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| August 16th, 2006 (August 16 2006) | Death | Alex Buzo, Australian playwright and author (born in 1944) | |
| August 16th, 2006 (August 16 2006) | Death | Herschel Green, American pilot (born in 1920) | |
| August 16th, 2006 (August 16 2006) | Death | Jon Nodtveidt, Swedish musician (born in 1975) | |
| August 16th, 2006 (August 16 2006) | Death | Alfredo Stroessner, President of Paraguay (born in 1912) | |
| August 16th, 1986 (August 16 1986) | Birth | Shawn Pyfrom, American actor | |
| August 16th, 1986 (August 16 1986) | Death | Jaime Saenz, Bolivian poet, novelist, and short story writer (born in 1921) | |
| August 16th, 1976 (August 16 1976) | Birth | Jonatan Johansson, Finnish footballer | |
| August 16th, 1976 (August 16 1976) | Birth | Dave Ockun, American concert producer | Dave Ockun Quotes |
| August 16th, 1966 (August 16 1966) | Event | Vietnam War: The House Un-American Activities Committee begins investigations of Americans who have aided the Viet Cong. The committee intends to introduce legislation making these activities illegal. Anti-war demonstrators disrupt the meeting and 50 people are arrested. | |
| August 16th, 1966 (August 16 1966) | Birth | Barry Lather, American choreographer, musician and actor | |
| August 16th, 1956 (August 16 1956) | Birth | Daniel Willems, Belgian cyclist | |
| August 16th, 1956 (August 16 1956) | Death | Bela Lugosi, Hungarian actor (born in 1882) | Bela Lugosi Quotes |
| August 16th, 1946 (August 16 1946) | Event | The Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, is established, and Ichiro Ishikawa is appointed its representative. | |
| August 16th, 1946 (August 16 1946) | Birth | Massoud Barzani, Iraqi Kurdish politician | |
| August 16th, 1946 (August 16 1946) | Birth | Lesley Ann Warren, American actress | |
| August 16th, 1946 (August 16 1946) | Birth | Dick Murdoch, American professional wrestler (died in 1996) | |
| August 16th, 1916 (August 16 1916) | Birth | Iggy Katona, American race car driver (died in 2003) | |
| August 16th, 1896 (August 16 1896) | Event | Skookum Jim Mason, George Carmack and Dawson Charlie discover gold in a tributary of the Klondike River in Canada, setting off the Klondike Gold Rush. | George Mason Quotes |
| August 16th, 1886 (August 16 1886) | Death | Sri Ramakrishna, Bengali saint, guru of Swami Vivekananda (born in 1836) | Swami Vivekananda Quotes |
| August 16th, 1876 (August 16 1876) | Birth | Ivan Bilibin, Russian illustrator (died in 1942) | |
| August 16th, 1836 (August 16 1836) | Death | Marc-Antoine Parseval, French mathematician (born in 1755) | |
| August 16th, 1596 (August 16 1596) | Birth | Frederick V, Elector Palatine (died in 1632) | |
