August 16th (1979) 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.
Famous Birthdays on August 16 in 1979
» Paul Gallacher, Scottish footballer
» Eduardo Maiorino, Brazilian mixed martial artist and kick-boxer (d. 2012)
» Monder Rizki, Belgian runner
August 16th Famous Deaths for 1979
» John Diefenbaker, Canadian lawyer and politician, 13th Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1895)
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)