Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/August 16
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Depiction of the Peterloo Massacre, published by Richard Carlile -
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San Sebastian Church in Manila
Ineligible
| Blurb | Reason |
|---|---|
| Children's Day in Paraguay | refimprove |
| 1570 – The Treaty of Speyer was signed, leading to the establishment of the Principality of Transylvania. | globalize, short |
| 1812 – War of 1812: American General William Hull surrendered Fort Detroit without a fight to a combined British–Native American force. | refimprove section |
| 1927 – Eight aircraft began the Dole Air Race from Oakland, California, to Honolulu, Hawaii, but only two successfully completed the flight. | refimprove |
| 1960 – Joseph Kittinger parachuted from a balloon over New Mexico at 102,800 feet (31,300 m), setting records for high-altitude jump, free-fall height, and fastest speed by a human without an aircraft. | refimprove section |
| 1987 – Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashed after takeoff in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., leaving a sole survivor. | expansion |
| 2008 – Trump International Hotel and Tower, which hosted the world's highest residence above ground-level, topped off its construction. | Already featured on April 28 |
| 2009 – Y. E. Yang won the 2009 PGA Championship to become the first Asian-born golfer to win a men's major golf championship. | refimprove section |
Eligible
- 1513 – War of the League of Cambrai: English and Imperial forces defeated French cavalry, forcing them to retreat.
- 1777 – American Revolutionary War: American forces routed British and German troops at the Battle of Bennington in Walloomsac, New York.
- 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.
- 1891 – San Sebastian Church (pictured), an all-iron church in Manila, was officially consecrated.
- 1896 – A group including George Carmack and Skookum Jim Mason (pictured) discovered gold near Dawson City, Canada, setting off the Klondike Gold Rush.
- 1906 – An earthquake registering approximately 8.2 Mw struck Valparaíso, Chile, killing 3,882 people.
- 1920 – The Battle of Radzymin, one of the bloodiest and most intense battles of the Polish–Soviet War, concluded with a Polish victory.
- 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.
- 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.
- 1942 – The Holocaust: During the deportation of Jews from Slovakia, President Jozef Tiso gave a speech describing Jews as "parasites" and "the eternal enemy".
- 1945 – The Stanley Internment Camp in Hong Kong was liberated following the announcement of the surrender of Japan in World War II.
- 1946 – Widespread riots between Hindus and Muslims took place in Calcutta following the All-India Muslim League's call for an independent Pakistan.
- 1962 – The English rock band the Beatles fired their drummer Pete Best, replacing him with Ringo Starr (pictured).
- 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.
- 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.
- Born/died this day: | Marianos Argyros |d|963| John II of Trebizond|d|1297| Ranavalona I|d|1861| Elsie Inglis|b|1864| George Meany |b|1894| Robert Bunsen |d|1899| Georgette Heyer|b|1902| Marian Rejewski|b|1905| Mal Waldron|b|1925| James Cameron|b|1954| Madonna|b|1958| Saif Ali Khan|b|1970| Tara Teng |b|1988| Abu Nidal |d|2002| Dorival Caymmi|d|2008
Notes
- Battle of Fort Dearborn appears on August 15, so Siege of Detroit should not appear in the same year
- Abbey Road appears on August 8, so Ringo Starr should not appear in the same year
Elvis Presley
- 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.
- 1900 – Second Boer War: A 10,000-strong column of soldiers led by Lord Kitchener broke a 13-day siege of a small garrison.
- 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.
- 1977 – American singer and actor Elvis Presley (pictured) was found dead in his home in Memphis, Tennessee.
- 2015 – Suicide bombers assassinated Pakistani politician Shuja Khanzada and killed at least 21 others at his home in Attock District.
- Theodore II Laskaris (d. 1258)
- Ramakrishna (d. 1886)
- Angela Bassett (b. 1958)
- Jannik Sinner (b. 2001)