August 16th, 1811

Born on August 16th, 1811

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 1811

52

William Makepeace Thackeray

British novelist (1811–1863)

*July 18th, 1811, Kolkata †December 24th, 1863, London

66

Urbain Le Verrier

French astronomer (1811-1877)

*March 11th, 1811, Saint-Lô †September 23rd, 1877, Paris

85

Harriet Beecher Stowe

American abolitionist and author (1811–1896)

*June 14th, 1811, Litchfield †July 1st, 1896, Hartford

74

Franz Liszt

Hungarian romantic composer and virtuoso pianist (1811–1886)

*October 22nd, 1811, Raiding †July 31st, 1886, Bayreuth

84

Ambroise Thomas

French composer

*August 5th, 1811, Metz †February 12th, 1896, rue du Conservatoire

83

Joseph Derenbourg

Franco-German orientalist (1811-1895)

*August 21st, 1811, Mainz †July 29th, 1895, Bad Ems

57

Carlo Matteucci

Italian politician and physicist (1811–1868)

*June 20th, 1811, Forlì †June 24th, 1868, Livorno

88

Robert Bunsen

German chemist (1811-1899)

*March 30th, 1811, Göttingen †August 16th, 1899, Heidelberg

86

James Hall

American paleontologist (1811-1898)

*September 12th, 1811, Hingham †August 7th, 1898, Bethlehem

61

Théophile Gautier

French poet, dramatist, novelist, journalist, and art and literary critic

*August 30th, 1811, Tarbes †October 23rd, 1872, Neuilly-sur-Seine

36

Vissarion Belinsky

Russian literary critic

*May 30th, 1811, Suomenlinna †May 26th, 1848, Saint Petersburg

63

Isaac Singer

American businessman; inventor of the Singer sewing machine (1811-1875)

*October 27th, 1811, Pittstown †July 23rd, 1875, Paignton

61

Horace Greeley

American politician and publisher (1811–1872)

*February 3rd, 1811, Amherst †November 29th, 1872, Pleasantville

54

Adam Clark

Scottish engineer

*August 11th, 1811, Edinburgh †June 23rd, 1866, Buda

78

Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach

German empress (1811-1890)

*September 30th, 1811, Weimar †January 7th, 1890, Berlin

72

Judah P. Benjamin

American politician and lawyer (1811-1884)

*August 6th, 1811, Christiansted †May 6th, 1884, Paris

77

Tito I Ricordi

Italian publisher (1811-1888)

*January 1st, 1811, Milan †January 1st, 1888, Milan

50

Edward Dickinson Baker

American politician, lawyer and military leader (1811–1861)

*February 24th, 1811, London †October 21st, 1861, Leesburg

51

Nicomedes Pastor Díaz y Corbelle

Spanish politician and writer

*September 15th, 1811, Viveiro †March 22nd, 1863, Madrid

38

Frances Sargent Osgood

American poet

*June 18th, 1811, Boston †May 12th, 1850, New York City

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1811 is a normal year and no leap year.

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