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File:Elvis Presley 1970 cropped.jpg|Elvis Presley
File:Peterloo Massacre.png|Depiction of the Peterloo Massacre, published by [[Richard Carlile]]
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File:Joseph Kittinger, Jr.jpg|Joseph Kittinger
File:Kittinger-jump.jpg|Joseph Kittinger making his record-breaking jump
File:Ringo Starr NY 1964.png|Ringo Starr
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|'''[[Children's Day]]''' in Paraguay
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| [[1570]] – The '''[[Treaty of Speyer (1570)|Treaty of Speyer]]''' was signed, leading to the establishment of the [[Principality of Transylvania (1570-1711)|Principality of Transylvania]].
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| [[1812]] – [[War of 1812]]: American General [[William Hull]] surrendered [[Fort Shelby (Michigan)|Fort Detroit]] '''[[Siege of Detroit|without a fight]]''' to a combined British–Native American force.
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| [[1927]] – Eight aircraft began the '''[[Dole Air Race]]''' from [[Oakland, California]], to [[Honolulu|Honolulu, Hawaii]], but only two successfully completed the flight.
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| [[1960]] – '''[[Joseph Kittinger]]''' [[Project Excelsior|parachuted from a balloon]]<!--not bold, refimprove--> over [[New Mexico]] at 102,800&nbsp;feet (31,300&nbsp;m), setting records for high-altitude jump, free-fall height, and fastest speed by a human without an aircraft.
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| [[1987]] – '''[[Northwest Airlines Flight 255]]''' crashed after takeoff in [[Detroit|Detroit, Michigan]], U.S., leaving a [[List of sole survivors of airline accidents or incidents|sole survivor]].
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|[[2008]] – '''[[Trump International Hotel and Tower (Chicago)|Trump International Hotel and Tower]]''', which hosted the world's highest residence above ground-level, topped off its construction.
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| [[2009]] – '''[[Yang Yong-eun|Y.&nbsp;E. Yang]]''' won the [[2009 PGA Championship]] to become the first Asian-born golfer to win a [[Men's major golf championships|men's major golf championship]].
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==Eligible==
* [[1513]] – [[War of the League of Cambrai]]: [[Kingdom of England|English]] and [[Holy Roman Empire|Imperial]] forces '''[[Battle of the Spurs|defeated]]''' French cavalry, forcing them to retreat.

* [[1863]] – Following [[Spanish occupation of the Dominican Republic|Spain's annexation of the Dominican Republic]], nationalist rebels raised the [[Flag of the Dominican Republic|Dominican flag]] in [[Santiago de los Caballeros]] to begin the '''[[Dominican Restoration War|War of Restoration]]'''.
* [[1896]] – A group including [[George Carmack]] and [[Keish|Skookum Jim Mason]] ''(pictured)'' discovered gold <!--in a tributary of the [[Klondike River]]--> near [[Dawson City]], Canada, setting off the '''[[Klondike Gold Rush]]'''.
* [[1900]] – [[Second Boer War]]: A 10,000-strong column of soldiers led by [[Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener|Lord Kitchener]] broke '''[[Battle of Elands River (1900)|a 13-day siege]]''' of a small garrison.
* [[1906]] – '''[[1906 Valparaíso earthquake|An earthquake]]''' registering approximately 8.2&nbsp;[[Moment magnitude scale|M<sub>w</sub>]] struck [[Valparaíso]], Chile, killing 3,882 people.

* [[1920]] – The '''[[Battle of Radzymin (1920)|Battle of Radzymin]]''', one of the bloodiest and most intense battles of the [[Polish–Soviet War]], concluded with a Polish victory.
* [[1920]] – The British parliament's '''[[Blind Persons Act 1920|Blind Persons Act]]''' received [[royal assent]], becoming the first first disability-specific legislation to be passed anywhere in the world.
* [[1942]] – [[The Holocaust]]: During the [[List of Holocaust transports from Slovakia|deportation of Jews from Slovakia]], President [[Jozef Tiso]] gave '''[[Jozef Tiso's speech in Holíč|a speech]]''' describing Jews as "parasites" and "the eternal enemy".
* [[1945]] – The '''[[Stanley Internment Camp]]''' in Hong Kong was liberated following the announcement of the [[surrender of Japan]] in World War&nbsp;II.
* [[1946]] – '''[[Direct Action Day|Widespread riots between Hindus and Muslims]]''' took place in [[Kolkata|Calcutta]] following the [[All-India Muslim League]]'s call for an independent Pakistan.
* [[1962]] – The English rock band [[the Beatles]] fired their drummer [[Pete Best]] <!-- unbolded -->, replacing him with '''[[Ringo Starr]]''' ''(pictured)''.
* [[1977]] – American singer and actor '''[[Elvis Presley]]'''<!-- ''(pictured)''--><!--, often referred to as the "King of [[Rock and roll|Rock and Roll]]",--> was found dead in [[Graceland|his home]] in [[Memphis, Tennessee]].
* [[1986]] – '''[[Typhoon Wayne (1986)|Typhoon Wayne]]''' formed over the [[South China Sea]], going on to become one of the longest-lived [[tropical cyclone]]s in the north-western Pacific, lasting 21 days.
* [[2009]] – At the [[2009 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships in Athletics in Berlin]], '''[[Usain Bolt]]''' ran the [[100 metres|100&nbsp;metres]] in 9.58&nbsp;seconds, [[Men's 100 metres world record progression|breaking his own record]] set a year earlier.
* [[2015]] – Suicide bombers '''[[2015 Attock bombing|assassinated]]''' Pakistani politician '''[[Shuja Khanzada]]''' and killed at least 21 others at his home in [[Attock District]].
* Born/died this day: | '''[[Marianos Argyros]]''' <!--Byzantine aristocrat, male-->|d|963| '''[[Theodore II Laskaris|Theodore&nbsp;II Laskaris]]'''<!--post-Byzantine emperor--> |d|1258|  '''[[John II of Trebizond]]'''<!--post-Byzantine emperor--> |d|1297| '''[[Ranavalona I|Ranavalona&nbsp;I]]'''<!--Madagascar queen--> |d|1861| '''[[Elsie Inglis]]'''<!--Scottish physician--> |b|1864|'''[[Ramakrishna]]'''<!--Indian religious leader--> |d|1886|  '''[[Georgette Heyer]]''' <!--English writer -->|b|1902|'''[[Marian Rejewski]]'''<!--Polish cryptographer, male-->|b|1905|   '''[[Mal Waldron]]'''<!--American musician--> |b|1925| '''[[Angela Bassett]]'''<!--American actress-->|b|1958| '''[[Madonna]]'''<!--American singer--> |b|1958| '''[[Saif Ali Khan]]'''<!--Indian actor--> |b|1970|'''[[Tara Teng]]'''<!--Canadian beauty queen--> |b|1988 | '''[[Abu Nidal]]'''<!--Palestinian militant--> |d|2002


==Notes==
* [[Battle of Fort Dearborn]] appears on [[Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/August 15|August 15]], so Siege of Detroit should not appear in the same year
* [[Abbey Road]] appears on [[Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/August 8|August 8]], so Ringo Starr should not appear in the same year
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'''[[August 16]]'''
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* [[1777]] – [[American Revolutionary War]]: American forces routed British and German troops at the '''[[Battle of Bennington]]''' in [[Walloomsac, New York]].
* [[1819]] – Around 15 people were killed and 400 to 700 others injured when [[cavalry]] '''[[Peterloo Massacre|charged into a crowd]]'''<!-- ''(depicted)''--> demanding the reform of parliamentary representation in [[Manchester]], England.
* [[1891]] – '''[[San Sebastian Church (Manila)|San Sebastian Church]]''' ''(pictured)'', an all-iron church in [[Manila]], was officially consecrated.
* [[1920]] – '''[[Ray Chapman]]''' of the [[Cleveland Guardians|Cleveland Indians]] was [[Hit by pitch|hit by a pitch]] and died the following day, becoming the only [[Major League Baseball]] player to die directly as a result of injuries sustained during a game.
* [[1929]] – A long-running dispute between Muslims and Jews over access to the [[Western Wall]] in [[Jerusalem]] escalated into '''[[1929 Palestine riots|a week-long period of violent riots]]''' throughout [[Mandatory Palestine|Palestine]].

{{Born and died list| '''[[George Meany]]''' <!--American union organizer -->|b|1894|'''[[Robert Bunsen]]'''<!--German chemist--> |d|1899| '''[[James Cameron]]'''<!--Canadian filmmaker-->|b|1954| '''[[Dorival Caymmi]]'''<!--Brazilian singer-->|d|2008| }}
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