Historical Events In August - 16

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

1988  On August - 16 iBM introduces software for artificial intelligence  

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

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

1989  On this day in history 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  On this day in history robert DiMatte Jr, stage director/actor, dies at 43  

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 August - 16.  

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

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

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 August - 16 beginning of World Youth Day 2011 in Madrid  

2012  Julian Assange, Wikileaks founder, is granted political asylum by Ecuador on this day in history.  

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

2017  On this day in history over 100 Maasai houses destroyed in Tanzania by game park authorities as part of a border dispute near Serengeti National Park  

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

2017  On August - 16 baltimore city council removes confederate statues under cover of darkness in response to Charlottesville violence  

2017  On August - 16 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 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 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  Unprecedented flooding and landslides in Kerala, India, reported to have killed 106 people with 150,000 homeless on this day in history.  

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

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

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  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 this day in history.  

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  On August - 16 birth of anna of Austria, queen of Poland (d. 1598)  

1596  On August - 16 birth of frederick V, Elector Palatine (d. 1632)  

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

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  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 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 this day in history henry van Stolberg & Wernigerode, Ger viceroy of Friesland, dies at 41