About August 16
August 16, 2025 is the 228th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 137 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Saturday.
You can browse the full year calendar in case you need it.
Are you looking for a day of the week calculator? Try it on any date like anniversaries, birthday of someone you know, or any other date that is special to you. You can even try it on historical dates. For example: August 16
(Sponsored by DayOfTheWeek.org)
Leo is the sun sign of a person born on this day. Peridot is the modern birthstone for this month. Diamond is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 185 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
What Happened On August 16
- 1513 –Battle of Guinegate (Battle of the Spurs) – King Henry VIII of England defeats French Forces who are then forced to retreat.
- 1777 –American Revolutionary War: The Americans led by General John Stark rout British and Brunswick troops under Friedrich Baum at the Battle of Bennington in Walloomsac, New York.
- 1793 –French Revolution: a levée en masse is decreed by the National Convention.
- 1812 –War of 1812: American General William Hull surrenders Fort Detroit without a fight to the British Army.
- 1841 –U.S. President John Tyler vetoes a bill which called for the re-establishment of the Second Bank of the United States. Enraged Whig Party members riot outside the White House in the most violent demonstration on White House grounds in U.S. history.
- 1858 –U.S. President James Buchanan inaugurates the new transatlantic telegraph cable by exchanging greetings with Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. However, a weak signal forces a shutdown of the service in a few weeks.
- 1859 –The Tuscan National Assembly formally deposes the House of Habsburg-Lorraine.
- 1863 –The Dominican Restoration War begins when Gregorio Luperón raises the Dominican flag in Santo Domingo after Spain had recolonized the country.
- 1891 –The Basilica of San Sebastian in Manila, the first all-steel church in Asia, is officially inaugurated and blessed.
- 1906 –An estimated 8.2 MW earthquake hits Valparaíso, Chile, killing 3,886 people.
- 1913 –Tōhoku Imperial University of Japan (modern day Tōhoku University) becomes the first university in Japan to admit female students.
- 1920 –The congress of the Communist Party of Bukhara opens. The congress would call for armed revolution.
- 1929 –The 1929 Palestine riots break out in the British Mandate of Palestine between Arabs and Jews and continue until the end of the month. In total, 133 Jews and 116 Arabs are killed.
- 1930 –The first color sound cartoon, called Fiddlesticks, is made by Ub Iwerks.
- 1942 –World War II: The two-person crew of the U.S. naval blimp L-8 disappears without a trace on a routine anti-submarine patrol over the Pacific Ocean. The blimp drifts without her crew and crash-lands in Daly City, California.
- 1944 –First flight of the Junkers Ju 287.
- 1945 –Puyi, the last Chinese emperor and ruler of Manchukuo, is captured by Soviet troops.
- 1960 –Joseph Kittinger parachutes from a balloon over New Mexico at 102800 ft, setting three records that still stand today: High-altitude jump, free-fall, and highest speed by a human without an aircraft.
- 1972 –In an unsuccessful coup d'état attempt, the Royal Moroccan Air Force fires upon Hassan II of Morocco’s plane while he is traveling back to Rabat.
- 1989 –A solar flare from the Sun creates a geomagnetic storm that affects micro chips, leading to a halt of all trading on Toronto’s stock market.
What no one tells you about your first name’s personality. Are there magical powers in your given name? Check out Tracey’s personality today! (Sponsored links)
Share or Link to This Page: