Historical Events In August - 16

1987  156 die as Northwest Flight 255 crashes at take off in Detroit on August - 16.   

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

1988  Jailed black nationalist Nelson Mandela struck with tuberculosis on this day in history.   

1988  Milton Adolphus, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1989  On August - 16 amanda Blake, actress (Gunsmoke), dies at 58   

1990  Iraq orders 4000 Britons and 2500 Americans in Kuwait to Iraq on this day in history.   

1991  Pres Bush declares the recession is near an end on this day in history.   

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

1992  On this day in history mark Heard, Christian musician, dies at 41 of a heart attack   

1993  Irene Sharaff, US costume designer (Cleopatra, Can-can), dies at 83 on August - 16.   

1994  On this day in history earnest Pawel, Polish/US author (Nightmare of Reason), dies at 74   

1995  On this day in history john Cameron Swayze, news anchor (NBC), dies at 89   

1996  Eric Cullen, actor (Huntington Tower), dies at 31 on this day in history.   

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

2005  The XX World Youth Day begins in Cologne, Germany on August - 16.   

2005  On this day in history west Caribbean Airways Flight 708 crashes into a mountain in Venezuela, killing 152 passengers.   

2007  The Crandall Canyon Mine in Emery County, Utah, collapses a second time, killing three rescue workers and injuring six more on August - 16.   

2011  Beginning of World Youth Day 2011 in Madrid on this day in history.   

2012  On August - 16 julian Assange, Wikileaks founder, is granted political asylum by Ecuador   

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

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

2017  Three suicide bombers kill 27 people outside a refugee camp near Maiduguri in Borno state, Nigeria, Boko Haram suspected on this day in history.   

2017  On August - 16 last batch of Farc rebel weapons removed by the UN in Colombia   

2017  Emma Stone is the year's highest-paid actress with $26 million, according to Forbes on this day in history.   

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  On August - 16 unprecedented flooding and landslides in Kerala, India, reported to have killed 106 people with 150,000 homeless   

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

2018  On this day in history pope Francis and the Vatican issues statement in support of the 300 victims of "predator priests" in Pennsylvania   

2018  On August - 16 scarlett Johansson is the world's best-paid actress of the year earning $40.5 million according to Forbes   

2018  British Columbia, Canada, declares State of Emergency with 566 wildfires burning, prompting evacuation of 3,000 people on August - 16.   

2018  On this day in history 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   

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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  On this day in history birth of albrecht II von Habsburg, king of Bohemia/Hungary/Germany   

1401  Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut, dauphine of France (d. 1436) was born on August - 16.   

1550  On this day in history birth of carolus Gallus, [Karel de Haan], Dutch lawyer/pastor/vicar   

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 August - 16.   

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 this day in history.   

1327  On this day in history death of roch, French saint (b. 1295)   

1358  Death of Duke Albert II of Austria (b. 1298) on August - 16.   

1419  Death of Wenceslaus, King of the Romans, King of Bohemia (b. 1361) on this day in history.   

1443  Death of Ashikaga Yoshikatsu, Japanese shogun (b. 1434) on this day in history.   

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.