Historical Events In August - 16

1987  On this day in history 156 die as Northwest Flight 255 crashes at take off in Detroit   

1988  IBM introduces software for artificial intelligence on this day in history.   

1988  Jailed black nationalist Nelson Mandela struck with tuberculosis on August - 16.   

1988  On August - 16 milton Adolphus, composer, dies at 75   

1989  Amanda Blake, actress (Gunsmoke), dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1990  Iraq orders 4000 Britons and 2500 Americans in Kuwait to Iraq on August - 16.   

1991  Pres Bush declares the recession is near an end on August - 16.   

1991  Robert DiMatte Jr, stage director/actor, dies at 43 on August - 16.   

1992  Mark Heard, Christian musician, dies at 41 of a heart attack on this day in history.   

1993  Irene Sharaff, US costume designer (Cleopatra, Can-can), dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1994  On August - 16 earnest Pawel, Polish/US author (Nightmare of Reason), dies at 74   

1995  On August - 16 john Cameron Swayze, news anchor (NBC), dies at 89   

1996  On this day in history eric Cullen, actor (Huntington Tower), dies at 31   

2000  Heather breaks up with Wayne for good after 5 years and she says, " I'M FINALLY FREE!! " on this day in history.   

2005  On this day in history the XX World Youth Day begins in Cologne, Germany.   

2005  West Caribbean Airways Flight 708 crashes into a mountain in Venezuela, killing 152 passengers on August - 16.   

2007  The Crandall Canyon Mine in Emery County, Utah, collapses a second time, killing three rescue workers and injuring six more on this day in history.   

2011  Beginning of World Youth Day 2011 in Madrid on August - 16.   

2012  Julian Assange, Wikileaks founder, is granted political asylum by Ecuador on August - 16.   

2013  On this day in history 61 people are killed after the ferry MV Thomas Aquinas sinks in the Philippines   

2017  On August - 16 over 100 Maasai houses destroyed in Tanzania by game park authorities as part of a border dispute near Serengeti National Park   

2017  On August - 16 lebanon parliament abolishes article 522, which exempted rapists from prosecution if they married their victim   

2017  Baltimore city council removes confederate statues under cover of darkness in response to Charlottesville violence on August - 16.   

2017  On this day in history philippine police kill 32 in raids near Manilia, most deadly night in President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs   

2017  Three suicide bombers kill 27 people outside a refugee camp near Maiduguri in Borno state, Nigeria, Boko Haram suspected on August - 16.   

2017  Last batch of Farc rebel weapons removed by the UN in Colombia on August - 16.   

2017  On August - 16 emma Stone is the year's highest-paid actress with $26 million, according to Forbes   

2018  On August - 16 brandt Snedeker shoots 10th sub-60 round in PGA history with an 11-under par 59 in the opening round of the Wyndham Championship in Greensboro, North Carolina   

2018  Unprecedented flooding and landslides in Kerala, India, reported to have killed 106 people with 150,000 homeless on this day in history.   

2018  World's first floating dairy farm opens in Merwehaven harbour, Rotterdam, the Netherlands, with 40 cows milked by robots on August - 16.   

2018  Pope Francis and the Vatican issues statement in support of the 300 victims of "predator priests" in Pennsylvania on this day in history.   

2018  On this day in history scarlett Johansson is the world's best-paid actress of the year earning $40.5 million according to Forbes   

2018  On this day in history british Columbia, Canada, declares State of Emergency with 566 wildfires burning, prompting evacuation of 3,000 people   

2018  International Tennis Federation votes to change format of the Davis Cup to a big prize money, season-ending, 18-team tournament at a neutral site; 24 team qualifying tournament to start in February 2019 on this day in history.   

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1355  Philippa Plantagenet, Countess of Ulster was born on this day in history.   

1378  Hongxi Emperor of China (d. 1425) was born on August - 16.   

1397  Albrecht II von Habsburg, king of Bohemia/Hungary/Germany was born on August - 16.   

1401  On this day in history birth of jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut, dauphine of France (d. 1436)   

1550  Carolus Gallus, [Karel de Haan], Dutch lawyer/pastor/vicar was born on August - 16.   

1557  On this day in history birth of agostino Carracci, Italian artist (d. 1602)   

1573  Anna of Austria, queen of Poland (d. 1598) was born on this day in history.   

1596  Frederick V, Elector Palatine (d. 1632) was born on this day in history.   

1027  Death of Giorgi I, King of Georgia (b. 998) on August - 16.   

1297  Death of John II of Trebizond (b. 1262) on August - 16.   

1327  On August - 16 death of roch, French saint (b. 1295)   

1358  On this day in history death of duke Albert II of Austria (b. 1298)   

1419  On this day in history death of wenceslaus, King of the Romans, King of Bohemia (b. 1361)   

1443  On this day in history death of ashikaga Yoshikatsu, Japanese shogun (b. 1434)   

1445  Death of Margaret of Scotland (Dauphine of France), wife of the future King Louis XI (b. 1424) on August - 16.   

1508  Henry van Stolberg & Wernigerode, Ger viceroy of Friesland, dies at 41 on August - 16.