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 Blue Velvet in 1986 directed by David Lynch and Street Scene in 1931 directed by King Vidor.
But much more happened on August 16 over the years: find out below
likes
Like this day if it is important to you!
Movies
Which were the most popular Movies released around August 16 over the years?
Watch popular movies, TV series and live events, start your 30-day free trial
Blue Velvet
Release year: 1986
Directed by: David Lynch
Starring: Isabella Rossellini, Kyle MacLachlan, Dennis Hopper, Laura Dern
Country: United States of America
Street Scene
Release year: 1931
Directed by: King Vidor
Starring: Sylvia Sidney, William Collier Jr., Estelle Taylor, Beulah Bondi
Country: United States of America
Swing Time
Release year: 1936
Directed by: George Stevens
Starring: Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Victor Moore, Helen Broderick
Country: United States of America
Body Heat
Release year: 1981
Directed by: Lawrence Kasdan
Starring: William Hurt, Kathleen Turner, Richard Crenna, Ted Danson
Country: United States of America
The Man in the Moon
Release year: 1991
Directed by: Robert Mulligan
Starring: Sam Waterston, Tess Harper, Gail Strickland, Reese Witherspoon
Country: United States of America
Historical Events
Which were the important events of August 16?
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)
- See more
Famous Birthday
![Steve Carell]()
American actor and writer, Carell is...
![James Cameron]()
Canadian film director.
![Pierre Richard]()
French actor and film director,...
![Angela Bassett]()
American actress.
- See more
Famous Deaths
![Margaret Mitchell]()
American author of a book that took her...
![Stewart Granger]()
British actor, tall, dark and debonair,...
![Amanda Blake]()
American actress (Gunsmoke), dies at age...
![John Hurley]()
Song writer (Son of a Preacher Man),...
- See more
Music charts
Which were the top hits in that special week of August 16 over the years?
Top #1 songs in the USA
- 2017 Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee Featuring Justin Bieber - Despacito
- 2016 Sia Featuring Sean Paul - Cheap Thrills
- 2015 OMI - Cheerleader
- 2014 MAGIC! - Rude
- 2013 Robin Thicke - Blurred Lines
- 2012 Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe
- 2011 LMFAO - Party Rock Anthem
- 2010 Eminem - Love The Way You Lie
-
2009
The Black Eyed Peas - I Gotta Feeling
- 2008 Katy Perry - I Kissed A Girl
- See more
Top #1 Rock songs
- 2017 Imagine Dragons - Believer
- 2016 twenty one pilots - Ride
- 2015 WALK THE MOON - Shut Up And Dance
- 2014 Coldplay - A Sky Full Of Stars
- 2013 Imagine Dragons - Radioactive
- 2012 Green Day - Oh Love
- 2011 Red Hot Chili Peppers - The Adventures Of Rain Dance Maggie
- 2010 Linkin Park - The Catalyst
- 2009 Linkin Park - New Divide
Books
Which were the most popular books released around August 16 over the years?
Unlimited books on any devices, try your first month free
Those Guys Have All The Fun
Year: 2011
By: James Andrew Miller and Tom Shales
It began, in 1979, as a mad idea of starting a cable channel to televise local sporting events throughout the state of Connecticut.
Happiness Is A Warm Puppy
Year: 1963
By: Charles M. Schulz
Happiness is Classic Peanuts! These collector’s editions perfectly recreate the original look and feel of the best-loved Peanuts books—their paper, their ink, even their lamination.
The Exorcist
Year: 1971
By: William Peter Blatty
Originally published in 1971, The Exorcist is now a major television series on FOX. It remains one of the most controversial novels ever written and went on to become a literary phenomenon: It spent fifty-seven weeks on the New York …
Reengineering The Corporation
Year: 1993
By: Michael Hammer and James Champy
The most successful business book of the last decade, Reengineering the Corporation is the pioneering work on the most important topic in business today: achieving dramatic performance improvements.
Inferno
Year: 2013
By: Dan Brown
#1 WORLDWIDE BESTSELLERHarvard professor of symbology Robert Langdon awakens in an Italian hospital, disoriented and with no recollection of the past thirty-six hours, including the origin of the macabre object hidden in his belongings.