Vero - Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/August 16

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  Depiction of the Peterloo Massacre, published by Richard Carlile
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  John Stark
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  Joseph Kittinger
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  Joseph Kittinger making his record-breaking jump
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  Ringo Starr
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  Skookum Jim Mason
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  San Sebastian Church in Manila

Ineligible

Blurb	Reason
Children's Day in Paraguay	refimprove
963 – Nikephoros II Phokas was crowned emperor of the Byzantine Empire.	Too much uncited
1570 – The Treaty of Speyer was signed, leading to the establishment of the Principality of Transylvania.	globalize, short
1812 – War of 1812: American General William Hull surrendered Fort Detroit without a fight to a combined British–Native American force.	refimprove section
1863 – Following Spain's annexation of the Dominican Republic, nationalist rebels raised the Dominican flag in Santiago de los Caballeros to begin the War of Restoration.	Too much uncited
1927 – Eight aircraft began the Dole Air Race from Oakland, California, to Honolulu, Hawaii, but only two successfully completed the flight.	refimprove
1960 – Joseph Kittinger parachuted from a balloon over New Mexico at 102,800 feet (31,300 m), setting records for high-altitude jump, free-fall height, and fastest speed by a human without an aircraft.	refimprove section
1987 – Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashed after takeoff in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., leaving a sole survivor.	expansion
2008 – Trump International Hotel and Tower, which hosted the world's highest residence above ground-level, topped off its construction.	Already featured on April 28
2009 – Y. E. Yang won the 2009 PGA Championship to become the first Asian-born golfer to win a men's major golf championship.	refimprove section

Eligible

• 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 charged into a crowd demanding the reform of parliamentary representation in Manchester, England.
• 1837 – Daaga and two other African soldiers in the British Army's 1st West India Regiment were executed for their role in the St. Joseph Mutiny in Trinidad.
• 1891 – San Sebastian Church (pictured), an all-iron church in Manila, was officially consecrated.
• 1896 – A group including George Carmack and Skookum Jim Mason (pictured) discovered gold near Dawson City, Canada, setting off the Klondike Gold Rush.
• 1906 – An earthquake registering approximately 8.2 M_w struck Valparaíso, Chile, killing 3,882 people.
• 1920 – The Battle of Radzymin, one of the bloodiest and most intense battles of the Polish–Soviet War, concluded with a Polish victory.
• 1920 – Ray Chapman of the Cleveland Indians was 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 a week-long period of violent riots throughout Palestine.
• 1942 – The Holocaust: During the deportation of Jews from Slovakia, President Jozef Tiso gave 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 II.
• 1946 – Widespread riots between Hindus and Muslims took place in 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, replacing him with Ringo Starr (pictured).
• 1986 – Typhoon Wayne formed over the South China Sea, going on to become one of the longest-lived tropical cyclones in the north-western Pacific, lasting 21 days.
• 2009 – At the World Championships in Athletics in Berlin, Usain Bolt ran the 100 metres in 9.58 seconds, breaking his own record set a year earlier.
• Born/died this day: | Marianos Argyros |d|963| John II of Trebizond|d|1297| Ranavalona I|d|1861| Elsie Inglis|b|1864| George Meany |b|1894| Robert Bunsen |d|1899| Georgette Heyer|b|1902| Marian Rejewski|b|1905| Mal Waldron|b|1925| James Cameron|b|1954| Madonna|b|1958| Saif Ali Khan|b|1970| Kim Gyu-ri|b|1979| Tara Teng |b|1988| Cameron Monaghan|b|1993| Abu Nidal |d|2002| Dorival Caymmi|d|2008

Notes

• Battle of Fort Dearborn appears on August 15, so Siege of Detroit should not appear in the same year
• Abbey Road appears on August 8, so Ringo Starr should not appear in the same year

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• 1513 – War of the League of Cambrai: English and Imperial forces defeated French cavalry, forcing them to retreat.
• 1900 – Second Boer War: A 10,000-strong column of soldiers led by Lord Kitchener broke a 13-day siege of a small garrison.
• 1920 – The British parliament's Blind Persons Act received royal assent.
• 1977 – American singer and actor Elvis Presley (pictured) was found dead in his home in Memphis, Tennessee.
• 2015 – Suicide bombers assassinated Pakistani politician Shuja Khanzada and killed at least 21 others at his home in Attock District.