Page 7: Historical Events In August - 16

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

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

1988  On August - 16 jailed black nationalist Nelson Mandela struck with tuberculosis   

1988  On this day in history milton Adolphus, composer, dies at 75   

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

1990  On this day in history iraq orders 4000 Britons and 2500 Americans in Kuwait to Iraq   

1991  On this day in history pres Bush declares the recession is near an end   

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 August - 16.   

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

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

1995  John Cameron Swayze, news anchor (NBC), dies at 89 on this day in history.   

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 August - 16 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 this day in history.   

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

2011  On this day in history beginning of World Youth Day 2011 in Madrid   

2012  On this day in history 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 August - 16.   

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

2017  Lebanon parliament abolishes article 522, which exempted rapists from prosecution if they married their victim on August - 16.   

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

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

2018  On this day in history 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 August - 16.   

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  Pope Francis and the Vatican issues statement in support of the 300 victims of "predator priests" in Pennsylvania on August - 16.   

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 this day in history.   

2018  On August - 16 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  On August - 16 birth of philippa Plantagenet, Countess of Ulster   

1378  On August - 16 birth of hongxi Emperor of China (d. 1425)   

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

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  Agostino Carracci, Italian artist (d. 1602) was born on this day in history.   

1573  On this day in history birth of anna of Austria, queen of Poland (d. 1598)   

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

1027  On this day in history death of giorgi I, King of Georgia (b. 998)   

1297  On this day in history death of john II of Trebizond (b. 1262)   

1327  Death of Roch, French saint (b. 1295) on this day in history.   

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

1419  On August - 16 death of wenceslaus, King of the Romans, King of Bohemia (b. 1361)   

1443  Death of Ashikaga Yoshikatsu, Japanese shogun (b. 1434) on August - 16.   

1445  On August - 16 death of margaret of Scotland (Dauphine of France), wife of the future King Louis XI (b. 1424)   

1508  On August - 16 henry van Stolberg & Wernigerode, Ger viceroy of Friesland, dies at 41