Saturday August 16, 2025
A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.

: Day of the Week

is the of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are until the end of the year. The day of the week is .

If you are trying to learn Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Doyōbi.

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Zodiac & Birthstone

Leo is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Peridot is the modern birthstone for this month. Diamond is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

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by the Numbers

  • days since
  • year, months, and days ago
  • months since then
  • is in the rd week of the year (ISO 8601)
  • weeks ago
  • The year is not a leap year

Historical Event(s)

1513
Battle of Guinegate (Battle of the Spurs) – King Henry VIII of England defeats French Forces who are then forced to retreat.
Maximilien Robespierre presents the petition of the Commune of Paris to the Legislative Assembly, which demanded the formation of a revolutionary tribunal.
Franco-Prussian War: The Battle of Mars-La-Tour is fought, resulting in a Prussian victory.
Skookum Jim Mason, George Carmack and Dawson Charlie discover gold in a tributary of the Klondike River in Canada, setting off the Klondike Gold Rush.
Tōhoku Imperial University of Japan (modern day Tōhoku University) becomes the first university in Japan to admit female students.
The Dole Air Race begins from Oakland, California, to Honolulu, Hawaii, during which six out of the eight participating planes crash or disappear.
The 1929 Palestine riots break out in the British Mandate of Palestine between Arabs and Jews and continue until the end of the month. In total, 133 Jews and 116 Arabs are killed.
Mass riots in Kolkata begin, in which more than 4,000 would be killed in 72 hours.
Eight years after the remaining French India territories were handed to India, the ratifications of the treaty are exchanged to make the transfer official.
Vietnam War: The House Un-American Activities Committee begins investigations of Americans who have aided the Viet Cong. The committee intends to introduce legislation making these activities illegal. Anti-war demonstrators disrupt the meeting and 50 people are arrested.

Who were born on ?

1355
Countess Philippa Plantagenet of Ulster (d. 1382)
Roque Cordero, Panamanian composer (d. 2008)
Ann Blyth, American actress
Frank Gifford, American football player and announcer
Cliff Fletcher, Canadian National Hockey League executive
Pierre Reid, Canadian politician and teacher
Marc Sergeant, Belgian cyclist
Tiina Kankaanpää, Finnish discus thrower
Tamer Hosny, Egyptian singer/actor
Matteo Anesi, Italian speed skater

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