Fait mathématique: 2016 is a value of n for which n^{2} + n^{3} contains one of each digit.
Culture générale: 2016 is a number for which we're missing a fact (submit one to numbersapi at google mail!).
Date historique: July 8th is the day in 1896 that William Jennings Bryan delivers his Cross of Gold speech advocating bimetalism at the 1896 Democratic National Convention in Chicago.