August 16

Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened throughout history on August 16. From 1900 until now. August 16 is under the sign of Leo. Famous birthdays on this day include Madonna (1958), Bill Evans (1929) and Steve Carell (1962). Several movies were released around August 16 over the years, such as Pather Panchali in 1955 directed by Satyajit Ray and Rashomon in 1950 directed by Akira Kurosawa.
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Holidays

RC saints: feast day of Saint Stephen I of Hungary; Saint Roch (helps against plague and skin diseases)
USA: legal holiday in Vermont for the Battle of Bennington in 1777 (which actually took place in the state of New York)
Palio dell'Assunta in Siena
Eastern Orthodox: commemoration of the translation of the Acheiropoietos icon which means "Not made by hands", (also known as the Mandelion; now lost) from Edessa to Constantinople on 16 August 944

Events

2018 2018 Washington Veterans Day Parade: The United States Department of Defense postpones President Donald Trump's military parade, which was slated to take place on 10 November, until 2019. The estimates for the parade's cost have risen from $12 million to $92 million. (ABC News) (Market Watch)
2017 Removal of Confederate monuments and memorials: Several Confederate monuments are taken down overnight in the city of Baltimore, Maryland, including the Stonewall Jackson and Robert E. Lee Monument, Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument, Confederate Women's Monument and the Roger B. Taney sculpture. The Baltimore City Council unanimously voted to remove the monuments on August 14. (NBC News)
2016 The Russian Air Force uses an Iranian airbase near Hamadan to launch airstrikes in Syria. (BBC)
2015 2015 Douma market air strikes, Syrian Civil War: According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a series of air-raids by the Syrian Arab Air Force on the rebel-held market town of Douma kills at least 110 people and leaves hundreds injured. (BBC), (The International Business Times), (Reuters), (Xinhua), (Al Jazeera)
2014 War in Donbass:: Ukrainian government forces recapture control of the city of Zhdanivka from pro-Russian insurgents. (Kyiv Post)
2013 Aftermath of 2013 Egyptian coup d'état:: Security in Cairo is tightened amid Friday prayers and protest marches called by the Muslim Brotherhood nationwide. (AlJazeera)Ammar Badei, son of Mohammed Badie, the Muslim Brotherhood's leader, is killed in the clashes in Cairo.(NBC News) (Egypt Independent)
2012 Syrian civil war:
2011 2011 Libyan civil war
2010 The Philippine security forces announce they will extend the controversial counter-insurgency tactic Oplan Bantay Laya up until December 31, 2010. The political party Bagong Alyansang Makabayan condemned the extension. (The Philippine Daily Inquirer) (The Philippine Star) (GMA News)
2009 A 6.9 magnitude earthquake occurs near Siberut Island, Sumatra, Indonesia, at 14:38 local time, injuring at least seven people. (France24.com)
2008 2008 South Ossetia war:
2007 JosT Padilla is convicted in the USA of conspiracy to murder individuals overseas, conspiracy to materially aid terrorists, and materially aiding terrorists in fact. Padilla had first been arrested in May 2002.
2006 John Mark Karr is arrested in Bangkok for the 1996 murder of U.S. child beauty queen JonBenét Ramsey. (Denver Post) (USA Today) (MSNBC)
2005 Roger Louis Schutz-Marsauche, better known as Brother Roger, is murdered by a mentally-ill woman during an afternoon prayer service. Brother Roger is best known for founding the Taizé Community in 1940. His death saddened many officials and leaders across Europe, including Pope Benedict XVI. (BBC)(Bloomberg)
2004 After 60 mm (2.4 in) of rain in two hours, severe flash flooding at Boscastle in Cornwall, UK, results in buildings, roads, and over 50 cars swept away. Flood waters race through town at speeds up to 65 km/h (40 mph). Many have to leave their homes; helicopters airlift 150 people to safety. (BBC) (Reuters)
2003 Major blackout: Power is now restored in New York City, Toronto, and most of Ottawa. Authorities warn of possible future disruptions and advise conservation as work continues to restore power to the entire grid. Theories as to the cause of the event, meanwhile, are becoming more substantial and coherent
2002 At the Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, in Monterey, California, the 29th Rolex Monterey Historic Automobile Races are held, over three days. Corvette is the honored marque. Over sixty historic Corvettes are on display and participate in racing, including: Corvette SR-2, Corvette SS, 1959 Sting Ray, CERV-I, Daytona-winning Corvette C5-R, Mako Shark, Aerovette, Grand Sport, 1953 Corvette #2 (EX-122), and plenty of early race Corvettes.
2001 Rosario Marin begins term as 41st Treasurer of the US.
1998 80th PGA Championship at Sahalee Country Club - Seattle, Washington
1997 For only 2nd time Stanley Cup leaves North America (heads to Russia)
1996 Brookfield Zoo, Chicago, Illinois. After a three year old boy falls into the deep gorilla enclosure, Binti Jua, a female silverback gorilla sits with the injured boy until his rescue. Video of the ape's actions make her world famous.
1995 Bermudans reject independence in a referendum.
1994 Shauna Gambill, 17, of California, crowned 12th Miss Teen USA
1992 20th du Maurier Golf Classic: Sherri Steinhaur
1991 Belgium census is 10,000,963 inhabitants
1990 Iraq orders 4000 Britons and 2500 Americans in Kuwait to Iraq.
1989 Roger Kingdom of USA sets the 110m hurdle record (12.92) in Zurich, Switzerland.
1988 IBM introduces software for artificial intelligence
1987 Val Skinner wins LPGA MasterCard International Golf Pro-Am
1985 Madonna weds Sean Penn on her 27th birthday
1984 LA federal jury acquits auto maker John Z DeLorean on cocaine charges
1983 Paul Simon weds Carrie Fisher
1981 Jan Stephenson wins LPGA Mary Kay Golf Classic
1980 Bill Ward quits Black Sabbath
1976 58th PGA Championship: Dave Stockton shoots a 281 at Congressional, Maryland
1975 Rodgers & Hart closes at Helen Hayes Theater NYC after 108 performances
1972 54th PGA Championship: Gary Player shoots a 281 at Oakland Hills, Michigan
1970 52nd PGA Championship: Dave Stockton shoots 279 at Southern Hills, Oklahoma
1969 WATL TV channel 36 in Atlanta, Georgia begins broadcasting
1967 Cin Red Jim Maloney retires 19 Pirates, then gets injured and leaves
1966 Vietnam War: The House Un-American Activities Committee begins investigations of Americans who have aided the Viet Cong. The committee intends to introduce legislation making these activities illegal. Anti-war demonstrators disrupt the meeting and 50 people are arrested.
1965 AFL awards its first expansion franchise (Miami Dolphins).
1964 Ruth Jessen wins LPGA Omaha Jaycee Golf Open Invitational
1963 Independence is restored to Dominican Republic.
1962 Ringo Starr replaces Pete Best as Beatle drummer
1961 250,000 West Berliners demonstrate against East Berlin
1960 Republic of Congo (Zaire, Dem Republic of Congo) forms
1959 Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Seattle Golf Open
1956 Adlai E Stevenson nominated as Democratic US presidential candidate.
1955 Fiat Motors orders first private atomic reactor.
1954 Sports Illustrated magazine begins publishing
1953 KTAL TV channel 6 in Shreveport-Texarkana, LA (NBC) begins
1952 Lynmouth, North Devon, England is devastated by floods 34 die.
1950 West Indies complete historic 3-1 series win against England
1948 Arabs blow up Latrun pumping station in Jerusalem
1947 Ralph Kiner becomes 1st Pirate to hit 3 consecutive HRs
1946 Great Calcutta blood bath - Moslem / Hindu riot (3-4,000 die)
1945 An assassination attempt is made on Japan's prime minister, Kantaro Suzuki.
1944 2nd Canadian Division occupies Falaise Normandy
1943 1st Long Tom bombs on Italian mainland (from Sicily)
1942 Premier Churchill travels back to Cairo from Moscow
1941 HMS Mercury, Royal Navy Signals School and Combined Signals School opens at Leydene, near Petersfield, Hampshire, England.
1940 45 German aircrafts shot down over England
1936 11th Olympic games closes in Berlin
1934 US explorer William Beebe descends 3,028 feet (1922 m) in Bathysphere.
1930 The first color sound cartoon, called Fiddlesticks, is made by Ub Iwerks.
1929 The 1929 Palestine riots break out in the British Mandate of Palestine between Arabs and Jews and continue until the end of the month. In total, 133 Jews and 116 Arabs are killed.
1927 1st HR hit out of Comiskey Park Chicago (NY Yankee Babe Ruth)
1924 38th US Womens Tennis: Helen Wills Moody beats Molla B Mallory (61 63)
1922 AT&T radio station WBAY becomes WEAF (NYC)
1920 Ray Chapman of the Cleveland Indians is hit on the head by a fastball thrown by Carl Mays of the New York Yankees, and dies early the next day. To date, Chapman is the second player to die from injuries sustained in a Major League Baseball game, the first being Doc Powers in 1909.
1919 August 26 ampndash First Silesian Uprising: The Poles in Upper Silesia rise against the Germans.
1918 US troops overthrows Archangelsk
1914 German army occupies last fort at Luik, Belgian general Leman caught
1913 Tohoku Imperial University of Japan (modern day Tohoku University) admits its first female students.
1907 Abd al-Hafid proclaims himself Sultan of Morocco
1906 A magnitude 8.2 earthquake in Valparaíso, Chile leaves approximately 20,000 dead.
1905 Mbunga-rebellion occupy German post Ifakara East-Africa
1904 New York City begins building Grand Central Station
1903 Tigers play a home game in Toledo Ohio, New York Yankees win 12-8.
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Robert DiMatte Jr: Stage director / actor, dies at 43.
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Joseph Towers: US pilot.
Tom Fuccella: Actor (Paul-One Life to Live), dies of...
Henry Geldzahler: US critic.
Earnest Pawel: Polish / US Author (Nightmare of...
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John Doucette: Actor (Fighting Mad, Gang War), dies of...
John Cameron Swayze: News anchor (NBC), dies at 89.
John Priestly McCartjy: Detroit DJ, dies at 62.
Robert "Robby" Debarge: R&B Musician, dies at 36.
Eric Cullen: Actor (Huntington Tower), dies at 31.
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