August 16th, 1954

Born on August 16th, 1954

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What happened on August 16th, 1954?

August 16th, 1954

The first issue of Sports Illustrated is published.

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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, 1954

69

James Cameron

Canadian filmmaker (born 1954)

*August 16th, 1954, Kapuskasing

69

Christel Klinzmann

German association football player

*August 16th, 1954, Rottorf

69

George Galloway

British politician, broadcaster, and columnist

*August 16th, 1954, Dundee

69

Benjamin Alire Sáenz

Poet, novelist and writer from the United States

*August 16th, 1954, Doña Ana County

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

65

Madonna

American singer, songwriter, and actress (born 1958)

*August 16th, 1958, Bay City

81

Dietrich Hollinderbäumer

German-Swedish actor

*August 16th, 1942, Essen

68

Josh Clark

American actor

*August 16th, 1955, Bethesda

78

Manfred Clauss

German historian of classical antiquity

*August 16th, 1945, Cologne

70

Kathie Lee Gifford

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

*August 16th, 1953, Paris

71

Dee Hoty

American actress

*August 16th, 1952, Lakewood

65

Anne L'Huillier

French physicist

*August 16th, 1958, Paris

77

Lesley Ann Warren

American singer-actress

*August 16th, 1946, New York City

29

Eili Harboe

Norwegian actress

*August 16th, 1994, Stavanger Municipality

58

Umaru Musa Yar'Adua

President of Nigeria (1951-2010)

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

78

Bob Balaban

American actor, director and producer (born 1945)

*August 16th, 1945, Chicago

86

Lorraine Gary

American actress

*August 16th, 1937, New York City

65

Angela Bassett

American actress

*August 16th, 1958, New York City

67

Dale Raoul

American actress

*August 16th, 1956, Missoula

87

Anita Gillette

American actress

*August 16th, 1936, Baltimore

61

Steve Carell

American actor and comedian (born 1962)

*August 16th, 1962, Concord

95

Ann Blyth

American actress

*August 16th, 1928, Mount Kisco

34

Moussa Sissoko

French footballer (born 1989)

*August 16th, 1989, Le Blanc-Mesnil

38

Cristin Milioti

American actress

*August 16th, 1985, Cherry Hill

89

Ketty Lester

American actress, recording artist

*August 16th, 1934, Hope

Same year
Born in 1954

69

François Hollande

President of France from 2012 to 2017

*August 12th, 1954, Rouen

69

Angela Merkel

Chancellor of Germany from 2005 to 2021

*July 17th, 1954, Eimsbüttel

69

Lim Swee Say

Former Singaporean politician

*July 13th, 1954, Singapore

70

Rudolf Simek

Austrian philologist and Germanist

*February 21st, 1954, Eisenstadt

70

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

President of the Republic of Turkey since 2014

*February 26th, 1954, Kasımpaşa

69

Lorraine Bracco

American actress

*October 2nd, 1954, Brooklyn

70

Jackie Chan

Hong Kong actor and martial artist (born 1954)

*April 7th, 1954, Victoria Peak

67

Shinzō Abe

Prime Minister of Japan from 2006–2007 and 2012–2020 (1954-2022)

*September 21st, 1954, Shinjuku †July 8th, 2022, Nara Medical University Hospital

58

Hugo Chávez

President of Venezuela, 1999–2002 and 2002–2013

*July 28th, 1954, Sabaneta †March 5th, 2013, Hospital Militar de Caracas

69

Uli Stielike

German association football player and manager

*November 15th, 1954, Ketsch

69

Karl-Heinz Körbel

German association football player and manager

*December 1st, 1954, Dossenheim

69

Sven-Erik Bucht

Swedish politician

*December 28th, 1954, Karungi

70

Eckhardt Rehberg

German politician

*April 3rd, 1954, Ribnitz-Damgarten

69

Emir Kusturica

Bosnian film director, actor and musician

*November 24th, 1954, Sarajevo

69

Caroline Cossey

English model and actress

*August 31st, 1954, Brooke

69

Kathy Kinney

American actress

*November 3rd, 1954, Stevens Point

69

Petra Uhlig

East German handball player

*July 22nd, 1954, Penig

69

Alexander Lukashenko

President of Belarus since 1994

*August 30th, 1954, Kopyś

70

Isabelle McEwen

Canadian film director

*January 6th, 1954, Montreal

69

Renate Franz

German journalist and sport historian

*November 18th, 1954, Solingen

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No: With 365 days 1954 is a normal year and no leap year.

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