This article lists events from the year 2016 in the Czech Republic.
Incumbents President – Miloš Zeman Prime Minister – Bohuslav Sobotka
Events
14 April – The Czech Republic's political leadership agreed to make Czechia the official short name in English. 2 May – Czechia was approved by the Czech cabinet. 5 July – Czechia was published in the United Nations UNTERM and UNGEGN country name databases. 10 October – Czech botanists announce the discovery of a new species of Thismia in Borneo.
In popular culture March 31, 2016, Tiger Theory, comedy film directed by Radek Bajgar, releases and premieres.
28 June – 3 July – The 2016 UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships were hosted in the town of Nové Město na Moravě. 1 July – Anthropoid, historical thriller film directed by Sean Ellis, premieres at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.
Deaths
22 January – Miloslav Ransdorf, politician (born 1953) 13 February – Bořek Šípek, architect (born 1949) 25 February – Zdeněk Smetana, animator (born 1925) Miloš Hájek, historian and politician (born 1921) 18 March – Jan Němec, filmmaker (born 1936) 2 April – Boris Hybner, actor (born 1941) 13 April – Věra Kubánková, actress (born 1924) 12 May – Bohumil Kubát, wrestler, Olympic bronze medallist (born 1935) 13 May – Jan Korger, politician (born 1937) 14 May – Jaroslav Malina, scenographer (born 1937) 22 May – Adolf Born, painter (born 1930) 23 May – Zdeněk Mézl, printmaker (born 1934) 27 May – František Jakubec, football player (born 1956) 16 June – Luděk Macela, football player (born 1950) 5 July – Zdeněk Neubauer, philosopher and biologist (born 1942) 12 July – Antonín Rükl, astronomer (born 1932) 24 July – Bohuslav Kokotek, Lutheran clergyman (born 1949) 26 August – Jiří Tichý, football player (born 1933) 30 August – Věra Čáslavská, gymnast, seven-time Olympic gold medallist (born 1942) 5 September – Jaroslav Jareš, football player (born 1930) 9 September – Zdeněk Měřínský, archaeologist (born 1948) 26 September – Karel Růžička, pianist (born 1940) 8 November – Zdeněk Altner, lawyer (born 1947) 4 December – Radim Hladík, guitarist (born 1946) 23 December – Luba Skořepová, actress (born 1923) 26 December – Petr Hájek, scientist (born 1940)
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