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The following events took place on August 16. The list is arranged in chronological order.

Found 53 events. Showing 31 - 53.

• 1930

  The first British Empire Games were opened in Hamilton, Ontario by the Governor General of Canada, the Viscount Willingdon.
• 1942

  World War II: The two-person crew of the U.S. naval blimp L-8 disappears without a trace on a routine anti-submarine patrol over the Pacific Ocean. The blimp drifts without her crew and crash-lands in Daly City, California.
• 1944

  First flight of the Junkers Ju 287.
• 1945

  An assassination attempt is made on Japan’s prime minister, Kantarō Suzuki.
• 1945

  Puyi, the last Chinese emperor and ruler of Manchukuo, is captured by Soviet troops.
• 1945

  The National Representatives’ Congress, the precursor of the current National Assembly of Vietnam, convenes in Sơn Dương.
• 1946

  Mass riots in Kolkata begin, in which more than 4,000 would be killed in 72 hours.
• 1946

  The All Hyderabad Trade Union Congress is founded in Secunderabad.
• 1954

  The first issue of Sports Illustrated is published.
• 1960

  Cyprus gains its independence from the United Kingdom.
• 1960

  Joseph Kittinger parachutes from a balloon over New Mexico at 102800 ft, setting three records that held until 2012: High-altitude jump, free fall, and highest speed by a human without an aircraft.
• 1962

  Eight years after the remaining French India territories were handed to India, the ratifications of the treaty are exchanged to make the transfer official.
• 1964

  Vietnam War: A coup d'état replaces Dương Văn Minh with General Nguyễn Khánh as President of South Vietnam. A new constitution is established with aid from the U.S. Embassy.
• 1966

  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.
• 1972

  In an unsuccessful coup d'état attempt, the Royal Moroccan Air Force fires upon Hassan II of Morocco’s plane while he is traveling back to Rabat.
• 1987

  Northwest Airlines Flight 255 a McDonnell Douglas MD-82 crashes after take off in Detroit, Michigan, killing 154 of the 155 on board, plus two people on the ground.
• 1989

  A solar flare from the Sun creates a geomagnetic storm that affects micro chips, leading to a halt of all trading on Toronto’s stock market.
• 2008

  The Trump International Hotel and Tower in Chicago is topped off at 1389 ft, at the time becoming the world’s highest residence above ground-level.
• 2012

  South African police fatally shoot 34 miners and wound 78 more during an industrial dispute near Rustenburg.
• 2013

  The ferry St. Thomas Aquinas collides with a cargo ship and sinks at Cebu, Philippines, killing 61 people and 59 others missing.
• 2014

  The Summer Youth Olympics open in the Chinese city of Nanjing.
• 2015

  More than 96 people have been killed and hundreds injured following a series of air-raids by the Syrian Arab Air Force on the rebel-held market town of Douma.
• 2015

  At least 22 people are dead following a suicide bombing in Punjab, Pakistan.

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