August 16: Children's Day in Paraguay
Joseph Kittinger making his record-breaking jump
- 1819 – Fifteen people were killed and 400–700 others were injured when cavalry charged into a crowd gathered at St Peter's Field, Manchester, England, to demand the reform of parliamentary representation.
- 1863 – After Spain had annexed the Dominican Republic, rebels raised the Dominican flag in Santiago de los Caballeros to begin the War of Restoration.
- 1927 – The Dole Air Race began; eight fixed-wing aircraft competed to fly from Oakland, California, to Honolulu, Hawaii, but only two successfully completed the flight.
- 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.
- 2009 – Y. E. Yang won the 2009 PGA Championship to become the first Asian-born golfer to win a men's major golf championship.
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