August 16th, 1944

Born on August 16th, 1944

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What happened on August 16th, 1944?

August 16th, 1944

First flight of a jet with forward-swept wings, the Junkers Ju 287.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forward-swept_wing

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, 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, 1944

68

Kevin Ayers

English singer-songwriter, record producer (1944–2013)

*August 16th, 1944, Herne Bay †February 18th, 2013, Montolieu

79

Soledad Becerril

Spanish politician

*August 16th, 1944, Madrid

79

Karin Schubert

Politician

*August 16th, 1944, Erfurt

79

Moustique

French singer

*August 16th, 1944, Paris

54

Hans Georg Pflüger

German composer

*August 16th, 1944, Schwäbisch Gmünd †March 9th, 1999, Bietigheim-Bissingen

74

Friederike de Haas

German politician (1944-2019)

*August 16th, 1944, Rosenthal-Bielatal †June 17th, 2019

71

Wolfgang Göddertz

German sculptor (1944-2016)

*August 16th, 1944, Gustorf †July 12th, 2016

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Who's birthday is on August 16th?

81

Dietrich Hollinderbäumer

German-Swedish actor

*August 16th, 1942, Essen

78

Manfred Clauss

German historian of classical antiquity

*August 16th, 1945, Cologne

78

Bob Balaban

American actor, director and producer (born 1945)

*August 16th, 1945, Chicago

65

Madonna

American singer, songwriter, and actress (born 1958)

*August 16th, 1958, Bay City

77

Lesley Ann Warren

American singer-actress

*August 16th, 1946, New York City

69

James Cameron

Canadian filmmaker (born 1954)

*August 16th, 1954, Kapuskasing

86

Lorraine Gary

American actress

*August 16th, 1937, New York City

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

68

Josh Clark

American actor

*August 16th, 1955, Bethesda

58

Umaru Musa Yar'Adua

President of Nigeria (1951-2010)

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

65

Anne L'Huillier

French physicist

*August 16th, 1958, Paris

71

Dee Hoty

American actress

*August 16th, 1952, Lakewood

34

Moussa Sissoko

French footballer (born 1989)

*August 16th, 1989, Le Blanc-Mesnil

38

Cristin Milioti

American actress

*August 16th, 1985, Cherry Hill

75

Patrick Balkany

French politician

*August 16th, 1948, Neuilly-sur-Seine

85

Rocco Granata

Italian-Belgian singer and accordionist

*August 16th, 1938, Figline Vegliaturo

70

Kathie Lee Gifford

French-born American television presenter, singer, songwriter, occasional actress and author

*August 16th, 1953, Paris

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Born in 1944

79

Udo Kier

German actor

*October 14th, 1944, Cologne

79

Poul Michelsen

Faroese businessperson and politician

*July 22nd, 1944, Tórshavn

79

Nils Ole Oftebro

Norwegian actor

*December 1st, 1944, Sarpsborg Municipality

73

Jonathan Demme

American film director (1944–2017)

*February 22nd, 1944, Baldwin †April 26th, 2017, Manhattan

79

John Rhys-Davies

British actor

*May 5th, 1944, Ammanford

80

Syed Mohammed Arif

Badminton player and trainer

*January 29th, 1944, Hyderabad

80

Joachim Schimpke

Badminton player

*March 8th, 1944, Hohenstein-Ernstthal

79

Michael Douglas

American actor and film producer

*September 25th, 1944, New Brunswick

80

Gerhard Schröder

Chancellor of Germany from 1998 to 2005

*April 7th, 1944, Mossenberg-Wöhren

80

Gert Audring

German historian of classical antiquity

*February 6th, 1944, Śrem

79

Dieter Planck

German archaeologist

*August 14th, 1944, Rottenburg am Neckar

80

Alice Walker

American author and activist (1944- )

*February 9th, 1944, Eatonton

79

Ban Ki-moon

8th Secretary-General of the United Nations

*June 13th, 1944, Eumseong County

77

Judi Rollick

Badminton player

*August 17th, 1944, Seattle †April 5th, 2022

80

Alexander Van der Bellen

President of Austria since 2017

*January 18th, 1944, Vienna

77

Volker Lechtenbrink

German actor and singer

*August 18th, 1944, Zelenogradsk †November 22nd, 2021, Hamburg

72

David Chandler

American chemist (1944-2017)

*October 15th, 1944, New York City †April 18th, 2017, Berkeley

72

Helena Štáchová

Czech actress, theatre director, manager and puppeteer

*November 18th, 1944, Prague †March 22nd, 2017, Prague

79

Serge Haroche

French physicist, Nobel laureate

*September 11th, 1944, Casablanca

79

Dieter Hertrampf

German musician, singer and guitarist

*November 29th, 1944, Berlin

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Yes: 1944 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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