On this day: August 16
Events
Battle of CamdenAugust 16, 1780 · Wars & Conflicts
Battle of Mars-la-TourAugust 16, 1870 · Wars & Conflicts
Belgian Antarctic ExpeditionAugust 16, 1897 – November 5, 1899 · Exploration
August RevolutionAugust 16, 1945 – August 30, 1945 · Wars & Conflicts
Direct Action DayAugust 16, 1946 · World History- Release of Eric ClaptonAugust 16, 1970 · Music
- Release of Freaky StyleyAugust 16, 1985 · Music
Founding of ZyxelAugust 16, 1989 · Companies
Founding of NovatekAugust 16, 1994 · Companies
Release of Legacy of Kain: Soul ReaverAugust 16, 1999 · Gaming- Release of Age of Empires OnlineAugust 16, 2011 · Gaming
Release of The Devil All the TimeAugust 16, 2020 · Film
Born on this day
Agostino CarracciAugust 16, 1557 – March 22, 1602 · Art
Jean de La BruyèreAugust 16, 1645 – May 10, 1696 · Culture
Vincenzo CoronelliAugust 16, 1650 – December 9, 1718 · Science
Catharine TrotterAugust 16, 1674 – May 11, 1749 · Culture
Pierre MéchainAugust 16, 1744 – September 20, 1804 · Science
Prince Frederick, Duke of York and AlbanyAugust 16, 1763 – January 5, 1827 · Art
Heinrich August MarschnerAugust 16, 1795 – December 14, 1861 · Music
Pyotr ChikhachyovAugust 16, 1808 – October 13, 1890 · Exploration
Arthur CayleyAugust 16, 1821 – January 26, 1895 · Science
Wilhelm WundtAugust 16, 1832 – August 31, 1920 · Culture
Gabriel LippmannAugust 16, 1845 – July 13, 1921 · Technology
Johan KjeldahlAugust 16, 1849 – July 18, 1900 · Science
Gabriel PiernéAugust 16, 1863 – July 17, 1937 · Music
Ferdinand Canning Scott SchillerAugust 16, 1864 – August 6, 1937 · Culture
Hugo GernsbackAugust 16, 1884 – August 19, 1967 · Technology
Glenn StrangeAugust 16, 1899 – September 20, 1973 · Music
Wendell Meredith StanleyAugust 16, 1904 – June 15, 1971 · Science
Marian RejewskiAugust 16, 1905 – February 13, 1980 · Science
Đuro KurepaAugust 16, 1907 – November 2, 1993 · Science- E. F. SchumacherAugust 16, 1911 – September 4, 1977 · Culture
Menachem BeginAugust 16, 1913 – March 9, 1992 · Politics
Bill EvansAugust 16, 1929 – September 15, 1980 · Music
Robert CulpAugust 16, 1930 – March 24, 2010 · Film
Stuart RoosaAugust 16, 1933 – December 12, 1994 · Space
Reiner KunzeAugust 16, 1933 – present · Film
Pierre RichardAugust 16, 1934 – present · Film
Valery RyuminAugust 16, 1939 – June 6, 2022 · Space
Bruce BeresfordAugust 16, 1940 – present · Film
Kevin AyersAugust 16, 1944 – February 20, 2013 · Music
Bob BalabanAugust 16, 1945 – present · Film
SheilaAugust 16, 1945 – present · Art
Christos PapadimitriouAugust 16, 1949 – present · Science
James CameronAugust 16, 1954 – present · Exploration
David DhawanAugust 16, 1955 – present · Film
Laura InnesAugust 16, 1957 – present · Film
MadonnaAugust 16, 1958 – present · Music
Angela BassettAugust 16, 1958 – present · Film
Anne L'HuillierAugust 16, 1958 – present · Science
Timothy HuttonAugust 16, 1960 – present · Film
Elpidia CarrilloAugust 16, 1961 – present · Film
Steve CarellAugust 16, 1962 – present · Film
Robin CampilloAugust 16, 1962 – present · Film
Šarūnas BartasAugust 16, 1964 – present · Film
Clovis CornillacAugust 16, 1968 – present · Film
Taika WaititiAugust 16, 1975 – present · Film
Vanessa CarltonAugust 16, 1980 – present · Music
Greyson ChanceAugust 16, 1997 – present · Music