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Events occuring on the noble day of August 16. ;)
1812 - War of 1812: American General William Hull surrenders Fort Detroit without a fight to the British Army.
1868 - Arica, Peru (now Chile) is devastated by a tsunami which followed a magnitude 8.5 earthquake in the Peru-Chile Trench off the coast. The earthquake and tsunami killed an estimated 25,000 people in Arica and perhaps 70,000 people in all.
1954 - Sports Illustrated magazine is first published.
Notable births:
1378 - Hongxi Emperor of China (d. 1425)
1888 - T. E. Lawrence, English writer and soldier (d. 1935)
1958 - Madonna, American singer and actress
Notable deaths:
1419 - Wenceslaus, King of the Romans, King of Bohemia (b. 1361)
1886 - Sri Ramakrishna Paramahansa, Indian guru (b. 1836)
Hmm. Interesting food for thought. Thanks for that one, Lauren.
-Tara
1812 - War of 1812: American General William Hull surrenders Fort Detroit without a fight to the British Army.
1868 - Arica, Peru (now Chile) is devastated by a tsunami which followed a magnitude 8.5 earthquake in the Peru-Chile Trench off the coast. The earthquake and tsunami killed an estimated 25,000 people in Arica and perhaps 70,000 people in all.
1954 - Sports Illustrated magazine is first published.
Notable births:
1378 - Hongxi Emperor of China (d. 1425)
1888 - T. E. Lawrence, English writer and soldier (d. 1935)
1958 - Madonna, American singer and actress
Notable deaths:
1419 - Wenceslaus, King of the Romans, King of Bohemia (b. 1361)
1886 - Sri Ramakrishna Paramahansa, Indian guru (b. 1836)
Hmm. Interesting food for thought. Thanks for that one, Lauren.
-Tara