August 16th, 1968

Born on August 16th, 1968

Age in days, weeks and months
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Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 665 days, exactly on February 13th, 2026, people who were born on August 16th, 1968 will be 21,000 days old!

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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, 1968

55

Clovis Cornillac

French actor and film director

*August 16th, 1968, Lyon

55

Arvind Kejriwal

Indian politician

*August 16th, 1968, Siwani

55

Wolfgang Tillmans

German photographer

*August 16th, 1968, Remscheid

55

Mateja Svet

Former Yugoslavian female alpine skier

*August 16th, 1968, Ljubljana

55

Karine Le Marchand

French television presenter

*August 16th, 1968, Nancy

55

Jessie Chandler

American writer

*August 16th, 1968, Grantsburg

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

53

Saif Ali Khan

Indian film actor and producer

*August 16th, 1970, New Delhi

29

Eili Harboe

Norwegian actress

*August 16th, 1994, Stavanger Municipality

78

Manfred Clauss

German historian of classical antiquity

*August 16th, 1945, Cologne

69

James Cameron

Canadian filmmaker (born 1954)

*August 16th, 1954, Kapuskasing

49

Didier Cuche

Swiss alpine skier

*August 16th, 1974, Le Pâquier

38

Cristin Milioti

American actress

*August 16th, 1985, Cherry Hill

34

Moussa Sissoko

French footballer (born 1989)

*August 16th, 1989, Le Blanc-Mesnil

53

Manisha Koirala

Nepalese actress (born 1970)

*August 16th, 1970, Kathmandu

61

Steve Carell

American actor and comedian (born 1962)

*August 16th, 1962, Concord

65

Anne L'Huillier

French physicist

*August 16th, 1958, Paris

54

Kate Higgins

American voice actress

*August 16th, 1969, Charlottesville

77

Lesley Ann Warren

American singer-actress

*August 16th, 1946, New York City

57

Onésimo Díaz

Spanish historian

*August 16th, 1966, Madrid

78

Bob Balaban

American actor, director and producer (born 1945)

*August 16th, 1945, Chicago

68

Josh Clark

American actor

*August 16th, 1955, Bethesda

86

Lorraine Gary

American actress

*August 16th, 1937, New York City

95

Ann Blyth

American actress

*August 16th, 1928, Mount Kisco

48

Taika Waititi

New Zealand filmmaker, actor, and comedian (born 1975)

*August 16th, 1975, Raukokore

Same year
Born in 1968

55

Casper Van Dien

American actor

*December 18th, 1968, Milton

55

Sidse Babett Knudsen

Danish actress

*November 22nd, 1968, Copenhagen

55

Peter Runggaldier

Italian alpine skier

*December 29th, 1968, Brixen

55

Chris Hunt

English badminton player

*December 1st, 1968, Bolton

55

Massi Furlan

Italian-American actor and film producer

*September 29th, 1968, Treviso

56

Minarti Timur

Indonesian badminton player, coach

*March 24th, 1968, Surabaya

56

Alan Budikusuma

Badminton player

*March 29th, 1968, Surabaya

56

Céline Dion

Canadian singer (born 1968)

*March 30th, 1968, Charlemagne

56

Rexy Mainaky

Badminton player

*March 9th, 1968, Ternate Island

55

Hugh Jackman

Australian actor (born 1968)

*October 12th, 1968, Sydney

56

Petra Schubert

Badminton player

*January 31st, 1968, Finsterwalde

55

Darren Le Tissier

Badminton player

*May 13th, 1968, Bailiwick of Guernsey

56

Árni Þór Hallgrímsson

Badminton player

*March 10th, 1968, Akranes

55

Marine Le Pen

French politician (born 1968)

*August 5th, 1968, Neuilly-sur-Seine

56

Monica Mæland

Norwegian lawyer and politician

*February 6th, 1968, Bergen

55

Gillian Anderson

American-British actress (born 1968)

*August 9th, 1968, Chicago

55

Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović

Croatian politician and diplomat

*April 29th, 1968, Rijeka

55

Larry Sanger

American former professor, co-founder of Wikipedia, founder of Citizendium and other projects

*July 16th, 1968, Bellevue

55

Ralph Brinkhaus

German politician

*June 15th, 1968, Wiedenbrück

55

Kylie Minogue

Australian singer and actress (born 1968)

*May 28th, 1968, Melbourne

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Public holidays on August 16th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on August 16th.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Born on August 16th, 1968
Future birthdays

Leap year

Yes: 1968 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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August 1968