August 16th, 1997

Born on August 16th, 1997

Age in days, weeks and months
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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, 1997

26

Greyson Chance

American singer, songwriter, and musician

*August 16th, 1997, Wichita Falls

26

Donald Parham

American football tight end

*August 16th, 1997, Lakeland

26

Tilly Keeper

British actress

*August 16th, 1997, London

26

Sabina Rouge

American pornographic film actress and musician

*August 16th, 1997, Camden County

26

Joao Joshimar Rojas

Association football player

*August 16th, 1997, El Guabo Canton

26

Aihen Muñoz

Spanish footballer

*August 16th, 1997, Etxauri

26

Piper Curda

American actress

*August 16th, 1997, Tallahassee

26

Song Geon-hee

South Korean actor

*August 16th, 1997, Gunpo ɡ

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Who's birthday is on August 16th?

29

Eili Harboe

Norwegian actress

*August 16th, 1994, Stavanger Municipality

81

Dietrich Hollinderbäumer

German-Swedish actor

*August 16th, 1942, Essen

65

Madonna

American singer, songwriter, and actress (born 1958)

*August 16th, 1958, Bay City

34

Moussa Sissoko

French footballer (born 1989)

*August 16th, 1989, Le Blanc-Mesnil

24

Karen Chen

American figure skater

*August 16th, 1999, Fremont

38

Cristin Milioti

American actress

*August 16th, 1985, Cherry Hill

78

Manfred Clauss

German historian of classical antiquity

*August 16th, 1945, Cologne

24

Michaël Cuisance

French association football player

*August 16th, 1999, Strasbourg

69

James Cameron

Canadian filmmaker (born 1954)

*August 16th, 1954, Kapuskasing

27

Caeleb Dressel

American swimmer

*August 16th, 1996, Orange Park

29

Aristide Bègue

French biathlete

*August 16th, 1994, Beauvais

49

Didier Cuche

Swiss alpine skier

*August 16th, 1974, Le Pâquier

32

Evanna Lynch

Irish actress

*August 16th, 1991, Termonfeckin

77

Lesley Ann Warren

American singer-actress

*August 16th, 1946, New York City

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

95

Ann Blyth

American actress

*August 16th, 1928, Mount Kisco

65

Anne L'Huillier

French physicist

*August 16th, 1958, Paris

53

Saif Ali Khan

Indian film actor and producer

*August 16th, 1970, New Delhi

87

Anita Gillette

American actress

*August 16th, 1936, Baltimore

Same year
Born in 1997

26

Zara Larsson

Swedish singer and songwriter

*December 16th, 1997, Solna Municipality

27

Zheng Siwei

Chinese badminton player

*February 26th, 1997, Wenzhou

27

Bad Gyal

Spanish singer

*March 7th, 1997, Vilassar de Mar

27

Victor Leksell

Swedish singer

*April 4th, 1997, Torslanda

27

Becky G

American singer and actress

*March 2nd, 1997, Inglewood

26

Dechapol Puavaranukroh

Thai badminton player

*May 20th, 1997, Chonburi

27

Li Yinhui

Chinese badminton player

*March 11th, 1997, Wuhan

27

Princesa Alba

Chilean singer

*February 16th, 1997, Santiago

26

Leony

German pop singer

*June 25th, 1997, Chammünster

26

Yuta Watanabe

Badminton player

*June 13th, 1997, Suginami-ku

27

Chloë Grace Moretz

American actress (born 1997)

*February 10th, 1997, Atlanta

27

Bella Poarch

American singer and social media personality (born 1997)

*February 9th, 1997, Philippines

26

Chirag Shetty

Indian badminton player

*July 4th, 1997, Mumbai

26

Raye

British singer and songwriter

*October 24th, 1997, Tooting

27

Aaron Chia Teng Fong

Malaysian badminton player

*February 24th, 1997, Malacca

26

Dardan

German rapper

*October 2nd, 1997, Stuttgart

26

Apache 207

German rapper

*October 23rd, 1997, Ludwigshafen

26

Charles Leclerc

Monegasque racing driver

*October 16th, 1997, Monte Carlo

26

Malala Yousafzai

Pakistani children's education activist

*July 12th, 1997, Mingora

26

Fabian Reese

German association football player

*November 29th, 1997, Kiel

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1997 is a normal year and no leap year.

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