On this day: 16 August

Selected events and births on 16 August, from Wikipedia’s “On this day”.

Events

• 1891 – San Sebastian Church, an all-iron church in Manila, was officially consecrated. Read more: San Sebastian Church (Manila) Manila
• 1896 – A group including George Carmack and Skookum Jim Mason discovered gold near Dawson City, Canada, setting off the Klondike Gold Rush. Read more: George Carmack Keish Dawson City
• 1920 – In the United Kingdom, the Blind Persons Act received royal assent. Read more: Blind Persons Act 1920 Royal assent
• 1962 – The English rock band the Beatles fired their drummer Pete Best, replacing him with Ringo Starr. Read more: The Beatles Pete Best Ringo Starr
• 2009 – At the World Championships in Athletics in Berlin, Usain Bolt ran the 100 metres in 9.58 seconds, breaking his own record set a year earlier. Read more: 2009 World Championships in Athletics Usain Bolt 100 metres

Born on this day

• 1946 – Masoud Barzani, Iranian-Kurdish politician, President of Iraqi Kurdistan Read more: Masoud Barzani President of the Kurdistan Region
• 1947 – Carol Moseley Braun, American lawyer and politician, United States Ambassador to New Zealand Read more: Carol Moseley Braun List of ambassadors of the United States to New Zealand
• 1955 – James Reilly, Irish surgeon and politician, Minister for Children and Youth Affairs Read more: James Reilly (Irish politician) Minister for Children, Disability and Equality
• 1991 – José Eduardo de Araújo, Brazilian footballer Read more: Zé Eduardo (footballer, born 1991)
• 1991 – Young Thug, American rapper, singer and songwriter Read more: Young Thug
• 1992 – Diego Schwartzman, Argentinian tennis player Read more: Diego Schwartzman
• 1993 – Cameron Monaghan, American actor and model Read more: Cameron Monaghan
• 1996 – Sophie Cunningham, American basketball player Read more: Sophie Cunningham
• 1996 – Caeleb Dressel, American swimmer Read more: Caeleb Dressel
• 1997 – Greyson Chance, American musician Read more: Greyson Chance
• 1999 – Karen Chen, American figure skater Read more: Karen Chen
• 2001 – Jannik Sinner, Italian tennis player Read more: Jannik Sinner

Text from Wikipedia: Selected anniversaries / August 16 and the linked articles, via the Wikimedia “On this day” feed, under CC BY-SA 4.0. We leave out entries about wars, violence and disasters to keep this page family-friendly.