This is our day guide for Tuesday August 16th 2016 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 2016
Dominican Republic: Restoration Day
Commemorates the start of the war against Spanish Colonial Army in 1863 that resulted in Independence
Gabon: Independence Day Holiday
First day of holidays to mark independence from France in 1960Regional
India (regional): De jure Transfer Day
On August 16th 1962 Puducherry was formally merged with the Indian union.Public 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 2016
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| General Information for August 16th 2016 | |
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| There are 4 public holidays today. | |
| Day 229 of 2016 | |
| 137 days left in 2016 | |
| Week 33 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 2012 - South African police fatally shoot 34 miners and wound 78 more during an industrial dispute near Rustenburg. | |
| 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. | |
| 1913 - Completion of the Royal Navy battlecruiser HMS Queen Mary. | |
| 1913 - Tohoku Imperial University of Japan (modern day Tohoku University) becomes the first university in Japan to admit female students. |
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