaths== |
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*[[January 4]] — [[Rūsiņš Mārtiņš Freivalds]], computer scientist and mathematician (b. 1942) |
*[[January 4]] — [[Rūsiņš Mārtiņš Freivalds]], computer scientist and mathematician (b. 1942) |
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*[[April 9]] — [[Juris Ekmanis]], President of Latvian Academy of Sciences (b. 1941) |
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*[[April 22]] — [[Ojārs Grīnbergs]], singer (b. 1942)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.lsm.lv/raksts/kultura/muzika/muziba-aizgajis-latviesu-estrades-dziedatajs-ojars-grinbergs.a179437/|title=Mūžībā aizgājis latviešu estrādes dziedātājs Ojārs Grinbergs|first1=Madara|last1=Ābeltiņa|first2=Māra|last2=Rozenberga|first3=Andrejs|last3=Volmārs|publisher=[[Public Broadcasting of Latvia]]|date=22 April 2016|access-date=6 February 2024|language=lv}}</ref> |
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*[[August 22]] — [[Jānis Reinis]], actor (b. 1960)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://ir.lv/2016/08/28/miris-aktieris-janis-reinis/|title=Miris aktieris Jānis Reinis|work=[[Ir (newspaper)|Ir]]|date=28 August 2016|access-date=6 February 2024|language=lv}}</ref> |
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*[[November 29]] — [[Ruta Šaca-Marjaša]], lawyer, writer, poet, and politician (b. 1927) |
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==References== |
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{{Years in Latvia}} |
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[[Category:2010s in Latvia]] |
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[[Category:Years of the 21st century in Latvia]] |
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Incumbents[edit]
| Position | Person | Remarks |
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| President of Latvia | Raimonds Vējonis | |
| Prime Minister of Latvia | Laimdota Straujuma (till February 11) | Second Straujuma cabinet |
| Māris Kučinskis (from February 11) | Kučinskis cabinet | |
| Speaker of the Saeima | Ināra Mūrniece |
Events[edit]
January[edit]
- January 20 — to President of Latvia Raimonds Vējonis was performed heart surgery[clarification needed]
August[edit]
- August 5–21 - Latvia competed in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
December[edit]
- December 3–11 — 2016 Men's World Floorball Championships take place in Latvia.
Deaths[edit]
- January 4 — Rūsiņš Mārtiņš Freivalds, computer scientist and mathematician (b. 1942)
- April 9 — Juris Ekmanis, President of Latvian Academy of Sciences (b. 1941)
- April 22 — Ojārs Grīnbergs, singer (b. 1942)[1]
- August 22 — Jānis Reinis, actor (b. 1960)[2]
- November 29 — Ruta Šaca-Marjaša, lawyer, writer, poet, and politician (b. 1927)
References[edit]
- ^ Ābeltiņa, Madara; Rozenberga, Māra; Volmārs, Andrejs (22 April 2016). "Mūžībā aizgājis latviešu estrādes dziedātājs Ojārs Grinbergs" (in Latvian). Public Broadcasting of Latvia. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ "Miris aktieris Jānis Reinis". Ir (in Latvian). 28 August 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2024.