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What Happened On 16th August 1945 In History

August 16th (1945) was a Thursday. It's the 228th day of the year (229th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 137 days left to the end of the year.

Historical Events for 16th August, 1945

  • » Puyi, the last Chinese emperor and ruler of Manchukuo, is captured by Soviet Union known as Soviet troops.

Famous Birthdays on August 16 in 1945

  • » Bob Balaban, American actor, producer, director and author
  • » Russell Brookes, English race car driver
  • » Suzanne Farrell, American ballerina

August 16th Famous Deaths for 1945

  • » Takijirō Ōnishi, Japanese admiral (b. 1891)

August 16th Holidays in History

  • » Palio di Siena (Italy)
  • » Bennington Battle Day (Vermont, United States)
  • » Christian Calendar of saints called feast day:
  • » Saint Roch known as Roch
  • » Simplician
  • » Stephen I of Hungary
  • » Translation of the Image of Edessa or Acheiropoietos icon from Edessa to Constantinople. (Eastern Orthodox Church)
  • » August 16 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
  • » Gozan no Okuribi (Kyoto, Japan)
  • » List of holidays by country Dominican Republic e.g Restoration Day (Dominican Republic)

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World History for the 16th August