WHAT HAPPENED ON 16. AUGUST
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Wang Mang consolidates his power and is declared marshal of state. Emperor Ai of Han, who died the day prior, had no heirs. (16. August 1. BC)

The House of Gonzaga seizes power in the Duchy of Mantua, and will rule until 1708. (16. August 1328)

Battle of Guinegate (Battle of the Spurs) – King Henry VIII of England and his Imperial allies defeat French Forces who are then forced to retreat. (16. August 1513)

American Revolutionary War: The Americans led by General John Stark rout British and Brunswick troops under Friedrich Baum at the Battle of Bennington in Walloomsac, New York. (16. August 1777)

American Revolutionary War: Battle of Camden – The British defeat the Americans near Camden, South Carolina. (16. August 1780)

Maximilien de Robespierre presents the petition of the Commune of Paris to the Legislative Assembly, which demanded the formation of a revolutionary tribunal. (16. August 1792)

French Revolution: a levée en masse is decreed by the National Convention. (16. August 1793)

War of 1812: American General William Hull surrenders Fort Detroit without a fight to the British Army. (16. August 1812)

Peterloo Massacre: Seventeen people die and over 600 are injured in cavalry charges at a public meeting at St. Peter's Field, Manchester, England. (16. August 1819)

U.S. President John Tyler vetoes a bill which called for the re-establishment of the Second Bank of the United States. Enraged Whig Party members riot outside the White House in the most violent demonstration on White House grounds in U.S. history. (16. August 1841)

U.S. President James Buchanan inaugurates the new transatlantic telegraph cable by exchanging greetings with Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. However, a weak signal forces a shutdown of the service in a few weeks. (16. August 1858)

The Tuscan National Assembly formally deposes the House of Habsburg-Lorraine. (16. August 1859)

The Dominican Restoration War begins when Gregorio Luperón raises the Dominican flag in Santo Domingo after Spain had recolonized the country. (16. August 1863)

Battle of Acosta Ñu: A Paraguayan battalion made up of children is massacred by the Brazilian Army during the Paraguayan War. (16. August 1869)

Franco-Prussian War: The Battle of Mars-la-Tour is fought, resulting in a Prussian victory. (16. August 1870)

The Basilica of San Sebastian in Manila, the first all-steel church in Asia, is officially inaugurated and blessed. (16. August 1891)

Skookum Jim Mason, George Carmack and Dawson Charlie discover gold in a tributary of the Klondike River in Canada, setting off the Klondike Gold Rush. (16. August 1896)

The Battle of Elands River during the Second Boer War ends after a 13-day siege is lifted by the British. The battle had begun when a force of between 2,000 and 3,000 Boers had surrounded a force of 500 Australians, Rhodesians, Canadians and British soldiers at a supply dump at Brakfontein Drift. (16. August 1900)

An estimated 8.2 MW earthquake hits Valparaíso, Chile, killing 3,886 people. (16. August 1906)

Tōhoku Imperial University of Japan (modern day Tohoku University) becomes the first university in Japan to admit female students. (16. August 1913)