August 16th, 1929

Born on August 16th, 1929

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What happened on August 16th, 1929?

August 16th, 1929

The 1929 Palestine riots break out in Mandatory Palestine between Palestinian Arabs and Jews and continue until the end of the month. In total, 133 Jews and 116 Arabs are killed.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1929_Palestine_riots

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.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Wall

What else 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, 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.

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

Born on August 16th, 1929

73

Helmut Rahn

German footballer (1929-2003)

*August 16th, 1929, Essen †August 14th, 2003, Essen

51

Bill Evans

American jazz pianist (1929–1980)

*August 16th, 1929, Plainfield †September 15th, 1980, New York City

88

Wyatt Tee Walker

American civil rights activist

*August 16th, 1929, Brockton †January 23rd, 2018, Chester

68

Fritz Von Erich

American professional wrestler (1929-1997)

*August 16th, 1929, Jewett †September 10th, 1997, Denton

87

Ina-Maria Greverus

German university teacher

*August 16th, 1929, Zwickau †April 11th, 2017, Frankfurt

80

Kurt Zapf

German association football player (1929-2010)

*August 16th, 1929, Plauen †August 11th, 2010

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

81

Dietrich Hollinderbäumer

German-Swedish actor

*August 16th, 1942, Essen

95

Ann Blyth

American actress

*August 16th, 1928, Mount Kisco

65

Madonna

American singer, songwriter, and actress (born 1958)

*August 16th, 1958, Bay City

78

Manfred Clauss

German historian of classical antiquity

*August 16th, 1945, Cologne

84

Eydie Gormé

American pop singer, chanteuse, comic actress (1928-2013)

*August 16th, 1928, The Bronx †August 10th, 2013, Las Vegas

86

Lorraine Gary

American actress

*August 16th, 1937, New York City

87

Anita Gillette

American actress

*August 16th, 1936, Baltimore

89

Ketty Lester

American actress, recording artist

*August 16th, 1934, Hope

69

James Cameron

Canadian filmmaker (born 1954)

*August 16th, 1954, Kapuskasing

29

Eili Harboe

Norwegian actress

*August 16th, 1994, Stavanger Municipality

78

Bob Balaban

American actor, director and producer (born 1945)

*August 16th, 1945, Chicago

77

Lesley Ann Warren

American singer-actress

*August 16th, 1946, New York City

90

Ara Güler

Turkish photographer (1928-2018)

*August 16th, 1928, Beyoğlu †October 17th, 2018, Istanbul

79

Robert Culp

American actor (1930–2010)

*August 16th, 1930, Oakland †March 24th, 2010, Los Angeles

90

Julie Newmar

American actress (b. 1933)

*August 16th, 1933, Los Angeles

73

Norman Wexler

American screenwriter (1926-1999)

*August 16th, 1926, New Bedford †August 23rd, 1999, Washington, D.C.

34

Moussa Sissoko

French footballer (born 1989)

*August 16th, 1989, Le Blanc-Mesnil

38

Cristin Milioti

American actress

*August 16th, 1985, Cherry Hill

68

Josh Clark

American actor

*August 16th, 1955, Bethesda

85

Rocco Granata

Italian-Belgian singer and accordionist

*August 16th, 1938, Figline Vegliaturo

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Born in 1929

39

Martin Luther King Jr.

American Baptist minister and civil rights leader (1929–1968)

*January 15th, 1929, Atlanta †April 4th, 1968, Memphis

91

Kurt Rudolph

German religious studies scholar

*April 3rd, 1929, Dresden †May 13th, 2020

83

Hebe Camargo

Brazilian recording artist, television host, singer

*March 8th, 1929, Taubaté †September 29th, 2012, Albert Einstein Israelite Hospital

63

Audrey Hepburn

British actress (1929–1993)

*May 4th, 1929, Rue Keyenveld - Keienveldstraat †January 20th, 1993, Tolochenaz

87

Kathleen Crowley

American actress and beauty pageant contestant (1929-2017)

*December 26th, 1929, Green Bank †April 23rd, 2017, Green Bank

91

Christopher Plummer

Canadian actor

*December 13th, 1929, Toronto †February 5th, 2021, Weston

87

Chuck Barris

American game show creator, producer, and host (1929-2017)

*June 3rd, 1929, Philadelphia †March 21st, 2017, Palisades

95

Christian Meier

German historian of ancient history and professor

*February 16th, 1929, Słupsk

87

Willi Fährmann

German writer

*December 18th, 1929, Duisburg †May 25th, 2017, Xanten

52

Grace Kelly

American actress and Princess consort of Monaco (1929–1982)

*November 12th, 1929, Philadelphia †September 14th, 1982, Commune of Monaco

70

Screamin' Jay Hawkins

American singer-songwriter, musician, actor, film producer, and boxer (1929-2000)

*July 18th, 1929, Cleveland †February 12th, 2000, Neuilly-sur-Seine

83

Robert Bonnaud

Historian

*November 13th, 1929, Marseille †January 22nd, 2013, 13th arrondissement of Paris

87

Hans Koschnick

German politician (SPD), Mayor of Bremen (1929-2016)

*April 2nd, 1929, Bremen †April 21st, 2016, Bremen

73

Dorothee Sölle

German theologian

*September 30th, 1929, Cologne †April 27th, 2003, Göppingen

86

Bud Spencer

Italian actor, professional swimmer and water polo player (1929–2016)

*October 31st, 1929, Naples †June 27th, 2016, Rome

94

Milan Kundera

Franco-Czech poet and novelist

*April 1st, 1929, Brno †July 11th, 2023, 7th arrondissement of Paris

85

Karl Otto Pöhl

German banker (1929–2014)

*December 1st, 1929, Hanover †December 9th, 2014, Switzerland

87

Michael M. Ryan

American actor (1929-2017)

*March 19th, 1929, Wichita †March 1st, 2017, Kansas City

87

Josef Válka

Czech historian (1929-2017)

*July 13th, 1929, Borač †May 13th, 2017, Brno

86

Mohammad Shafi Qureshi

Founder of the Congress party in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir

*November 24th, 1929, Srinagar †August 28th, 2016, New Delhi

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1929 is a normal year and no leap year.

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