August 16 in History

16 August in History – 16 years ago

South Ossetia War

Europe 2008: South Ossetia War

The collapse of Russian power in 1989–91 had allowed NATO and the EU to absorb not only the... SEE MORE…

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Historical Atlas of Europe 2008: South Ossetia War
Europe 2008
South Ossetia War
The collapse of Russian power in 1989–91 had allowed NATO and the EU to absorb not only the...
Historical Atlas of Southern Asia 1918: Dunsterforce
Southern Asia 1918
Dunsterforce
The German and Ottoman occupation of Transcaucasia alarmed the British, who had by now replaced...
Historical Atlas of Europe 43: Claudius’ invasion of Britain
Europe 43
Claudius’ invasion of Britain
By c.40 AD the expansion of the Catuvellauni in Britain had brought an end to the Roman client...
 

Starting on 16 August 1924

France and Belgium evacuate Ruhr

All Events on 16 August

ends   2008
Russian war with Georgia over South Ossetia and Abkhazia
  1960
British recognize independence of Cyprus
  1946
Hindu-Muslim rioting starts in Calcutta
  1945
Division of Korea
  1945
Thailand makes peace with Allies
starts   1942
Germans raid Kara Sea
starts   1924
France and Belgium evacuate Ruhr
  1920
Chen Jiongming and Sun Yatsen’s Kuomintang take Guangdong
  1919
British evacuate Baku
starts   1907
Abd el-Hafid seizes power in Morocco
starts   1896
Gold discovered in Klondike; migrants flood Yukon & Alaska
  1863
Santo Domingo revolts
starts   1860
French occupation of Beirut in support of the Christian population
starts   1860
Pro-Garibaldian revolts in Basilicata and neighboring regions
ends   1854
Allies take Bomarsund, Aland Is.
  1846
Santa Anna returns to Mexico
  1819
Militia charges crowd at St Peter’s Field, Manchester
starts   1812
French capture Smolensk
starts   369
Roman fortify far Rhine; expelled by Alemanni*
  16
Romans defeat Arminius at Idistaviso*
*Actual date uncertain; set to 16 August for purposes of Omniatlas

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