August 16th, 1934

Born on August 16th, 1934

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, 1934

89

Ketty Lester

American actress, recording artist

*August 16th, 1934, Hope

89

Pierre Richard

French actor, film director, screenwriter and comedian

*August 16th, 1934, Valenciennes

76

Diana Wynne Jones

English children's fantasy writer

*August 16th, 1934, London †March 26th, 2011, Bristol

89

Gottfried Müller

German politician and publisher

*August 16th, 1934, Schweina

34

Luboš Tomíček

Czech speedway rider

*August 16th, 1934, Czechoslovakia †October 21st, 1968, Pardubice

88

Douglas Kirkland

Canadian photographer

*August 16th, 1934, Toronto †October 2nd, 2022, Los Angeles

89

John Standing

English actor

*August 16th, 1934, London

84

Sam Trimble

Australian cricketer (1934-2019)

*August 16th, 1934, Lismore †July 29th, 2019, Brisbane

85

Angela Buxton

Female tennis player from United Kingdom (1934-2020)

*August 16th, 1934, Liverpool †August 14th, 2020, Fort Lauderdale

78

Andrew J. Offutt

American author and editor (1934–2013)

*August 16th, 1934, Taylorsville †April 30th, 2013, Rowan County

70

Jean Löring

German footballer and manager (1934-2005)

*August 16th, 1934, Cologne †March 6th, 2005, Cologne

88

Carl-Åke Ljung

Swedish canoeist

*August 16th, 1934, Västervik †February 13th, 2023, Västervik Municipality

89

Donnie Dunagan

Actor and United States Marine

*August 16th, 1934, San Antonio

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81

Dietrich Hollinderbäumer

German-Swedish actor

*August 16th, 1942, Essen

65

Madonna

American singer, songwriter, and actress (born 1958)

*August 16th, 1958, Bay City

87

Anita Gillette

American actress

*August 16th, 1936, Baltimore

78

Manfred Clauss

German historian of classical antiquity

*August 16th, 1945, Cologne

86

Lorraine Gary

American actress

*August 16th, 1937, New York City

95

Ann Blyth

American actress

*August 16th, 1928, Mount Kisco

90

Julie Newmar

American actress (b. 1933)

*August 16th, 1933, Los Angeles

69

James Cameron

Canadian filmmaker (born 1954)

*August 16th, 1954, Kapuskasing

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

29

Eili Harboe

Norwegian actress

*August 16th, 1994, Stavanger Municipality

88

Janet Henfrey

British actress

*August 16th, 1935, Aldershot

85

Rocco Granata

Italian-Belgian singer and accordionist

*August 16th, 1938, Figline Vegliaturo

86

David Anderson

Canadian cabinet minister

*August 16th, 1937, Victoria

86

David Behrman

American composer

*August 16th, 1937, Salzburg

62

Elpidia Carrillo

Mexican actress, producer, and director

*August 16th, 1961, Parácuaro

82

Horst Wessel

German philosopher

*August 16th, 1936, Wuppertal †April 4th, 2019, Berlin

70

Annemarie Huber-Hotz

Swiss politician (1948-2019)

*August 16th, 1948, Baar †August 1st, 2019, Schwarzsee

84

Eydie Gormé

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

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

34

Moussa Sissoko

French footballer (born 1989)

*August 16th, 1989, Le Blanc-Mesnil

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90

Herwig Wolfram

Austrian historian

*February 14th, 1934, Vienna

83

Jörg Kuebart

German general (1934-2018)

*September 2nd, 1934, Olsztyn †February 14th, 2018, Bad Honnef

34

Yuri Gagarin

Soviet pilot and cosmonaut, first human in space (1934–1968)

*March 9th, 1934, Klushino †March 27th, 1968, Novosyolovo

82

Alois Mock

Austrian politician (1934-2017)

*June 10th, 1934, Euratsfeld †June 1st, 2017, Vienna

82

Leonard Cohen

Canadian poet and singer-songwriter (1934–2016)

*September 21st, 1934, Montreal †November 7th, 2016, Los Angeles

68

Manfred Durniok

German film producer

*May 2nd, 1934, Berlin †March 7th, 2003, Berlin

81

Uwe Friedrichsen

German actor

*May 27th, 1934, Altona †April 30th, 2016, Hamburg

62

Carl Sagan

American astrophysicist, cosmologist and author (1934–1996)

*November 9th, 1934, Brooklyn †December 20th, 1996, Seattle

81

Garry Marshall

American actor and filmmaker (1934–2016)

*November 13th, 1934, The Bronx †July 19th, 2016, Burbank

84

Jessy Rameik

German actor, singer and voice actor

*April 18th, 1934, Riga †August 31st, 2018, Berlin

32

Brian Epstein

British personal manager and impresario (1934–1967)

*September 19th, 1934, Liverpool †August 27th, 1967, London

85

Alexey Leonov

Soviet pilot and cosmonaut, first human to conduct a spacewalk (1934-2019)

*May 30th, 1934, Listvyanka †October 11th, 2019, Burdenko Hospital

82

Roman Herzog

Former President of the Federal Republic of Germany (1934-2017)

*April 5th, 1934, Landshut †January 10th, 2017, Bad Mergentheim

89

Sophia Loren

Italian actress

*September 20th, 1934, Rome

88

Bill Russell

American basketball player and coach (1934–2022)

*February 12th, 1934, Monroe †July 31st, 2022, Mercer Island

82

Jan Kubr

Czechoslovak biker

*August 6th, 1934, Krásný Dvůr †February 11th, 2017

89

Wole Soyinka

Nobel laureate Nigerian writer

*July 13th, 1934, Ogun State

81

Billy Paul

American singer (1934-2016)

*December 1st, 1934, Philadelphia †April 24th, 2016, Blackwood

72

Paul Carr

American actor (1934–2006)

*February 1st, 1934, New Orleans †February 17th, 2006, Los Angeles

90

Lou Antonio

American actor (b. 1934)

*January 23rd, 1934, Oklahoma City

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1934 is a normal year and no leap year.

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