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The 12 events that made 2016 a truly unpredictable year

Sonam ShethDec 31, 2016, 21:11 IST

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump delivered brief remarks to reporters at the Mar-a-lago Club in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. December 28, 2016.REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

2016 was an eventful year.

It saw a string of unexpected shakeups in music, entertainment, and politics, both in the United States and abroad.

From the deaths of cultural icons like Prince, shocking wins and losses in the sports arena, and Donald Trump's unprecedented rise to the presidency, here are some of the world-changing events we never saw coming.