Famous Quote For August 16
"Dream as big as you can dream, and anything is possible."
Michael Phelps, 2008
August 16 Birthdays
 
Madonna 1958
Young Thug 1991
Piper Curda 1997
Greyson Chance 1997
Felicite Tomlinson 2000
Jazmine Lucero 1992
Steve Carell 1962
Michael Hogman 1995
Arden Cho 1985
Josh Bogert 2000
Jase Robertson 1969
Cameron Monaghan 1993
Evanna Lynch 1991
Alyssa Trask 1999
Carey Price 1987
Princess D 2006
Angela Bassett 1958
Colin Cassady 1986
James Filon 1990
Rumer Willis 1988
Rebeca Martinez 1995
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August 16 History
 

1960 - Cyprus gains its independence from the United Kingdom

1944 - First flight of the Junkers Ju 287, one of the most innovative aircraft of its time.

1930 - Fiddlesticks was the first color sound cartoon to be produced. It was created by famous animator Ub Iwerks

1913 - The first university in Japan to accept females is Tohoku Imperial University of Japan (it is currently called Tohoku University)

1896 - The Klondike Gold rush kicks off with the discovery of gold in the tributary of the river in the Northwest Territories in Canada.

This Day In Business

1898 - The roller coaster is patented by Edwin Prescott.
This Day In Entertainment

1962 - Pete Best is fired and replaced by Ringo Starr as the drummer for The Beatles.
This Day In Geography

1812 - War of 1812: Detroit is captured by Indian & British forces.
This Day In Sports

1954 - Sports Illustrated, a magazine about everything sports - hits newsstands for the first time.

August 16th Holiday

Restoration Day (Dominican Republic) - Celebrates the Dominican Republic's victory in the Dominican Restoration War, which expelled the Spanish in 1865.

Today's Birthday Trivia

She graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign where she earned a degree in psychology. Who is she?

Today's Birthday Horoscope

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