August 16th, 1729

Born on August 16th, 1729

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on August 16th?

August 16th, 2009

At the World Championships in Athletics in Berlin, Usain Bolt ran the 100 metres in 9.58 seconds, breaking his own record set a year earlier.

August 16th, 1986

Typhoon Wayne formed over the South China Sea, going on to become one of the longest-lived tropical cyclones in the north-western Pacific, lasting 21 days.

August 16th, 1977

American singer and actor Elvis Presley (pictured) was found dead in his home in Memphis, Tennessee.

August 16th, 1962

The English rock band the Beatles fired their drummer Pete Best, replacing him with Ringo Starr (pictured).

August 16th, 1946

Widespread riots between Hindus and Muslims took place in Calcutta following the All-India Muslim League's call for an independent Pakistan.

August 16th, 1945

The Stanley Internment Camp in Hong Kong was liberated following the announcement of the surrender of Japan in World War II.

August 16th, 1942

The Holocaust: During the deportation of Jews from Slovakia, President Jozef Tiso gave a speech describing Jews as "parasites" and "the eternal enemy".

August 16th, 1929

A long-running dispute between Muslims and Jews over access to the Western Wall in Jerusalem escalated into a week-long period of violent riots throughout Palestine.

August 16th, 1920

The British parliament's Blind Persons Act received royal assent.

August 16th, 1906

An earthquake registering approximately 8.2 Mw struck Valparaíso, Chile, killing 3,882 people.

August 16th, 1900

Second Boer War: A 10,000-strong column of soldiers led by Lord Kitchener broke a 13-day siege of a small garrison.

August 16th, 1896

A group including George Carmack and Skookum Jim Mason (pictured) discovered gold near Dawson City, Canada, setting off the Klondike Gold Rush.

August 16th, 1891

San Sebastian Church (pictured), an all-iron church in Manila, was officially consecrated.

August 16th, 1863

Following Spain's annexation of the Dominican Republic, nationalist rebels raised the Dominican flag in Santiago de los Caballeros to begin the War of Restoration.

August 16th, 1819

Around 15 people were killed and 400 to 700 others injured when cavalry charged into a crowd demanding the reform of parliamentary representation in Manchester, England.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on August 16th

Same year
Born in 1729

67

Catherine II of Russia

The eighth and greatest Emperor of Russia (1762–1796)

*April 21st, 1729, Szczecin †November 17th, 1796, Saint Petersburg

81

Louis-Antoine de Bougainville

French admiral and explorer (1729–1811)

*November 11th, 1729, Paris †August 31st, 1811, Paris

52

Gotthold Ephraim Lessing

German writer, philosopher, publicist, and art critic (1729–1781)

*January 22nd, 1729, Kamenz †February 15th, 1781, Brunswick

83

Johannes le Francq van Berkhey

Dutch author and illustrator (1729-1812)

*January 23rd, 1729, Leiden †March 13th, 1812, Leiden

70

Lazzaro Spallanzani

Italian priest, biologist and physiologist (1729-1799)

*January 12th, 1729, Scandiano †February 11th, 1799, Pavia

56

Moses Mendelssohn

German-Jewish philosopher and theologian (1729–1786)

*September 6th, 1729, Dessau †January 4th, 1786, Berlin

44

Florian Leopold Gassmann

Austrian composer (1729–1774)

*May 3rd, 1729, Most †January 21st, 1774, Vienna

70

Niklaus Friedrich von Steiger

Swiss politician (1729-1799)

*May 17th, 1729, Bern †December 3rd, 1799, Augsburg

78

Georg Thomas von Asch

Russian physician and court official

*April 12th, 1729, Saint Petersburg †June 23rd, 1807, Göttingen

77

Michael von Melas

Austrian general

*May 12th, 1729, Roadeș †May 31st, 1806, Týnec nad Labem

71

Michael Denis

Austrian entomologist and writer(1729–1800)

*September 27th, 1729, Schärding †September 29th, 1800, Vienna

82

Thomas Percy

Irish Anglican bishop (1729-1811)

*April 13th, 1729, Bridgnorth †September 30th, 1811, Dromore

67

Johann Daniel Titius

German astronomer

*January 2nd, 1729, Chojnice †December 11th, 1796, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

58

Ashton Lever

British antiquarian; (1729-1788)

*March 5th, 1729, Alkrington †January 28th, 1788, Manchester

82

Christian Gottlob Heyne

German classical philologist (1729-1812)

*September 25th, 1729, Chemnitz †July 14th, 1812, Göttingen

87

Pierre-Alexandre Monsigny

French composer

*October 17th, 1729, Fauquembergues †January 14th, 1817, Paris

60

Richard Caswell

1st and 5th governor of North Carolina 1729-1789

*August 3rd, 1729, Harford County †November 10th, 1789, Fayetteville

65

Anne d'Arpajon

French noblewoman

*March 4th, 1729, Arpajon †June 27th, 1794, Paris

69

Helena Dorothea von Schönberg

German noblewoman and business person (1729-1799)

*November 22nd, 1729, Erlau †March 29th, 1799, Limbach-Oberfrohna

90

George Leonard

American politician (1729-1819)

*July 4th, 1729, Norton †July 26th, 1819, Raynham

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1729 is a normal year and no leap year.

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