August 16th, 1942

Born on August 16th, 1942

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What happened on August 16th, 1942?

August 16th, 1942

World War II: US Navy L-class blimp L-8 drifts in from the Pacific and eventually crashes in Daly City, California. The two-man crew cannot be found.

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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".

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Holocaust

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, 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.

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

Born on August 16th, 1942

81

Dietrich Hollinderbäumer

German-Swedish actor

*August 16th, 1942, Essen

81

George Eastman

Italian actor

*August 16th, 1942, Genoa

79

John Challis

English actor

*August 16th, 1942, Bristol †September 19th, 2021

81

Reinhard Klimmt

German politician

*August 16th, 1942, Berlin

81

Lesley Turner Bowrey

Australian tennis player

*August 16th, 1942, Trangie

63

Christian Fenner

German university teacher (1942-2006)

*August 16th, 1942, Berlin †January 2nd, 2006, Berlin

63

Barbara George

American musician

*August 16th, 1942, New Orleans †August 10th, 2006

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

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

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

86

Lorraine Gary

American actress

*August 16th, 1937, New York City

69

James Cameron

Canadian filmmaker (born 1954)

*August 16th, 1954, Kapuskasing

87

Anita Gillette

American actress

*August 16th, 1936, Baltimore

29

Eili Harboe

Norwegian actress

*August 16th, 1994, Stavanger Municipality

95

Ann Blyth

American actress

*August 16th, 1928, Mount Kisco

89

Ketty Lester

American actress, recording artist

*August 16th, 1934, Hope

85

Rocco Granata

Italian-Belgian singer and accordionist

*August 16th, 1938, Figline Vegliaturo

68

Josh Clark

American actor

*August 16th, 1955, Bethesda

82

Paul Hecht

Canadian actor

*August 16th, 1941, London

58

Umaru Musa Yar'Adua

President of Nigeria (1951-2010)

*August 16th, 1951, Katsina †May 5th, 2010, Nigerian Presidential Complex

34

Moussa Sissoko

French footballer (born 1989)

*August 16th, 1989, Le Blanc-Mesnil

71

Dee Hoty

American actress

*August 16th, 1952, Lakewood

38

Cristin Milioti

American actress

*August 16th, 1985, Cherry Hill

84

Trevor McDonald

British newsreader and journalist

*August 16th, 1939, San Fernando

86

David Anderson

Canadian cabinet minister

*August 16th, 1937, Victoria

74

Helga Schultz

German historian

*August 16th, 1941, Schwerin †March 7th, 2016, Berlin

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Born in 1942

81

Joe Biden

President of the United States since 2021

*November 20th, 1942, Scranton

77

Terry Jones

Welsh actor, comedian, director, historian and writer (1942–2020)

*February 1st, 1942, Colwyn Bay †January 21st, 2020, North London

76

Stephen Hawking

British theoretical physicist, cosmologist and author (1942–2018)

*January 8th, 1942, Oxford †March 14th, 2018, Cambridge

81

Katherine Justice

American actress

*October 28th, 1942, Sacramento

81

Wolfgang Schäuble

German politician and statesman (1942–2023)

*September 18th, 1942, Freiburg im Breisgau †December 26th, 2023, Offenburg

81

Richard Stoltzman

American musician

*July 12th, 1942, Omaha

81

Amitabh Bachchan

Indian film actor (born 1942)

*October 11th, 1942, Prayagraj

82

John Cale

Welsh composer, singer-songwriter and record producer

*March 9th, 1942, Garnant

81

Paul McCartney

English musician and member of the Beatles (born 1942)

*June 18th, 1942, Liverpool

74

Daliah Lavi

Israeli actress, singer and model (1942-2017)

*October 12th, 1942, Shavei Tzion †May 3rd, 2017, Asheville

74

Muhammad Ali

American boxer, philanthropist, and activist (1942–2016)

*January 17th, 1942, Louisville †June 3rd, 2016, Scottsdale

82

Per A. Anonsen

Norwegian actor, film editor, screenwriter and film producer

*January 8th, 1942, Oslo

81

Søren Steen

Danish actor

*August 22nd, 1942, Denmark

69

Muammar Gaddafi

Libyan dictator, politician and political theorist (1942–2011)

*June 7th, 1942, Qasr Abu Hadi †October 20th, 2011, Sirte

82

Michel Mayor

Swiss astrophysicist & Nobel laureate of Physics

*January 12th, 1942, Lausanne

76

Aretha Franklin

American singer, songwriter, and pianist (1942–2018)

*March 25th, 1942, Memphis †August 16th, 2018, Detroit

82

Jun'ichirō Koizumi

Prime Minister of Japan from 2001 to 2006

*January 8th, 1942, Yokosuka

81

Raman Ghosh

Badminton player

*August 15th, 1942, Bareilly

81

Hu Jintao

General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party from 2002 to 2012

*December 21st, 1942, Jiangyan District

27

Jimi Hendrix

American guitarist (1942–1970)

*November 27th, 1942, Seattle †September 18th, 1970, Kensington

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