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* [[963]] – [[Nikephoros II Phokas]] is crowned emperor of the [[Byzantine Empire]]. | * [[963]] – [[Nikephoros II Phokas]] is crowned emperor of the [[Byzantine Empire]]. | ||
*[[1328]] – The [[House of Gonzaga]] seizes power in the [[Duchy of Mantua]], and will rule until 1708. | *[[1328]] – The [[House of Gonzaga]] seizes power in the [[Duchy of Mantua]], and will rule until 1708. | ||
*[[1513]] – [[Battle of the Spurs]] (Battle of Guinegate): King [[Henry VIII of England | *[[1513]] – [[Battle of the Spurs]] (Battle of Guinegate): King [[Henry VIII]] of England and his [[Holy Roman Empire|Imperial allies]] defeat French Forces who are then forced to retreat.<ref>{{cite book |last=Oman |first=Sir Charles W. C. |year=1998 |title=History of the Art of War in the 16th Century |edition=reprint |publisher=Greenhill Books |isbn=0-947898-69-7|page=293}}</ref> | ||
*[[1550]] – [[Rabbi Moses Isserles]] issues his ruling in the [[Bragadin-Giustiniani dispute]], one of the earliest instances of a [[copyright]] suit over any book.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Netanel |first1=Neil Weinstock |title=From Maimonides to Microsoft: The Jewish Law of Copyright Since the Birth of Print |date=4 February 2016 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-970733-1|page=90 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=T-MdDAAAQBAJ |access-date=28 September 2025 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Stern |first1=David |editor1-last=Kogman Appel |editor1-first=Katrin |editor2-last=Steinmann |editor2-first=Ilona |title=Premodern Jewish Books, their Makers and Readers in an Era of Media Change |date=2024 |publisher=Brepols |isbn=978-2-503-60463-3 |page=325 |chapter=Burning the Talmud - Before and after Print}}</ref> | |||
*[[1570]] – The [[Principality of Transylvania (1570-1711)|Principality of Transylvania]] is established after [[John II Zápolya]] renounces his claim as [[King of Hungary]] in the [[Treaty of Speyer (1570)|Treaty of Speyer]].<ref name="MacCulloch">Diarmaid MacCulloch, [https://books.google.com/books?id=rE7uAAAAMAAJ The Reformation], Viking, 2004, p. 443</ref> | *[[1570]] – The [[Principality of Transylvania (1570-1711)|Principality of Transylvania]] is established after [[John II Zápolya]] renounces his claim as [[King of Hungary]] in the [[Treaty of Speyer (1570)|Treaty of Speyer]].<ref name="MacCulloch">Diarmaid MacCulloch, [https://books.google.com/books?id=rE7uAAAAMAAJ The Reformation], Viking, 2004, p. 443</ref> | ||
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*[[1777]] – [[American Revolutionary War]]: The Americans led by General [[John Stark]] rout British and [[Duchy of Brunswick|Brunswick]] troops under [[Friedrich Baum]] at the [[Battle of Bennington]] in [[Walloomsac, New York]]. | *[[1777]] – [[American Revolutionary War]]: The Americans led by General [[John Stark]] rout British and [[Duchy of Brunswick|Brunswick]] troops under [[Friedrich Baum]] at the [[Battle of Bennington]] in [[Walloomsac, New York]]. | ||
*[[1780]] – American Revolutionary War: [[Battle of Camden]]: The British defeat the Americans near [[Camden, South Carolina]]. | *[[1780]] – American Revolutionary War: [[Battle of Camden]]: The British defeat the Americans near [[Camden, South Carolina]]. | ||
*[[1792]] – [[Maximilien | *[[1792]] – [[Maximilien Robespierre]] presents the petition of the [[Paris Commune (French Revolution)|Commune of Paris]] to the [[Legislative Assembly (France)|Legislative Assembly]], which demanded the formation of a [[Revolutionary Tribunal|revolutionary tribunal]]. | ||
*[[1793]] – [[French Revolution]]: A [[levée en masse]] is decreed by the [[National Convention]]. | *[[1793]] – [[French Revolution]]: A [[levée en masse]] is decreed by the [[National Convention]]. | ||
*[[1812]] – [[War of 1812]]: American General [[William Hull]] surrenders [[Fort Shelby (Michigan)|Fort Detroit]] [[Siege of Detroit|without a fight]] to the British Army. | *[[1812]] – [[War of 1812]]: American General [[William Hull]] surrenders [[Fort Shelby (Michigan)|Fort Detroit]] [[Siege of Detroit|without a fight]] to the British Army. | ||
*[[1819]] – [[Peterloo Massacre]]: Seventeen people die and over 600 are injured in [[cavalry]] charges at a public meeting at St. Peter's Field, [[Manchester]], England. | *[[1819]] – [[Peterloo Massacre]]: Seventeen people die and over 600 are injured in [[cavalry]] charges at a public meeting at St. Peter's Field, [[Manchester]], England. | ||
*[[1837]] – Three African soldiers in the [[1st West India Regiment]] – [[Daaga]], Edward Coffin and Maurice Ogston – were executed for their role in the [[St. Joseph Mutiny]] in the [[Colony of Trinidad|British colony of Trinidad]].<ref>{{cite journal|doi=10.5840/clrjames20202767|first=John|last=Saillant|title=Dâaga the Rebel on Land and at Sea: An 1837 Mutiny in the First West India Regiment in Caribbean and Atlantic Contexts|year=2019|journal=The CLR James Journal|volume=25|number=1/2|pages=165–194|s2cid=213407808 }}</ref> | |||
*[[1841]] – [[President of the United States|U.S. President]] [[John Tyler]] vetoes a bill which called for the re-establishment of the [[Second Bank of the United States]]. Enraged [[Whig Party (United States)|Whig Party]] members riot outside the [[White House]] in the most violent demonstration on White House grounds in U.S. history. | *[[1841]] – [[President of the United States|U.S. President]] [[John Tyler]] vetoes a bill which called for the re-establishment of the [[Second Bank of the United States]]. Enraged [[Whig Party (United States)|Whig Party]] members riot outside the [[White House]] in the most violent demonstration on White House grounds in U.S. history. | ||
*[[1844]] – Governor-general of the Philippines [[Narciso Clavería y Zaldúa|Narciso Claveria]], signs a decree to reform the country's calendar by skipping Tuesday, [[December 31]], as a solution to anomalies that had existed since [[Ferdinand Magellan]]'s arrival in [[1521]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thephilippinestoday.com/claverias-reform/|title=Claveria's Reform|publisher=The Philippines Today|author=Berto|date=July 28, 2022|access-date=March 18, 2023}}</ref> | *[[1844]] – Governor-general of the Philippines [[Narciso Clavería y Zaldúa|Narciso Claveria]], signs a decree to reform the country's calendar by skipping Tuesday, [[December 31]], as a solution to anomalies that had existed since [[Ferdinand Magellan]]'s arrival in [[1521]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thephilippinestoday.com/claverias-reform/|title=Claveria's Reform|publisher=The Philippines Today|author=Berto|date=July 28, 2022|access-date=March 18, 2023|archive-date=April 16, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240416040840/https://thephilippinestoday.com/claverias-reform/|url-status=dead}}</ref> | ||
*[[1858]] – U.S. President [[James Buchanan]] inaugurates the new [[transatlantic telegraph cable]] by exchanging greetings with [[Queen Victoria]] of the United Kingdom. However, a weak signal forces a shutdown of the service in a few weeks. | *[[1858]] – U.S. President [[James Buchanan]] inaugurates the new [[transatlantic telegraph cable]] by exchanging greetings with [[Queen Victoria]] of the United Kingdom. However, a weak signal forces a shutdown of the service in a few weeks. | ||
*[[1859]] – The [[Grand Duchy of Tuscany]] formally deposes the exiled [[House of Lorraine]]. | *[[1859]] – The [[Grand Duchy of Tuscany]] formally deposes the exiled [[House of Lorraine]]. | ||
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*[[1972]] – In an unsuccessful [[coup d'état]] [[1972 Moroccan coup attempt|attempt]], the [[Royal Moroccan Air Force]] fires upon [[Hassan II of Morocco]]'s plane while he is traveling back to [[Rabat]]. | *[[1972]] – In an unsuccessful [[coup d'état]] [[1972 Moroccan coup attempt|attempt]], the [[Royal Moroccan Air Force]] fires upon [[Hassan II of Morocco]]'s plane while he is traveling back to [[Rabat]]. | ||
*[[1975]] – Australian Prime Minister [[Gough Whitlam]] symbolically hands over land to the [[Gurindji people]] after the eight-year [[Wave Hill walk-off]], a landmark event in the history of [[Indigenous land rights in Australia]], commemorated in a 1991 song by [[Paul Kelly (Australian musician)|Paul Kelly]] and an annual celebration.<ref name=timeline>{{cite web | last1=Lawford | first1=Elliana | last2=Zillman | first2=Stephanie | title=Timeline: From Wave Hill protest to land handbacks | website=ABC News | date=18 August 2016 | url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-08-18/timeline-of-wave-hill-land-rights/7760300 | access-date=9 August 2020}}</ref> | *[[1975]] – Australian Prime Minister [[Gough Whitlam]] symbolically hands over land to the [[Gurindji people]] after the eight-year [[Wave Hill walk-off]], a landmark event in the history of [[Indigenous land rights in Australia]], commemorated in a 1991 song by [[Paul Kelly (Australian musician)|Paul Kelly]] and an annual celebration.<ref name=timeline>{{cite web | last1=Lawford | first1=Elliana | last2=Zillman | first2=Stephanie | title=Timeline: From Wave Hill protest to land handbacks | website=ABC News | date=18 August 2016 | url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-08-18/timeline-of-wave-hill-land-rights/7760300 | access-date=9 August 2020}}</ref> | ||
*[[1986]] – A [[Sudan Airways]] [[Fokker F27 Friendship]] is [[1986 Sudan Airways Fokker F-27 shootdown|shot down]] near [[Malakal]] in present day South Sudan, killing 60.<ref name="asn">{{cite web |title=Criminal Occurrence description |url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19860816-0 |accessdate=31 May 2014 |website=Aviation Safety Network |publisher=[[Flight Safety Foundation]]}}</ref> | |||
*[[1987]] – [[Northwest Airlines Flight 255]], a [[McDonnell Douglas MD-80#MD-82|McDonnell Douglas MD-82]], crashes after takeoff in [[Detroit]], [[Michigan]], killing 154 of the 155 on board, plus two people on the ground. | *[[1987]] – [[Northwest Airlines Flight 255]], a [[McDonnell Douglas MD-80#MD-82|McDonnell Douglas MD-82]], crashes after takeoff in [[Detroit]], [[Michigan]], killing 154 of the 155 on board, plus two people on the ground. | ||
*[[1989]] – A [[solar particle event]] affects computers at the [[Toronto Stock Exchange]], forcing a halt to trading.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newscientist.com//article/mg12316812.400-solar-storms-halt-stock-market-as-computers-crash|title=Solar storms halt stock market as computers crash|last=Dayton|first=Leigh|date=1989-09-09|website=New Scientist|access-date=1 August 2018}}</ref> | *[[1989]] – A [[solar particle event]] affects computers at the [[Toronto Stock Exchange]], forcing a halt to trading.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newscientist.com//article/mg12316812.400-solar-storms-halt-stock-market-as-computers-crash|title=Solar storms halt stock market as computers crash|last=Dayton|first=Leigh|date=1989-09-09|website=New Scientist|access-date=1 August 2018}}</ref> | ||
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*[[2013]] – The ferry [[MV St. Thomas Aquinas|''St. Thomas Aquinas'']] collides with a cargo ship and sinks at [[Cebu]], Philippines, killing 61 people with 59 others missing. | *[[2013]] – The ferry [[MV St. Thomas Aquinas|''St. Thomas Aquinas'']] collides with a cargo ship and sinks at [[Cebu]], Philippines, killing 61 people with 59 others missing. | ||
*[[2015]] – More than 96 people are killed and hundreds injured following a [[2015 Douma market massacre|series of air-raids]] by the [[Syrian Arab Air Force]] on the [[Syrian opposition to Bashar al-Assad|rebel]]-held market town of [[Douma, Syria|Douma]]. | *[[2015]] – More than 96 people are killed and hundreds injured following a [[2015 Douma market massacre|series of air-raids]] by the [[Syrian Arab Air Force]] on the [[Syrian opposition to Bashar al-Assad|rebel]]-held market town of [[Douma, Syria|Douma]]. | ||
* 2015 – [[Trigana Air Flight 267]], an [[ATR 42]], crashes in [[Oksibil | * 2015 – [[Trigana Air Flight 267]], an [[ATR 42]], crashes in [[Oksibil]], [[Bintang Mountains Regency]], killing all 54 people on board.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20150816-0|title=ASN Aircraft accident ATR 42-300 PK-YRN Oksibil Airport (OKL)|last=Ranter|first=Harro|website=aviation-safety.net|access-date=2019-07-21}}</ref> | ||
*[[2020]] – The [[August Complex fire]] in California burns more than one million acres of land.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://krcrtv.com/north-coast-news/eureka-local-news/tuesday-update-on-the-august-complex-fire-in-mendocino-county|title=Tuesday update on the August Complex in Mendocino County|date=August 18, 2020|access-date=December 18, 2020|website=abc7 KRCR}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://wildfiretoday.com/2020/12/18/more-acres-burned-on-usfs-lands-this-year-since-1910-says-agency-chief/|title=More acres burned on USFS lands this year since 1910, says agency Chief|website=Wildfire Today|date=18 December 2020 |access-date=December 19, 2020}}</ref> | *[[2020]] – The [[August Complex fire]] in California burns more than one million acres of land.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://krcrtv.com/north-coast-news/eureka-local-news/tuesday-update-on-the-august-complex-fire-in-mendocino-county|title=Tuesday update on the August Complex in Mendocino County|date=August 18, 2020|access-date=December 18, 2020|website=abc7 KRCR}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://wildfiretoday.com/2020/12/18/more-acres-burned-on-usfs-lands-this-year-since-1910-says-agency-chief/|title=More acres burned on USFS lands this year since 1910, says agency Chief|website=Wildfire Today|date=18 December 2020 |access-date=December 19, 2020}}</ref> | ||
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*[[1645]] – [[Jean de La Bruyère]], French philosopher and author (died 1696) | *[[1645]] – [[Jean de La Bruyère]], French philosopher and author (died 1696) | ||
*[[1650]] – [[Vincenzo Coronelli]], Italian monk, cosmographer, and cartographer (died 1718) | *[[1650]] – [[Vincenzo Coronelli]], Italian monk, cosmographer, and cartographer (died 1718) | ||
*[[1682]] – [[ | *[[1682]] – [[Louis, Duke of Burgundy]] (died 1712) | ||
*[[1744]] – [[Pierre Méchain]], French astronomer and surveyor (died 1804) | *[[1744]] – [[Pierre Méchain]], French astronomer and surveyor (died 1804) | ||
*[[1761]] – [[Yevstigney Fomin]], Russian pianist and composer (died 1800) | *[[1761]] – [[Yevstigney Fomin]], Russian pianist and composer (died 1800) | ||
*[[1815]] – [[John Bosco]], Italian priest and educator (died 1888) | *[[1815]] – [[John Bosco]], Italian priest and educator (died 1888) | ||
*[[1816]] – [[Octavia Taylor]], daughter of [[Zachary Taylor]] (died 1820) | *[[1816]] – [[Octavia Taylor]], daughter of [[Zachary Taylor]] (died 1820) | ||
*[[1816]] – [[Sara Prinsep]], British salon organiser (died | *[[1816]] – [[Sara Prinsep]], British salon organiser (died 1887)<ref name=sadrb>{{Citation |last=Dakers |first=Caroline |title=Prinsep [née Pattle], Sara Monckton (1816–1887), creator and host of the Little Holland House salon |date=2024-05-09 |work=Oxford Dictionary of National Biography |url=https://www.oxforddnb.com/display/10.1093/odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-90000382464 |access-date=2024-11-06 |publisher=Oxford University Press |language=en |doi=10.1093/odnb/9780198614128.013.90000382464 |isbn=978-0-19-861412-8|url-access=subscription }}</ref> | ||
*[[1820]] – [[Andrew Rainsford Wetmore]], Canadian lawyer and politician, 1st [[Premier of New Brunswick]] (died 1892) | *[[1820]] – [[Andrew Rainsford Wetmore]], Canadian lawyer and politician, 1st [[Premier of New Brunswick]] (died 1892) | ||
*[[1821]] – [[Arthur Cayley]], English mathematician and academic (died 1895) | *[[1821]] – [[Arthur Cayley]], English mathematician and academic (died 1895) | ||
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*[[1990]] – [[Godfrey Oboabona]], Nigerian footballer | *[[1990]] – [[Godfrey Oboabona]], Nigerian footballer | ||
*[[1991]] – [[José Eduardo de Araújo]], Brazilian footballer | *[[1991]] – [[José Eduardo de Araújo]], Brazilian footballer | ||
* 1991 – [[Evanna Lynch]], Irish actress<ref>{{cite news|url= | * 1991 – [[Evanna Lynch]], Irish actress<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_6890000/newsid_6896300/6896311.stm|title=Harry Potter Actors: Evanna Lynch (Luna Lovegood)|date=12 July 2007|work=[[Newsround|CBBC Newsround]]|publisher=BBC|access-date=31 March 2022}}</ref> | ||
* 1991 – [[Young Thug]], American rapper, singer and songwriter<ref>{{cite web|url= https://dailyrapfacts.com/15101/young-thug-announcing-slime-language-2/ |title=Young Thug deleted tweet announcing 'Slime Language 2,' August 16 |website=Daily Rap Facts |date=August 7, 2020 |access-date=April 7, 2021}}</ref> | * 1991 – [[Young Thug]], American rapper, singer and songwriter<ref>{{cite web|url= https://dailyrapfacts.com/15101/young-thug-announcing-slime-language-2/ |title=Young Thug deleted tweet announcing 'Slime Language 2,' August 16 |website=Daily Rap Facts |date=August 7, 2020 |access-date=April 7, 2021}}</ref> | ||
*[[1992]] – [[Diego Schwartzman]], Argentinian tennis player<ref>{{cite web |title=Tennis Diego Schwartzman |url=http://m.espn.com/general/tennis/playercard?playerId=2324&src=desktop |website=m.espn.com |access-date=28 June 2020 |language=EN}}</ref> | *[[1992]] – [[Diego Schwartzman]], Argentinian tennis player<ref>{{cite web |title=Tennis Diego Schwartzman |url=http://m.espn.com/general/tennis/playercard?playerId=2324&src=desktop |website=m.espn.com |access-date=28 June 2020 |language=EN}}</ref> | ||
*[[1993]] – [[Cameron Monaghan]], American actor and model<ref>{{cite news|title=Today in History |work=The Associated Press|date=August 16, 2018|access-date=August 18, 2018|url=http://www.ledger.news/news/today-in-history-august/article_87772480-a13a-11e8-b210-8fe911193901.html}}</ref> | *[[1993]] – [[Cameron Monaghan]], American actor and model<ref>{{cite news|title=Today in History |work=The Associated Press|date=August 16, 2018|access-date=August 18, 2018|url=http://www.ledger.news/news/today-in-history-august/article_87772480-a13a-11e8-b210-8fe911193901.html}}</ref> | ||
*[[1996]] – [[Caeleb Dressel]], American swimmer<ref>{{cite web |title=Caeleb Dressel Bio, Stats, and Results |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/dr/caeleb-dressel-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417225645/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/dr/caeleb-dressel-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |website=Olympics at Sports-Reference.com |access-date=11 February 2020 |language=en}}</ref> | *[[1996]] – [[Sophie Cunningham (basketball)|Sophie Cunningham]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Sophie Cunningham |url=https://www.wnba.com/player/1629482/sophie-cunningham |website=WNBA.com |access-date=15 August 2025}}</ref> | ||
* 1996 – [[Caeleb Dressel]], American swimmer<ref>{{cite web |title=Caeleb Dressel Bio, Stats, and Results |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/dr/caeleb-dressel-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417225645/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/dr/caeleb-dressel-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |website=Olympics at Sports-Reference.com |access-date=11 February 2020 |language=en}}</ref> | |||
*[[1997]] – [[Greyson Chance]], American musician<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/956138/21-under-21-greyson-chance|title=21 Under 21: Greyson Chance|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=September 23, 2010|access-date=January 2, 2011}}</ref> | *[[1997]] – [[Greyson Chance]], American musician<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/956138/21-under-21-greyson-chance|title=21 Under 21: Greyson Chance|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=September 23, 2010|access-date=January 2, 2011}}</ref> | ||
*[[1999]] – [[Karen Chen]], American figure skater<ref>{{cite web |title=Karen Chen – Olympic |url=https://www.olympic.org/karen-chen |website=International Olympic Committee |access-date=11 February 2020 |language=en |date=28 June 2018}}</ref> | *[[1999]] – [[Karen Chen]], American figure skater<ref>{{cite web |title=Karen Chen – Olympic |url=https://www.olympic.org/karen-chen |website=International Olympic Committee |access-date=11 February 2020 |language=en |date=28 June 2018}}</ref> | ||
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* 2012 – [[William Windom (actor)|William Windom]], American actor (born 1923) | * 2012 – [[William Windom (actor)|William Windom]], American actor (born 1923) | ||
*[[2013]] – [[David Rees (mathematician)|David Rees]], Welsh mathematician and academic (born 1918) | *[[2013]] – [[David Rees (mathematician)|David Rees]], Welsh mathematician and academic (born 1918) | ||
*[[2014]] – [[Patrick Aziza]], Nigerian general and politician, [[List of Governors of Kebbi State|Governor of Kebbi State]] (born 1947)<ref>{{Cite | *[[2014]] – [[Patrick Aziza]], Nigerian general and politician, [[List of Governors of Kebbi State|Governor of Kebbi State]] (born 1947)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Godwin |first=Ameh Comrade |date=2014-08-16 |title=Urhobo Union leader, General Patrick Aziza dies at 67 |url=https://dailypost.ng/2014/08/16/urhobo-union-leader-aziza-dies-67/ |location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2023-08-08 |newspaper=[[Daily Post (Nigeria)|Daily Post]]|language=en-US}}</ref> | ||
* 2014 – [[Vsevolod Nestayko]], Ukrainian author (born 1930)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-01-31 |title=Beloved Ukrainian Children's Author Vsevolod Nestayko Would Be 89 |url=https://uatv.ua/en/vsevolod-nestayko-urns-89/ |access-date=2023-08-08 |website=Freedom |language=en-US}}</ref> | * 2014 – [[Vsevolod Nestayko]], Ukrainian author (born 1930)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-01-31 |title=Beloved Ukrainian Children's Author Vsevolod Nestayko Would Be 89 |url=https://uatv.ua/en/vsevolod-nestayko-urns-89/ |access-date=2023-08-08 |website=Freedom |language=en-US}}</ref> | ||
* 2014 – [[Mario Oriani-Ambrosini]], Italian-South African lawyer and politician (born 1960)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-08-16 |title=IFP MP Mario Oriani-Ambrosini dies |url=https://mg.co.za/article/2014-08-16-ifp-mp-mario-oriani-ambrosini-dies/ |access-date=2023-08-08 |website=The Mail & Guardian |language=en-ZA}}</ref> | * 2014 – [[Mario Oriani-Ambrosini]], Italian-South African lawyer and politician (born 1960)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-08-16 |title=IFP MP Mario Oriani-Ambrosini dies |url=https://mg.co.za/article/2014-08-16-ifp-mp-mario-oriani-ambrosini-dies/ |access-date=2023-08-08 |website=The Mail & Guardian |language=en-ZA}}</ref> | ||
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*[[Children's Day (Paraguay)]] | *[[Children's Day (Paraguay)]] | ||
*Christian [[Calendar of saints|feast day]]: | *Christian [[Calendar of saints|feast day]]: | ||
** [[Ana Petra Pérez Florido]] | ** [[Ana Petra Pérez Florido]]<ref name="Martyrologium Romanum">{{cite book |title=Martyrologium Romanum (2004) |date=2004 |publisher=Administrationem Patrimonii Sedis Apostolicae in Civitate Vaticana |page=457-458 |url=https://archive.org/details/MartRom2004/page/456/mode/2up |access-date=7 October 2025}}</ref> | ||
** [[Saint Armel|Armel (Armagillus)]] | ** [[Saint Armel|Armel (Armagillus)]]<ref name="Martyrologium Romanum"/> | ||
** [[Saint Diomedes|Diomedes of Tarsus]] | ** [[Saint Diomedes|Diomedes of Tarsus]] | ||
**[[Saint Roch|Roch]] | **[[Saint Roch|Roch]]<ref name="Martyrologium Romanum"/> | ||
**[[Stephen I of Hungary]] | **[[Stephen I of Hungary]]<ref name="Martyrologium Romanum"/> | ||
**Translation of the [[Image of Edessa|Acheiropoietos icon]] from Edessa to Constantinople. ([[Eastern Orthodox Church]]) | **Translation of the [[Image of Edessa|Acheiropoietos icon]] from Edessa to Constantinople. ([[Eastern Orthodox Church]]) | ||
**[[August 16 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)]] | **[[August 16 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)]] | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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* {{cite web |url= | * {{cite web |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/august/16/ |title=On This Day |publisher=BBC}} | ||
*{{NYT On this day|month=08|day=16}} | *{{NYT On this day|month=08|day=16}} | ||
* {{cite web |url=https://www.onthisday.com/events/august/16 |title=Historical Events on August 16 |publisher=OnThisDay.com}} | * {{cite web |url=https://www.onthisday.com/events/august/16 |title=Historical Events on August 16 |publisher=OnThisDay.com}} | ||