This is our day guide for Sunday August 16th 2015 which shows you at a glance what's happening on this day around the world. Using the calendar on this page, you can look at a day guide for any day. Why not look up your birthday to see which holidays you share it with?
Holidays on August 16th 2015
Dominican Republic: Restoration Day
Commemorates the start of the war against Spanish Colonial Army in 1863 that resulted in IndependencePublic sector only
USA (regional): Bennington Battle Day
This state holiday in Vermont marks an important victory by the Americans in the Revolutionary war on 16 August 1777.Go to Today | August 17th 2015
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| General Information for August 16th 2015 | |
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| There are 2 public holidays today. | |
| Day 228 of 2015 | |
| 137 days left in 2015 | |
| Week 33 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1977 - The King of Rock and Roll, Elvis Presley is found dead in his Graceland mansion. | |
| 1945 - Puyi, the last Chinese emperor and ruler of Manchukuo, is captured by Soviet troops. | |
| 1920 - Ray Chapman of the Cleveland Indians is hit on the head by a fastball thrown by Carl Mays of the New York Yankees, and dies early the next day. Chapman was the second player to die from injuries sustained in a Major League Baseball game, the first being Doc Powers in 1909. | |
| 1896 - Gold is discovered in a tributary of the Klondike River in Canada, setting off a gold rush. |
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