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August 16is the 228th day of the year (229th inleap years) in theGregorian calendar;137 days remain until the end of the year.
Events
[edit]Pre-1600
[edit]- 1 BC–Wang Mangconsolidates his power in China and is declared marshal of state.Emperor Ai of Han,who died the previous day, had no heirs.
- 942– Start of the four-dayBattle of al-Mada'in,between theHamdanidsofMosuland the Baridis ofBasraover control of theAbbasidcapital,Baghdad.[1]
- 963–Nikephoros II Phokasis crowned emperor of theByzantine Empire.
- 1328– TheHouse of Gonzagaseizes power in theDuchy of Mantua,and will rule until 1708.
- 1513–Battle of the Spurs(Battle of Guinegate): KingHenry VIII of Englandand hisImperial alliesdefeat French Forces who are then forced to retreat.[2]
- 1570– ThePrincipality of Transylvaniais established afterJohn II Zápolyarenounces his claim asKing of Hungaryin theTreaty of Speyer.[3]
1601–1900
[edit]- 1652–Battle of Plymouth:Inconclusive naval action between the fleets ofMichiel de RuyterandGeorge Ayscuein theFirst Anglo-Dutch War.
- 1777–American Revolutionary War:The Americans led by GeneralJohn Starkrout British andBrunswicktroops underFriedrich Baumat theBattle of BenningtoninWalloomsac, New York.
- 1780– American Revolutionary War:Battle of Camden:The British defeat the Americans nearCamden, South Carolina.
- 1792–Maximilien de Robespierrepresents the petition of theCommune of Paristo theLegislative Assembly,which demanded the formation of arevolutionary tribunal.
- 1793–French Revolution:Alevée en masseis decreed by theNational Convention.
- 1812–War of 1812:American GeneralWilliam HullsurrendersFort Detroitwithout a fightto the British Army.
- 1819–Peterloo Massacre:Seventeen people die and over 600 are injured incavalrycharges at a public meeting at St. Peter's Field,Manchester,England.
- 1841–U.S. PresidentJohn Tylervetoes a bill which called for the re-establishment of theSecond Bank of the United States.EnragedWhig Partymembers riot outside theWhite Housein the most violent demonstration on White House grounds in U.S. history.
- 1844– Governor-general of the PhilippinesNarciso Claveria,signs a decree to reform the country's calendar by skipping Tuesday,December 31,as a solution to anomalies that had existed since 1844.[4]
- 1858– U.S. PresidentJames Buchananinaugurates the newtransatlantic telegraph cableby exchanging greetings withQueen Victoriaof the United Kingdom. However, a weak signal forces a shutdown of the service in a few weeks.
- 1859– TheGrand Duchy of Tuscanyformally deposes the exiledHouse of Lorraine.
- 1863– TheDominican Restoration Warbegins whenGregorio Luperónraises theDominican flaginSanto Domingoafter Spain had recolonized the country.
- 1869–Battle of Acosta Ñu:AParaguayanbattalion largely made up of children is massacred by theBrazilian Armyduring theParaguayan War.[5]
- 1870–Franco-Prussian War:TheBattle of Mars-la-Touris fought, resulting in aPrussianvictory.
- 1876–Richard Wagner'sSiegfried,the penultimate opera in hisRingcycle, is premiered at theBayreuth Festspielhaus.[6]
- 1891– TheBasilica of San Sebastian, Manila,the first all-steel church in Asia, is officially inaugurated and blessed.
- 1896–Skookum Jim Mason,George CarmackandDawson Charliediscover gold in a tributary of theKlondike Riverin Canada, setting off theKlondike Gold Rush.
- 1900– TheBattle of Elands Riverduring the Second Boer War ends after a 13-day siege is lifted by the British. The battle had begun when a force of between 2,000 and 3,000 Boers had surrounded a force of 500 Australians, Rhodesians, Canadians and British soldiers at a supply dump at Brakfontein Drift.
1901–present
[edit]- 1906– The 8.2MwValparaíso earthquakehits central Chile, killing 3,882 people.
- 1913– Tōhoku Imperial University of Japan (modern dayTohoku University) becomes the first university in Japan to admit female students.
- 1913 – Completion of theRoyal NavybattlecruiserHMSQueen Mary.
- 1916– TheMigratory Bird Treatybetween Canada and the United States is signed.
- 1918– TheBattle of Lake Baikalwas fought between theCzechoslovak Legionand theRed Army.
- 1920–Ray Chapmanof theCleveland Indiansis hit on the head by afastballthrown byCarl Maysof theNew York Yankees.Next day, Chapman will become the second player to die from injuries sustained in aMajor League Baseballgame.
- 1920 – The congress of theCommunist Party of Bukharaopens. The congress would call for armed revolution.
- 1920 –Polish–Soviet War:TheBattle of Radzyminconcludes; the SovietRed Armyis forced to turn away fromWarsaw.
- 1923– The United Kingdom gives the name "Ross Dependency"to part of its claimed Antarctic territory and makes theGovernor-Generalof theDominion of New Zealandits administrator.
- 1927– TheDole Air Racebegins fromOakland, California,toHonolulu, Hawaii,during which six out of the eight participating planes crash or disappear.
- 1929– The1929 Palestine riotsbreak out inMandatory PalestinebetweenPalestinian Arabsand Jews and continue until the end of the month. In total, 133 Jews and 116 Arabs are killed.
- 1930– The first color soundcartoon,Fiddlesticks,is released byUb Iwerks.
- 1930 – The firstBritish Empire Gamesare opened inHamilton, Ontario,by theGovernor General of Canada,theViscount Willingdon.
- 1933–Christie Pits riottakes place inToronto,Ontario.[7]
- 1942–World War II:US NavyL-class blimpL-8drifts in from the Pacific and eventually crashes inDaly City, California.The two-man crew cannot be found.
- 1944– First flight of a jet withforward-swept wings,theJunkers Ju 287.
- 1945– The National Representatives' Congress, the precursor of the currentNational Assembly of Vietnam,convenes inSơn Dương.
- 1946–Mass riotsinKolkatabegin; more than 4,000 people would be killed in 72 hours.
- 1946 – TheAll Hyderabad Trade Union Congressis founded inSecunderabad.
- 1954– The first issue ofSports Illustratedis published.
- 1960–Cyprusgains its independence from the United Kingdom.
- 1960 –Joseph Kittingerparachutes from a balloon overNew Mexico,United States, at 102,800 feet (31,300 m), setting three records that held until 2012: High-altitude jump,free fall,and highest speed by a human without an aircraft.
- 1964–Vietnam War:Acoup d'étatreplacesDương Văn Minhwith GeneralNguyễn Khánhas President ofSouth Vietnam.A newconstitutionis established with aid from theU.S. Embassy.
- 1966– Vietnam War: TheHouse Un-American Activities Committeebegins investigations of Americans who have aided theViet Cong.The committee intends to introduce legislation making these activities illegal. Anti-war demonstrators disrupt the meeting and 50 people are arrested.
- 1972– In an unsuccessfulcoup d'étatattempt,theRoyal Moroccan Air Forcefires uponHassan II of Morocco's plane while he is traveling back toRabat.
- 1975– Australian Prime MinisterGough Whitlamsymbolically hands over land to theGurindji peopleafter the eight-yearWave Hill walk-off,a landmark event in the history ofIndigenous land rights in Australia,commemorated in a 1991 song byPaul Kellyand an annual celebration.[8]
- 1987–Northwest Airlines Flight 255,aMcDonnell Douglas MD-82,crashes after takeoff inDetroit,Michigan,killing 154 of the 155 on board, plus two people on the ground.
- 1989– Asolar particle eventaffects computers at theToronto Stock Exchange,forcing a halt to trading.[9]
- 1991–Indian Airlines Flight 257,aBoeing 737-200,crashes during approach toImphal Airport,killing all 69 people on board.[10]
- 2005–West Caribbean Airways Flight 708,aMcDonnell Douglas MD-82,crashes inMachiques,Venezuela,killing all 160 people on board.
- 2008– TheTrump International Hotel and Towerin Chicago is topped off at 1,389 feet (423 m), at the time becoming the world's highestresidenceabove ground-level.
- 2010–AIRES Flight 8250crashes atGustavo Rojas Pinilla International AirportinSan Andrés, San Andrés y Providencia,Colombia, killing two people.[11]
- 2012–South African policefatally shoot 34 miners and wound 78 more during anindustrial disputeat Marikana nearRustenburg.
- 2013– The ferrySt. Thomas Aquinascollides with a cargo ship and sinks atCebu,Philippines,killing 61 people with 59 others missing.
- 2015– More than 96 people are killed and hundreds injured following aseries of air-raidsby theSyrian Arab Air Forceon therebel-held market town ofDouma.
- 2015 –Trigana Air Flight 267,anATR 42,crashes inOksibl,Bintang Mountains Regency,killing all 54 people on board.[12]
- 2020– TheAugust Complex firein California burns more than one million acres of land.[13][14]
Births
[edit]Pre-1600
[edit]- 1355–Philippa, 5th Countess of Ulster(d. 1382)
- 1378–Hongxi Emperorof China (d. 1425)
- 1401–Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut(d. 1436)
- 1557–Agostino Carracci,Italian painter and etcher (d. 1602)
- 1565–Christina, Grand Duchess of Tuscany(d. 1637)
- 1573–Anne of Austria, Queen of Poland(d. 1598)
1601–1900
[edit]- 1637–Countess Emilie Juliane of Barby-Mühlingen(d. 1706)
- 1645–Jean de La Bruyère,French philosopher and author (d. 1696)
- 1650–Vincenzo Coronelli,Italian monk, cosmographer, and cartographer (d. 1718)
- 1682–Louis, Duke of Burgundy(d. 1712)
- 1744–Pierre Méchain,French astronomer and surveyor (d. 1804)
- 1761–Yevstigney Fomin,Russian pianist and composer (d. 1800)
- 1815–John Bosco,Italian priest and educator (d. 1888)
- 1816–Octavia Taylor,daughter ofZachary Taylor(d. 1820)
- 1820–Andrew Rainsford Wetmore,Canadian lawyer and politician, 1stPremier of New Brunswick(d. 1892)
- 1821–Arthur Cayley,English mathematician and academic (d. 1895)
- 1824–John Chisum,American cattle baron (d. 1884)[15]
- 1831–John Jones Ross,Canadian lawyer and politician, 7thPremier of Quebec(d. 1901)
- 1832–Wilhelm Wundt,German physician, psychologist, and physiologist (d. 1920)
- 1842–Jakob Rosanes,Ukrainian-German mathematician, chess player, and academic (d. 1922)
- 1845–Gabriel Lippmann,Luxembourger-French physicist and academic,Nobel Prizelaureate (d. 1921)
- 1848–Vladimir Sukhomlinov,Russian general (d. 1926)
- 1855–James McGowen,Australian politician, 18thPremier of New South Wales(d. 1922)
- 1856–Aparicio Saravia,Uruguayan general and politician (d. 1904)
- 1858–Arthur Achleitner,German author (d. 1927)
- 1860–Martin Hawke, 7th Baron Hawke,English-Scottish cricketer (d. 1938)
- 1860 –Jules Laforgue,Uruguayan-French poet and author (d. 1887)
- 1862–Amos Alonzo Stagg,American baseball player and coach (d. 1965)
- 1864–Elsie Inglis,Scottish surgeon and suffragette (d. 1917)[16]
- 1865–Mary Gilmore,Australian socialist, poet and journalist (d. 1962)
- 1868–Bernarr Macfadden,American bodybuilder and publisher, foundedMacfadden Publications(d. 1955)
- 1876–Ivan Bilibin,Russian illustrator and stage designer (d. 1942)
- 1877–Roque Ruaño,Spanish priest and engineer (d. 1935)
- 1882–Désiré Mérchez,French swimmer and water polo player (d. 1968)
- 1884–Hugo Gernsback,Luxembourger-American author and publisher (d. 1967)
- 1888–T. E. Lawrence,British colonel, diplomat, writer and archaeologist (d. 1935)
- 1888 –Armand J. Piron,American violinist, composer, and bandleader (d. 1943)
- 1892–Hal Foster,Canadian-American author and illustrator (d. 1982)
- 1892 –Otto Messmer,American cartoonist and animator, co-createdFelix the Cat(d. 1983)
- 1894–George Meany,American plumber and labor leader (d. 1980)
- 1895–Albert Cohen,Greek-Swiss author and playwright (d. 1981)
- 1895 –Liane Haid,Austrian-Swiss actress and singer (d. 2000)
- 1895 –Arthur Rose Eldred,First Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America (d. 1951)[17]
- 1900–Ida Browne,Australian geologist and palaeontologist (d. 1976)[18]
1901–present
[edit]- 1902–Georgette Heyer,English author (d. 1974)[19]
- 1902 –Wallace Thurman,American author and playwright (d. 1934)
- 1904–Minoru Genda,Japanese general, pilot, and politician (d. 1989)
- 1904 –Wendell Meredith Stanley,American biochemist and virologist,Nobel Prizelaureate (d. 1971)
- 1908–Orlando Cole,American cellist and educator (d. 2010)
- 1908 –William Keepers Maxwell, Jr.,American editor, novelist, short story writer, and essayist (d. 2000)
- 1909–Paul Callaway,American organist and conductor (d. 1995)
- 1910–Gloria Blondell,American actress (d. 1986)
- 1910 –Mae Clarke,American actress (d. 1992)
- 1911–E. F. Schumacher,German economist and statistician (d. 1977)
- 1912–Ted Drake,English footballer and manager (d. 1995)
- 1913–Menachem Begin,Belarusian-Israeli politician,Prime Minister of Israel,Nobel Prizelaureate (d. 1992)[20]
- 1915–Al Hibbler,American baritone singer (d. 2001)
- 1916–Iggy Katona,American race car driver (d. 2003)
- 1917–Matt Christopher,American author (d. 1997)
- 1917 –Roque Cordero,Panamanian composer and educator (d. 2008)
- 1919–Karl-Heinz Euling,German captain (d. 2014)
- 1920–Charles Bukowski,German-American poet, novelist, and short story writer (d. 1994)[21]
- 1922–James Casey,English comedian, radio scriptwriter and producer (d. 2011)
- 1922 –Ernie Freeman,American pianist and bandleader (d. 2001)
- 1923–Millôr Fernandes,Brazilian journalist and playwright (d. 2012)
- 1924–Fess Parker,American actor (d. 2010)
- 1924 –Inez Voyce,American baseball player (d. 2022)
- 1925–Willie Jones,American baseball player (d. 1983)
- 1925 –Mal Waldron,American pianist and composer (d. 2002)
- 1927–Lois Nettleton,American actress (d. 2008)
- 1928–Ann Blyth,American actress and singer
- 1928 –Eydie Gormé,American singer (d. 2013)
- 1928 –Ara Güler,Turkish photographer and journalist (d. 2018)
- 1928 –Eddie Kirkland,American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2011)
- 1928 –Wyatt Tee Walker,American pastor, theologian, and activist (d. 2018)
- 1929–Bill Evans,American pianist and composer (d. 1980)
- 1929 –Helmut Rahn,German footballer (d. 2003)
- 1929 –Fritz Von Erich,American wrestler and trainer (d. 1997)
- 1930–Robert Culp,American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2010)
- 1930 –Frank Gifford,American football player, sportscaster, and actor (d. 2015)
- 1930 –Leslie Manigat,Haitian educator and politician, 43rdPresident of Haiti(d. 2014)
- 1930 –Flor Silvestre,Mexican singer and actress (d. 2020)[22]
- 1933–Reiner Kunze,German poet and translator
- 1933 –Tom Maschler,English author and publisher (d. 2020)
- 1933 –Julie Newmar,American actress[23]
- 1933 –Stuart Roosa,American colonel, pilot, and astronaut (d. 1994)
- 1934–Angela Buxton,British tennis player (d. 2020)[24]
- 1934 –Diana Wynne Jones,English author (d. 2011)[25]
- 1934 –Douglas Kirkland,Canadian-American photographer (d. 2022)[26]
- 1934 –Ketty Lester,American singer and actress[23]
- 1934 –Pierre Richard,French actor, director, and screenwriter
- 1934 –John Standing,English actor[27]
- 1934 –Sam Trimble,Australian cricketer (d. 2019)
- 1935–Cliff Fletcher,Canadian businessman
- 1935 –Andreas Stamatiadis,Greek footballer and coach
- 1936–Anita Gillette,American actress and singer[23]
- 1936 –Alan Hodgkinson,English footballer and coach (d. 2015)
- 1937–David Anderson,Canadian journalist, lawyer, and politician
- 1937 –David Behrman,American composer and producer
- 1937 –Ian Deans,Canadian politician (d. 2016)
- 1937 –Boris Rõtov,Estonian chess player (d. 1987)
- 1939–Seán Brady,Irish cardinal
- 1939 –Trevor McDonald,Trinidadian-English journalist and academic
- 1939 –Billy Joe Shaver,American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2020)
- 1939 –Eric Weissberg,American singer, banjo player, and multi-instrumentalist (d. 2020)
- 1940–Bruce Beresford,Australian director and producer
- 1942–Lesley Turner Bowrey,Australian tennis player
- 1942 –Barbara George,American R&B singer-songwriter (d. 2006)
- 1942 –Robert Squirrel Lester,American soul singer (d. 2010)
- 1943–Woody Peoples,American football player (d. 2010)
- 1944–Kevin Ayers,English singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2013)
- 1945–Bob Balaban,American actor, director, and producer[23]
- 1945 –Russell Brookes,English race car driver (d. 2019)
- 1945 –Suzanne Farrell,American ballerina and educator[23]
- 1945 –Gary Loizzo,American guitarist, singer, recording engineer, and record producer (d. 2016)
- 1945 –Nigel Terry,British stage and film actor (d. 2015)[28]
- 1946–Masoud Barzani,Iranian-Kurdish politician,President of Iraqi Kurdistan
- 1946 –Lesley Ann Warren,American actress[23]
- 1947–Carol Moseley Braun,American lawyer and politician,United States Ambassador to New Zealand
- 1947 –Katharine Hamnett,English fashion designer
- 1948–Earl Blumenauer,American politician, U.S. Representative from Oregon
- 1948 –Barry Hay,Indian-born Dutch rock musician
- 1948 –Mike Jorgensen,American baseball player and manager
- 1948 –Pierre Reid,Canadian educator and politician (d. 2021)
- 1948 –Joey Spampinato,American singer-songwriter and bass player[23]
- 1949–Scott Asheton,American drummer (d. 2014)
- 1949 –Paul Pasqualoni,American football player and coach
- 1949 –Bill Spooner,American guitarist and songwriter
- 1950–Hasely Crawford,Trinidadian runner
- 1950 –Marshall Manesh,Iranian-American actor[23]
- 1950 –Jeff Thomson,Australian cricketer
- 1951–Umaru Musa Yar'Adua,Nigerian businessman and politician, 13thPresident of Nigeria(d. 2010)
- 1952–Reginald VelJohnson,American actor[23]
- 1953–Kathie Lee Gifford,American talk show host, singer, and actress[23]
- 1953 –James "J.T." Taylor,American R&B singer-songwriter[23]
- 1954–James Cameron,Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter[23]
- 1954 –George Galloway,Scottish-English politician and broadcaster
- 1955–Jeff Perry,American actor[23]
- 1955 –James Reilly,Irish surgeon and politician,Minister for Children and Youth Affairs
- 1956–Vahan Hovhannisyan,Armenian soldier and politician (d. 2014)
- 1957–Laura Innes,American actress and director[23]
- 1957 –R. R. Patil,Indian lawyer and politician,Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra(d. 2015)
- 1958–Madonna,American singer-songwriter, producer, actress, and director[29]
- 1958 –Angela Bassett,American actress[23]
- 1958 –Anne L'Huillier,French physicist[30]
- 1958 –José Luis Clerc,Argentinian tennis player and coach
- 1959–Marc Sergeant,Belgian cyclist and manager
- 1960–Rosita Baltazar,Belizean choreographer, dancer, and dance instructor (d. 2015)[31]
- 1960 –Timothy Hutton,American actor, producer and director[23]
- 1960 –Franz Welser-Möst,Austrian-American conductor and director
- 1961–Christian Okoye,American football player
- 1962–Steve Carell,American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter[23]
- 1963–Aloísio Pires Alves,Brazilian footballer and manager
- 1963 –Christine Cavanaugh,American voice artist (d. 2014)[32]
- 1964–Jimmy Arias,American tennis player and sportscaster
- 1966–Eddie Olczyk,American ice hockey player, coach, and commentator
- 1967–Mark Coyne,Australian rugby league player
- 1967 –Ulrika Jonsson,Swedish journalist, actress, and author
- 1968–Arvind Kejriwal,Indian civil servant and politician, 7thChief Minister of Delhi
- 1968 –Andy Milder,American actor[23]
- 1968 –Mateja Svet,Slovenian skier
- 1968 –Wolfgang Tillmans,German photographer
- 1970–Bonnie Bernstein,American journalist and sportscaster
- 1970 –Manisha Koirala,Nepalese actress in Indian films
- 1970 –Seth Peterson,American actor[23]
- 1971–Stefan Klos,German footballer
- 1972–Stan Lazaridis,Australian footballer[33]
- 1972 –Emily Strayer,American singer and musician[23]
- 1974–Shivnarine Chanderpaul,Guyanese cricketer[34]
- 1974 –Didier Cuche,Swiss skier[35][36]
- 1974 –Krisztina Egerszegi,Hungarian swimmer[37]
- 1974 –Iván Hurtado,Ecuadorian footballer and politician[38]
- 1974 –Ryan Longwell,American football player[39]
- 1975–Didier Agathe,French footballer
- 1975 –Jonatan Johansson,Finnish footballer, coach, and manager[40]
- 1975 –George Stults,American actor[23]
- 1975 –Taika Waititi,New Zealand director, screenwriter and actor[41]
- 1979–Paul Gallacher,Scottish footballer
- 1979 –Ian Moran,Australian cricketer
- 1980–Vanessa Carlton,American singer-songwriter[23]
- 1980 –Bob Hardy,English bass player
- 1980 –Emerson Ramos Borges,Brazilian footballer
- 1980 –Piet Rooijakkers,Dutch cyclist
- 1981–Roque Santa Cruz,Paraguayan footballer
- 1982–Cam Gigandet,American actor[23]
- 1982 –Joleon Lescott,English footballer
- 1983–Nikolaos Zisis,Greek basketball player
- 1984–Matteo Anesi,Italian speed skater
- 1984 –Candice Dupree,American basketball player[42]
- 1984 –Konstantin Vassiljev,Estonian footballer
- 1985–Cristin Milioti,American actress[23]
- 1986–Yu Darvish,Japanese baseball player
- 1986 –Martín Maldonado,Puerto Rican baseball player[43]
- 1986 –Shawn Pyfrom,American actor[23]
- 1987–Carey Price,Canadian ice hockey player[44]
- 1987 –Eri Kitamura,Japanese voice actress and singer.[45]
- 1988–Ismaïl Aissati,Moroccan footballer
- 1988 –Ryan Kerrigan,American football player[46]
- 1988 –Rumer Willis,American actress[23]
- 1989–Cedric Alexander,American wrestler[47]
- 1989 –Wang Hao,Chinese race walker
- 1989 –Moussa Sissoko,French footballer
- 1990–Godfrey Oboabona,Nigerian footballer
- 1991–José Eduardo de Araújo,Brazilian footballer
- 1991 –Evanna Lynch,Irish actress[48]
- 1991 –Young Thug,American rapper, singer and songwriter[49]
- 1992–Diego Schwartzman,Argentinian tennis player[50]
- 1993–Cameron Monaghan,American actor and model[51]
- 1996–Caeleb Dressel,American swimmer[52]
- 1997–Greyson Chance,American musician[53]
- 1999–Karen Chen,American figure skater[54]
Deaths
[edit]Pre-1600
[edit]- AD 79–Empress Ma,Chinese Han dynasty consort (b. 40)
- 856–Theutbald I,bishop ofLangres
- 963–Marianos Argyros,Byzantine general (b. 944)
- 1027–George I of Georgia(b. 998)
- 1153–Bernard de Tremelay,fourthGrand Master of the Knights Templar
- 1225–Hōjō Masako,Japanese regent andonna-bugeisha(b. 1156)
- 1258–Theodore II Laskaris,Byzantine-Greek emperor (b. 1222)
- 1285–Philip I, Count of Savoy(b. 1207)
- 1297–John II of Trebizond(b. 1262)
- 1327–Roch,French saint (b. 1295)
- 1339–Azzone Visconti,founder of the state of Milan (b. 1302)
- 1358–Albert II, Duke of Austria(b. 1298)
- 1419–Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia(b. 1361)
- 1443–Ashikaga Yoshikatsu,Japanese shōgun (b. 1434)
- 1492–Beatrice of Silva,Dominican nun[55]
- 1518–Loyset Compère,French composer (b. 1445)
- 1532–John, Elector of Saxony(b. 1468)
1601–1900
[edit]- 1661–Thomas Fuller,English historian and author (b. 1608)
- 1678–Andrew Marvell,English poet and author (b. 1621)
- 1705–Jacob Bernoulli,Swiss mathematician and theorist (b. 1654)
- 1733–Matthew Tindal,English philosopher and author (b. 1657)
- 1791–Charles-François de Broglie, marquis de Ruffec,French soldier and diplomat (b. 1719)
- 1836–Marc-Antoine Parseval,French mathematician and theorist (b. 1755)
- 1855–Henry Colburn,English publisher (b. 1785)
- 1861–Ranavalona I,Queen consort ofKingdom of Madagascarand then sovereign (b. 1778)[56]
- 1878–Richard Upjohn,English-American architect (b. 1802)
- 1886–Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa,Indian mystic and philosopher (b. 1836)
- 1887–Webster Paulson,English civil engineer (b. 1837)
- 1888–John Pemberton,American pharmacist and chemist, inventedCoca-Cola(b. 1831)
- 1893–Jean-Martin Charcot,French neurologist and academic (b. 1825)
- 1899–Robert Bunsen,German chemist and academic (b. 1811)[57]
- 1900–José Maria de Eça de Queirós,Portuguese journalist and author (b. 1845)
1901–present
[edit]- 1904–Prentiss Ingraham,American soldier and author (b. 1843)
- 1911–Patrick Francis Moran,Irish-Australian cardinal (b. 1830)
- 1914–Carl Theodor Schulz,German-Norwegian gardener (b. 1835)
- 1916–George Scott,English footballer (b. 1885)
- 1920–Henry Daglish,Australian politician,Premier of Western Australia(b. 1866)[58]
- 1921–Peter I of Serbia(b. 1844)
- 1938–Andrej Hlinka,Slovak priest, journalist, and politician (b. 1864)
- 1938 –Robert Johnson,American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1911)
- 1945–Takijirō Ōnishi,Japanese admiral (b. 1891)
- 1948–Babe Ruth,American baseball player and coach (b. 1895)
- 1949–Margaret Mitchell,American journalist and author (b. 1900)
- 1952–Lydia Field Emmet,American painter and academic (b. 1866)
- 1956–Bela Lugosi,Hungarian-American actor (b. 1882)
- 1957–Irving Langmuir,American chemist and physicist,Nobel Prizelaureate (b. 1881)
- 1958–Jacob M. Lomakin,Soviet Consul General in New York City, journalist and economist (b. 1904)[59]
- 1959–William Halsey, Jr.,American admiral (b. 1882)
- 1959 –Wanda Landowska,Polish-Frenchharpsichordplayer (b. 1879)
- 1961–Abdul Haq,Pakistani linguist and scholar (b. 1870)
- 1963–Joan Eardley,British artist (b. 1921)[60]
- 1971–Spyros Skouras,Greek-American businessman (b. 1893)
- 1972–Pierre Brasseur,French actor and screenwriter (b. 1905)
- 1973–Selman Waksman,Ukrainian-American biochemist and microbiologist,Nobel Prizelaureate (b. 1888)
- 1977–Elvis Presley,American singer and actor (b. 1935)[61]
- 1978–Alidius Tjarda van Starkenborgh Stachouwer,Dutch soldier and politician,Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies(b. 1888)
- 1979–John Diefenbaker,Canadian lawyer and politician, 13thPrime Minister of Canada(b. 1895)
- 1983–Earl Averill,American baseball player (b. 1902)
- 1984–Duško Radović,Serbian children's writer, poet, journalist, aphorist and TV editor (b. 1922)
- 1986–Ronnie Aird,English cricketer and administrator (b. 1902)
- 1986 –Jaime Sáenz,Bolivian author and poet (b. 1921)
- 1989–Amanda Blake,American actress (b. 1929)
- 1990–Pat O'Connor,New Zealand wrestler and trainer (b. 1925)
- 1991–Luigi Zampa,Italian director and screenwriter (b. 1905)
- 1992–Mark Heard,American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1951)
- 1993–Stewart Granger,English-American actor (b. 1913)
- 1997–Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan,Pakistani musician andQawwalisinger (b. 1948)
- 1997 –Sultan Ahmad Nanupuri,Bangladeshi Islamic scholar and teacher (b. 1914)[62]
- 1998–Phil Leeds,American actor (b. 1916)
- 1998 –Dorothy West,American journalist and author (b. 1907)
- 2002–Abu Nidal,Palestinian terrorist leader (b. 1937)
- 2002 –Jeff Corey,American actor (b. 1914)
- 2002 –John Roseboro,American baseball player and coach (b. 1933)
- 2003–Idi Amin,Ugandan field marshal and politician, 3rdPresident of Uganda(b. 1928)
- 2004–Ivan Hlinka,Czech ice hockey player and coach (b. 1950)
- 2004 –Balanadarajah Iyer,Sri Lankan journalist and poet (b. 1957)
- 2004 –Carl Mydans,American photographer and journalist (b. 1907)
- 2004 –Robert Quiroga,American boxer (b. 1969)
- 2005–Vassar Clements,American fiddler (b. 1928)
- 2005 –Tonino Delli Colli,Italian cinematographer (b. 1922)
- 2005 –William Corlett,English novelist and playwright (b. 1938)
- 2005 –Frère Roger,Swiss monk and mystic (b. 1915)
- 2006–Alfredo Stroessner,Paraguayan general and dictator; 46thPresident of Paraguay(b. 1912)
- 2007–Bahaedin Adab,Iranian engineer and politician (b. 1945)
- 2008–Dorival Caymmi,Brazilian singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1914)
- 2008 –Ronnie Drew,Irish musician, folk singer and actor (b. 1934)[63]
- 2008 –Masanobu Fukuoka,Japanese farmer and author (b. 1913)
- 2010–Dimitrios Ioannidis,Greek general (b. 1923)
- 2011–Mihri Belli,Turkish activist and politician (b. 1916)
- 2012–Princess Lalla Amina of Morocco(b. 1954)
- 2012 –Martine Franck,Belgian photographer and director (b. 1938)
- 2012 –Abune Paulos,Ethiopian patriarch (b. 1935)
- 2012 –William Windom,American actor (b. 1923)
- 2013–David Rees,Welsh mathematician and academic (b. 1918)
- 2014–Patrick Aziza,Nigerian general and politician,Governor of Kebbi State(b. 1947)[64]
- 2014 –Vsevolod Nestayko,Ukrainian author (b. 1930)[65]
- 2014 –Mario Oriani-Ambrosini,Italian-South African lawyer and politician (b. 1960)[66]
- 2014 –Peter Scholl-Latour,German journalist, author, and academic (b. 1924)[67]
- 2015–Jacob Bekenstein,Mexican-American physicist, astronomer, and academic (b. 1947)[68]
- 2015 –Anna Kashfi,British actress (b. 1934)[69]
- 2015 –Shuja Khanzada,Pakistani colonel and politician (b. 1943)[70]
- 2015 –Mile Mrkšić,Serb general (b. 1947)[71]
- 2016–João Havelange,Brazilian water polo player, lawyer, and businessman (b. 1916)[72]
- 2016 –John McLaughlin,American television personality (b. 1927)[73]
- 2018–Aretha Franklin,American singer-songwriter (b. 1942)[74]
- 2018 –Atal Bihari Vajpayee,Indian prime minister (b. 1924)[75]
- 2018 –Wakako Yamauchi,American-Japanese writer (b. 1924)[76]
- 2019–Peter Fonda,American actor, director, and screenwriter. (b. 1940)[77]
- 2019 –Richard Williams,Canadian-British animator (b. 1933)[78]
- 2021–Sean Lock,English comedian and actor (b. 1963)[79]
- 2023–Howard S. Becker,American sociologist (b. 1928)[80]
Holidays and observances
[edit]- Bennington Battle Day(Vermont, United States)
- Children's Day (Paraguay)
- Christianfeast day:
- Ana Petra Pérez Florido
- Armel (Armagillus)
- Diomedes of Tarsus
- Roch
- Stephen I of Hungary
- Translation of theAcheiropoietos iconfrom Edessa to Constantinople. (Eastern Orthodox Church)
- August 16 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- Gozan no Okuribi(Kyoto,Japan)
- National Airborne Day(United States)
- Restoration Day (Dominican Republic)
- The first day of theIndependence Days,celebrates the independence ofGabonfrom France in 1960.
- Xicolatada(Palau-de-Cerdagne,France)
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External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related toAugust 16.
- "On This Day".BBC.
- The New York Times:On This Day
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