August 16th, 1731

Born on August 16th, 1731

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 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, becoming the first first disability-specific legislation to be passed anywhere in the world.

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 in Manila, the only all-steel church in Asia, 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

Born on August 16th, 1731

78

William Greene

Governor of the state of Rhode Island (1731-1809)

*August 16th, 1731, Warwick †November 29th, 1809, Warwick

Same Day
Who's birthday is on August 16th?

81

Dietrich Hollinderbäumer

German-Swedish actor

*August 16th, 1942, Essen

78

Manfred Clauss

German historian of classical antiquity

*August 16th, 1945, Cologne

65

Madonna

American singer, songwriter, and actress (born 1958)

*August 16th, 1958, Bay City

29

Eili Harboe

Norwegian actress

*August 16th, 1994, Stavanger

69

James Cameron

Canadian filmmaker (born 1954)

*August 16th, 1954, Kapuskasing

95

Ann Blyth

American actress

*August 16th, 1928, Mount Kisco

34

Moussa Sissoko

French footballer (born 1989)

*August 16th, 1989, Le Blanc-Mesnil

75

Gabriel Lippmann

Luxembourgish physicist nationalized French (1845-1921)

*August 16th, 1845, Bonnevoie †July 13th, 1921, Atlantic Ocean

86

Lorraine Gary

American actress

*August 16th, 1937, New York City

38

Cristin Milioti

American actress

*August 16th, 1985, Cherry Hill

78

Bob Balaban

American actor, director and producer

*August 16th, 1945, Chicago

77

Lesley Ann Warren

American actress

*August 16th, 1946, New York City

62

Elpidia Carrillo

Mexican actress, producer, and director

*August 16th, 1961, Parácuaro

87

Anita Gillette

American actress

*August 16th, 1936, Baltimore

24

Karen Chen

American figure skater

*August 16th, 1999, Fremont

89

Ketty Lester

American actress, recording artist

*August 16th, 1934, Hope

65

Anne L'Huillier

French physicist

*August 16th, 1958, Paris

49

Didier Cuche

Swiss alpine skier

*August 16th, 1974, Le Pâquier

68

Josh Clark

American actor

*August 16th, 1955, Bethesda

63

Johann Friedrich Hirt

German theologian

*August 16th, 1719, Apolda †July 29th, 1783, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

Same year
Born in 1731

78

Henry Cavendish

British natural philosopher, scientist, and an important experimental and theoretical chemist and physicist

*October 10th, 1731, Nice †February 24th, 1810, London

70

Erasmus Darwin

English physician (1731-1802)

*December 12th, 1731, Elston †April 18th, 1802, Breadsall

70

Martha Washington

First Lady of the United States from 1789 to 1797

*June 13th, 1731, Chestnut Grove †May 22nd, 1802, Mount Vernon

44

Emanuel Philibert von Waldstein-Wartenberg

(1731-1775)

*February 2nd, 1731, Vienna †May 22nd, 1775, Třebíč

80

Tommaso Antici

Italian cardinal

*May 10th, 1731, Recanati †January 4th, 1812, Recanati

80

William Williams

Signer of the US declaration of Independence (1731-1811)

*April 23rd, 1731, Connecticut †August 2nd, 1811, Connecticut

70

Friedrich Zacharias Saltzmann

Gardener at the Royal Terrace area of Sanssouci, Potsdam, Germany

*January 3rd, 1731, Charlottenburg †November 10th, 1801, Potsdam

35

Marie Josèphe of Saxony

Dauphine of France (1731-1767)

*November 4th, 1731, Dresden †March 13th, 1767, Palace of Versailles

77

Catharina Elisabeth Goethe

Mother of Johann Wolfgang Goethe

*February 19th, 1731, Frankfurt †September 13th, 1808, Frankfurt

62

Karl Abraham von Zedlitz

Prussian civil servant (1731-1793)

*January 4th, 1731, Czarny Bór †March 18th, 1793, Czerńczyce, Wrocław County

75

Sophie von La Roche

German novelist, editor

*December 6th, 1731, Kaufbeuren †February 18th, 1807, Offenbach am Main

71

Johannes Wiedewelt

Danish sculptor

*July 1st, 1731, Copenhagen †December 17th, 1802, Copenhagen

76

Francis Gundaker of Colloredo-Mansfeld

Politician (1731-1807)

*May 28th, 1731, Vienna †October 27th, 1807, Vienna

91

Joaquim Machado de Castro

Portuguese artist

*June 19th, 1731, Coimbra †November 17th, 1822, Lisbon

90

Jean-Jacques Castex

French artist

*April 9th, 1731, Toulouse †January 1st, 1822, Paris

79

Franz Anton Bagnato

German architect (1731-1810)

*June 15th, 1731, Altshausen †June 18th, 1810, Altshausen

32

Gabriela Silang

Filipino insurgent leader

*March 19th, 1731, Santa †September 20th, 1763, Vigan

66

Christian Cannabich

German violinist, composer, and Kapellmeister (1731-1798)

*December 28th, 1731, Mannheim †January 20th, 1798, Frankfurt

60

Catharine Macaulay

English historian, philosopher, feminist (1731-1791)

*April 2nd, 1731, Wye †June 22nd, 1791, Binfield

71

Ignazio Busca

Catholic cardinal (1731-1803)

*August 31st, 1731, Milan †July 12th, 1803, Rome

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Public holidays on August 16th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on August 16th.

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1731 is a normal year and no leap year.

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