Day Guide for Tuesday August 16th 2016 What are the holidays on August 16th 2016?

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?

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General Information for August 16th 2016
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
1977 - The King of Rock and Roll, Elvis Presley is found dead in his Graceland mansion.
1964 - Vietnam War: A coup d'état replaces Duong Van Minh with General Nguy?n Khánh as President of South Vietnam. A new constitution is established with aid from the U.S. Embassy.
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.
1913 - Tohoku Imperial University of Japan (modern day Tohoku University) becomes the first university in Japan to admit female students.