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16 August 2031
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
No UN observance in the current list for this date.
Selected anniversaries
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Historical events
History
2020 - The August Complex fire in California burns more than one million acres of land.2020 gigafire in Northern California
History
2015 - More than 96 people are killed and hundreds injured following a series of air-raids by the Syrian Arab Air Force on the rebel-held market town of Douma.Syrian Air Force airstrike of Douma during the Syrian Civil War
History
2015 - Trigana Air Flight 267, an ATR 42, crashes in Oksibil, Bintang Mountains Regency, killing all 54 people on board.2015 aviation accident in Indonesia
History
2013 - The ferry St. Thomas Aquinas collides with a cargo ship and sinks at Cebu, Philippines, killing 61 people with 59 others missing.Philippine ferry which sank in 2013
History
2012 - South African police fatally shoot 34 miners and wound 78 more during an industrial dispute at Marikana near Rustenburg.National police force of South Africa
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2010 - AIRES Flight 8250 crashes at Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport in San Andrés, San Andrés y Providencia, Colombia, killing two people.2010 aviation accident in Colombia
History
2008 - The Trump International Hotel and Tower in Chicago is topped off at 1,389 feet (423 m), at the time becoming the world's highest residence above ground-level.Skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois, United States
History
2005 - West Caribbean Airways Flight 708, a McDonnell Douglas MD-82, crashes in Machiques, Venezuela, killing all 160 people on board.2005 aviation accident in Venezuela
History
1991 - Indian Airlines Flight 257, a Boeing 737-200, crashes during approach to Imphal Airport, killing all 69 people on board.1991 aircraft accident in India
History
1989 - A solar particle event affects computers at the Toronto Stock Exchange, forcing a halt to trading.Solar phenomenon
Notable births
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Notable deaths
Died
2026 - Hayden Panettiere, American actress and singer (born 1989)American actress and singer (1989–2026)
Died
2023 - Howard S. Becker, American sociologist (born 1928)American sociologist (1928–2023)
Died
2021 - Sean Lock, English comedian and actor (born 1963)English comedian and actor (1963–2021)
Died
2019 - Peter Fonda, American actor, director, and screenwriter. (born 1940)American actor and filmmaker (1940–2019)
Died
2019 - Richard Williams, Canadian-British animator (born 1933)Canadian and British animator (1933–2019)
Died
2018 - Aretha Franklin, American singer-songwriter (born 1942)American soul singer (1942–2018)
Died
2018 - Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Indian poet and 12th Prime Minister of India (born 1924)Prime Minister of India (1996; 1998–99, 1999–2004)
Died
2018 - Wakako Yamauchi, American-Japanese writer (born 1924)Japanese American playwright and writer (1924–2018)
Sky
Moon phase
New Moon
3.3% illuminated
Lunar age: 27.8 days
Sun zodiac
Leo
23.45 degrees
Constellation: Leo
Moon zodiac
Leo
4.73 degrees
Constellation: Cancer
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.