This site was created to easily navigate collection of various events in history. History is the study of the past, particularly the written record of the human race, but more generally including scientific and archaeological discoveries about the past. It is important to know dates and events in the past.

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August 16th, 2007	Death	Max Roach, American percussionist, drummer, and composer (born in 1924)
August 16th, 2007	Death	Bahaedin Adab, Iranian MP (born in 1945)
August 16th, 2007	Death	The Missing Link, professional wrestler (born in 1939)
August 16th, 2006	Death	Alex Buzo, Australian playwright and author (born in 1944)
August 16th, 2006	Death	Herschel Green, American pilot (born in 1920)
August 16th, 2006	Death	Jon Nodtveidt, Swedish musician (born in 1975)
August 16th, 2006	Death	Alfredo Stroessner, President of Paraguay (born in 1912)
August 16th, 2005	Event	West Caribbean Airways Flight 708 crashes near Machiques, Venezuela, killing the 160 aboard.
August 16th, 2005	Death	Joe Ranft, American animator (born in 1960)
August 16th, 2005	Death	Frere Roger, Swiss monk and mystic (born in 1915)

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