August 16

August 16 is the 228th day of the year (229th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. It is preceded by August 15, and succeeded by August 17. Following August 16, there are 137 days in the year.

Blavatsky's Gem of the Day

"Good men vary. Some are like cocoanuts, full of sweet milk; others, like the jujube, externally pleasing."

Events

• 1890 – Mme. Blavatsky, with the help of other people, founds The Working Women's Club at 193 Bow Road, East End, London.

Births

• YEAR – NAME, SOMETHING ABOUT PERSON (d. YEAR) - THIS IS JUST AN EXAMPLE

Deaths

• YEAR – NAME, SOMETHING ABOUT PERSON (b. YEAR) - THIS IS JUST AN EXAMPLE

Holidays and observances

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External links

• This Date in Wikipedia