Famous Birthdays
- Angela Bassett, American actress (What's Love Got to Do With It), born in New York City
- Anne L'Huillier, French-Swedish physicist (2023 Nobel Prize for Physics for attosecond pulses of light), born in Paris, France [1]
- Jonathan Prince, American actor (Danny - Alice, Pray TV), born in Beverly Hills, Pennsylvania
- Jose Luis, Argentine tennis player, born in Clerc, Argentina
- Peter "Jeff" Wisoff, American NASA astronaut (STS 57, 68, 81/84), born in Norfolk, Virginia
Famous Deaths
- Paul Panzer, German-American silent film actor (The Perils of Pauline, Mildred Pierce, Hotel Berlin), dies at 85
About August 16, 1958
Day of the Week: Saturday
How Long Ago? 66 years and 11 days
Leap Year: No
Music Charts
#1 Song: Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volaré) - Domenico Modugno
#1 Song: When - Kalin Twins
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