August 16th in History
August 16th
1501 Michelangelo is awarded a contract to create a statue of David at Florence Cathedral by the Overseers of the Office of Works (the Operai) of the Duomo.
1812 General Hull surrenders Detroit and Michigan Territory to British forces under the command of Major General Sir Isaac Brock, who captures Fort Detroit with the help of Indigenous warriors led by Tecumseh.
1819
A meeting of radicals held on St. Peter’s Fields in Manchester, England, was dispersed with violence, an event that became known as the Peterloo Massacre.
1858 Britain's Queen Victoria telegraphs US President James Buchanan for the first time via transatlantic telegraph cable; he replies, "It is a triumph more glorious, because far more useful to mankind, than was ever won by conqueror on the field of battle".
1940 Forty-five German aircraft are shot down over England.
The former Welsh Rugby Union President, Sir Tasker Watkins, was awarded the Victoria Cross for action on 16th August 1944, which saw him mount an assault on a German machine-gun post in northern France.
1960 Britain grants independence to the Crown Colony of Cyprus.
1962 Ringo Starr replaces Pete Best as the Beatles' drummer, with the first official concert two days later.
1975 British singer Peter Gabriel announces his departure from the rock group Genesis.
1980 British rock keyboardist Jools Holland quits band Squeeze to pursue a solo career.
1980 Cozy Powell quits Rainbow.
1501 Michelangelo is awarded a contract to create a statue of David at Florence Cathedral by the Overseers of the Office of Works (the Operai) of the Duomo.
1812 General Hull surrenders Detroit and Michigan Territory to British forces under the command of Major General Sir Isaac Brock, who captures Fort Detroit with the help of Indigenous warriors led by Tecumseh.
1819
A meeting of radicals held on St. Peter’s Fields in Manchester, England, was dispersed with violence, an event that became known as the Peterloo Massacre.
1858 Britain's Queen Victoria telegraphs US President James Buchanan for the first time via transatlantic telegraph cable; he replies, "It is a triumph more glorious, because far more useful to mankind, than was ever won by conqueror on the field of battle".
1940 Forty-five German aircraft are shot down over England.
The former Welsh Rugby Union President, Sir Tasker Watkins, was awarded the Victoria Cross for action on 16th August 1944, which saw him mount an assault on a German machine-gun post in northern France.
1960 Britain grants independence to the Crown Colony of Cyprus.
1962 Ringo Starr replaces Pete Best as the Beatles' drummer, with the first official concert two days later.
1975 British singer Peter Gabriel announces his departure from the rock group Genesis.
1980 British rock keyboardist Jools Holland quits band Squeeze to pursue a solo career.
1980 Cozy Powell quits Rainbow.
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