August 16th, 1758

Born on August 16th, 1758

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 1758

73

James Monroe

President of the United States from 1817 to 1825

*April 28th, 1758, Monroe Hall †July 4th, 1831, New York City

36

Maximilien Robespierre

French revolutionary lawyer and politician (1758–1794)

*May 6th, 1758, Arras †July 28th, 1794, Paris

79

Antoine Isaac Silvestre de Sacy

French linguist and orientalist (1758–1838)

*September 21st, 1758, Paris †February 21st, 1838, Paris

47

Horatio Nelson

British Royal Navy admiral (1758–1805)

*September 29th, 1758, Burnham Thorpe †October 21st, 1805, Cape Trafalgar

81

Heinrich Wilhelm Olbers

German physician and astronomer (1758-1840)

*October 11th, 1758, Hemelingen †March 2nd, 1840, Bremen

48

Jean-Jacques Dessalines

Leader of Haitian Revolution and first ruler of independent Haiti (1758-1806)

*September 20th, 1758, Plaine-du-Nord †October 17th, 1806, Port-au-Prince

84

Noah Webster

American lexicographer, textbook pioneer, English-language spelling reformer, writer, editor and author (1758-1843)

*October 16th, 1758, West Hartford †May 28th, 1843, New Haven

58

André Masséna

French military commander during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars (1758-1817)

*May 6th, 1758, Nice †April 4th, 1817, Paris

21

Go-Momozono

Emperor of Japan (1758-1779)

*August 5th, 1758, Kyoto †December 16th, 1779, Kyoto

74

James Stephen

British lawyer, slavery abolitionist and politician

*June 30th, 1758, Poole †October 10th, 1832, Bath

76

George Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer

British Whig politician (1758-1834)

*September 1st, 1758, Wimbledon †November 10th, 1834, Althorp

82

Peter Joseph Krahe

German architect (1758-1840)

*April 8th, 1758, Mannheim †October 7th, 1840, Brunswick

69

Theodorus Bailey

American politician

*October 12th, 1758, Fishkill †September 6th, 1828, New York City

61

Cosme Argerich

Argentine physician

*September 26th, 1758, Buenos Aires †February 14th, 1820, Buenos Aires

35

Marguerite-Élie Guadet

French politician (1758-1794)

*July 20th, 1758, Saint-Émilion †June 19th, 1794, Bordeaux

78

Ludwig Erdwin Seyler

Hamburg banker (1758-1836)

*May 15th, 1758, Hamburg †October 26th, 1836, Hamburg

58

Maximus von Imhof

Greek physicist (1758-1817)

*July 26th, 1758, Reisbach †April 11th, 1817, Munich

68

John Pinkerton

British antiquarian

*February 17th, 1758, Edinburgh †March 10th, 1826, Paris

44

Richard Dobbs Spaight

8th governor of North Carolina (1758-1802)

*March 25th, 1758, New Bern †September 6th, 1802, New Bern

60

Ludwig Gotthard Kosegarten

German poet

*February 1st, 1758, Grevesmühlen †October 26th, 1818, Greifswald

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1758 is a normal year and no leap year.

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