August 16th, 2024

Born on August 16th, 2024

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

Ray Chapman of the Cleveland Indians was hit by a pitch and died the following day, becoming the only Major League Baseball player to die directly as a result of injuries sustained during a game.

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 (pictured), an all-iron church in Manila, 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

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

82

Dietrich Hollinderbäumer

German-Swedish actor

*August 16th, 1942, Essen

79

Manfred Clauss

German historian of classical antiquity

*August 16th, 1945, Cologne

66

Madonna

American singer, songwriter, and actress (born 1958)

*August 16th, 1958, Bay City

30

Eili Harboe

Norwegian actress

*August 16th, 1994, Stavanger

25

Karen Chen

American figure skater

*August 16th, 1999, Fremont

39

Cristin Milioti

American actress

*August 16th, 1985, Cherry Hill

70

James Cameron

Canadian filmmaker (born 1954)

*August 16th, 1954, Kapuskasing

35

Moussa Sissoko

French footballer (born 1989)

*August 16th, 1989, Le Blanc-Mesnil

46

Olivier Dussopt

French politician (born 1978)

*August 16th, 1978, Annonay

63

Elpidia Carrillo

Mexican actress, producer, and director

*August 16th, 1961, Parácuaro

96

Ann Blyth

American actress

*August 16th, 1928, Mount Kisco

78

Lesley Ann Warren

American actress

*August 16th, 1946, New York City

79

Bob Balaban

American actor, director and producer

*August 16th, 1945, Chicago

87

Lorraine Gary

American actress

*August 16th, 1937, New York City

50

Didier Cuche

Swiss alpine skier

*August 16th, 1974, Le Pâquier

66

Anne L'Huillier

French physicist

*August 16th, 1958, Paris

54

Saif Ali Khan

Indian film actor and producer

*August 16th, 1970, New Delhi

88

Anita Gillette

American actress

*August 16th, 1936, Baltimore

62

Steve Carell

American actor and comedian (born 1962)

*August 16th, 1962, Concord

70

Annemarie Huber-Hotz

Swiss politician (1948-2019)

*August 16th, 1948, Baar †August 1st, 2019, Schwarzsee

25

Michaël Cuisance

French association football player

*August 16th, 1999, Strasbourg

44

Julien Absalon

French cyclist

*August 16th, 1980, Remiremont

69

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

90

Ketty Lester

American actress, recording artist

*August 16th, 1934, Hope

72

Dee Hoty

American actress

*August 16th, 1952, Lakewood

49

Taika Waititi

New Zealand filmmaker, actor, and comedian

*August 16th, 1975, Raukokore

66

Angela Bassett

American actress

*August 16th, 1958, New York City

33

Evanna Lynch

Irish actress

*August 16th, 1991, Termonfeckin

43

Roque Santa Cruz

Paraguayan footballer

*August 16th, 1981, Luque

75

Gabriel Lippmann

Luxembourgish physicist nationalized French (1845-1921)

*August 16th, 1845, Bonnevoie †July 13th, 1921, Atlantic Ocean

30

Aristide Bègue

French biathlete

*August 16th, 1994, Beauvais

27

Greyson Chance

American singer, songwriter, and musician

*August 16th, 1997, Wichita Falls

71

Kathie Lee Gifford

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

*August 16th, 1953, Paris

66

Wendell Meredith Stanley

American biochemist and virologist, winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1946)

*August 16th, 1904, Ridgeville †June 15th, 1971, Salamanca

41

Krystyna Guzik

Polish biathlete

*August 16th, 1983, Zakopane

54

Manisha Koirala

Nepalese actress (born 1970)

*August 16th, 1970, Kathmandu

42

Cam Gigandet

American actor

*August 16th, 1982, Tacoma

44

Piet Rooijakkers

Road racing cyclist

*August 16th, 1980, Gerwen

84

Eydie Gormé

American pop singer, chanteuse, comic actress (1928-2013)

*August 16th, 1928, The Bronx †August 10th, 2013, Las Vegas

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