Events of the day 16 August

Events of the day 15 August

Events of the day 17 August

Celebrations 16 August

1848:

Was born Francis Darwin.

1958:

Was born Madonna.

1935:

Was born Ion Gheorghe.

1959:

Was born Marin Marian Bălaşa.

1645:

Was born Jean de La Bruyère.

1911:

Was born Ernst Friedrich Schumacher.

1920:

Was born Charles Bukowski.

1860:

Was born Jules Laforgue.

1908:

Was born William Keepers Maxwell.

1931:

Was born Ileana Berlogea.

1954:

Was born Liviu Capsa.

1938:

Was born Gheorghe Madan.

1941:

Was born Gavril Sedran.

1954:

Was born James Cameron.

1888:

Was born T. E. Lawrence.

Commemorations 16 August

1980:

Has died Marin Preda.

1977:

Has died Elvis Presley.

1661:

Has died Thomas Fuller.

1949:

Has died Margaret Mitchell.

1900:

Has died Eca de Queiros.

1956:

Has died Theodor Pallady.