August 16 is the 228th day of the year (229th in leap year) in the Gregorian calendar. The Zodiac sign for people born on this day is Leo.
There are a few holidays that are observed on August 16th each year. There are Christian Feast Days that include those for Roch, Simplician and Stephen I of Hungary. In Paraguay, they celebrate Children's Day to commemorate the Battle of Acosta Ñu. In this battle, 20,000 Brazilian soldiers attacked a Paraguayan battalion that included 3,500 children ranging in age from 6 to 15 even though Paraguay had already been defeated.http://www.gone-ta-pott.com/international_childrens_day.html
The 2000s
The 1980s
1987 – A McDonnell Douglas MD-82 carrying Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashes on take-off from Detroit Metropolitan Airport in Michigan. 155 passengers and crew members were killed, the sole survivor was 4 year old, Cecelia Cichan.
1989 – A solar flare from the Sun creates a geomagnetic storm that affects micro chips and leads to a halt of all trading on Toronto's stock market.
The 1960s
1960 – Cyprus gains its independence from the United Kingdom.
1962 – Pete Best was replaced by Ringo Starr as the drummer for The Beatles.
The 1950s
1954 – The first edition of Sports Illustrated magazine is published.
The 1940s
1942 – World War II: The two-person crew of the U.S. naval blimp L-8 disappears without a trace while on a routine anti-submarine patrol over the Pacific Ocean. The blimp drifts with no crew and crash lands in Daly City, California.
1944 – The first flight of the Junkers Ju 287 took place.
1945 – An assassination attempt was made on Japan's prime minister, Kantaro Suzuki.
The 1920s
1920 – Ray Chapman of the Cleveland Indians was hit in the head by a fastball thrown by pitcher, Carl Mays of the New York Yankees. He died the next day.
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