August 16th (2013) was a Friday. 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, 2013
» The ferry MV St. Thomas Aquinas or 'St. Thomas Aquinas' collides with a cargo ship and sinks at Cebu, Philippines, killing 61 people and 59 others missing.
August 16th Famous Deaths for 2013
» Roy Bonisteel, Canadian journalist (b. 1930)
» Chris Hallam, English-Welsh swimmer (b. 1962)
» David Rees (mathematician) called David Rees, English mathematician and academic (b. 1918)
» John Ryden, Scottish footballer (b. 1931)
» Ray B. Sitton, American general and pilot (b. 1923)
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)