August 16th, 1987

Born on August 16th, 1987

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 13,000 days old!

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What happened on August 16th, 1987?

August 16th, 1987

Northwest Airlines Flight 255, a McDonnell Douglas MD-82, crashes after takeoff in Detroit, Michigan, killing 154 of the 155 on board, plus two people on the ground.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northwest_Airlines_Flight_255

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, 1987

36

Carey Price

Canadian ice hockey goaltender

*August 16th, 1987, Anahim Lake

36

Eri Kitamura

Japanese voice actress and singer

*August 16th, 1987, Tokyo

36

Animus

German rapper

*August 16th, 1987, Heidelberg

36

Martin Walde

German actor

*August 16th, 1987, Dresden

36

Okieriete Onaodowan

American actor

*August 16th, 1987, Newark

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

34

Moussa Sissoko

French footballer (born 1989)

*August 16th, 1989, Le Blanc-Mesnil

29

Eili Harboe

Norwegian actress

*August 16th, 1994, Stavanger Municipality

38

Cristin Milioti

American actress

*August 16th, 1985, Cherry Hill

81

Dietrich Hollinderbäumer

German-Swedish actor

*August 16th, 1942, Essen

65

Madonna

American singer, songwriter, and actress (born 1958)

*August 16th, 1958, Bay City

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

37

Leslie Clio

German singer-songwriter who sings mainly in English

*August 16th, 1986, Hamburg

43

Julien Absalon

French cyclist

*August 16th, 1980, Remiremont

32

Evanna Lynch

Irish actress

*August 16th, 1991, Termonfeckin

35

Ryan Kerrigan

American football player (born 1988)

*August 16th, 1988, Muncie

40

Krystyna Guzik

Polish biathlete

*August 16th, 1983, Zakopane

42

Roque Santa Cruz

Paraguayan footballer

*August 16th, 1981, Luque

45

Olivier Dussopt

French politician (born 1978)

*August 16th, 1978, Annonay

53

Saif Ali Khan

Indian film actor and producer

*August 16th, 1970, New Delhi

77

Lesley Ann Warren

American singer-actress

*August 16th, 1946, New York City

41

Cam Gigandet

American actor

*August 16th, 1982, Tacoma

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

Same year
Born in 1987

36

Kendrick Lamar

American rapper, singer and record producer (born 1987)

*June 17th, 1987, Compton

36

Tontowi Ahmad

Indonesian badminton player

*July 18th, 1987, Banyumas

37

Annari Viljoen

Badminton player

*January 16th, 1987, Bloemfontein

36

Jax Jones

English DJ, songwriter, record producer and remixer

*July 25th, 1987, London

36

Kontra K

German rapper

*July 3rd, 1987, Berlin

36

Milan Borjan

Canadian association football player

*October 23rd, 1987, Knin

37

Eva Avila

Canadian singer, songwriter and actress

*February 25th, 1987, Gatineau

36

Philippa Strache

Austrian presenter and politician

*December 1st, 1987, Vienna

36

Rosalie Thomass

German actress

*August 14th, 1987, Munich

36

Lionel Messi

Argentine association football player (born 1987)

*June 24th, 1987, Rosario

36

Vladimir Ivanov

Russian badminton player

*July 3rd, 1987, Kusa

37

Andrew Ellis

Badminton player

*January 21st, 1987, Leeds

36

Shendy Puspa Irawati

Indonesian badminton player

*May 20th, 1987, Nganjuk

36

Sevdaliza

Iranian-Dutch singer-songwriter, record producer, visual artist and director

*September 1st, 1987, Tehran

37

Anna Hopkins

Canadian actress

*February 12th, 1987, Montreal

37

Vaidas Baumila

Lithuanian singer

*March 28th, 1987, Vilnius

37

Megan Sweeney

American luger

*February 17th, 1987, Portland

36

Duda Beat

Brazilian singer-songwriter

*October 8th, 1987, Recife

37

Kevin-Prince Boateng

Ghanaian association football player

*March 6th, 1987, West Berlin

36

Novak Djokovic

Serbian tennis player

*May 22nd, 1987, Belgrade

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Born on August 16th, 1987
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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1987 is a normal year and no leap year.

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