About the day » Monday August 16, 1976Calender converter

• Daniel Leonardus Mechtildus Erens, Eindhoven, Nederland († 1977)
• Kris Roger Sabbe, Torhout († 1994)
• Anne-Lies Postma, Gent, Belgie
• Katleen Francine VANCRAYBEX, 3500 Hasselt, Limburg, BE († 1999)
• Jennifer Lynn Miedema
• Raegan James Prins, Canada († 1994)
• Gerke Fetze de Jong, Drachten, Friesland, Nederland
• Rob Bilman († 1977)
• Ana Maria Blömer, Santa Catarina, Brasil († 1976)
• Francisca Henriëtte Bernadet Hake Schoonebeek, Schoonebeek († 1976)

• Baukje Greevink (73), Emmer-Compascuüm Emmen Drenthe Nederland
• Anthonius Johannes van Dort (87), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Berendina Vunk (48), Edmonton (CDN)
• Carl Harold Emanuel DeLander (84), St Cloud, Stearns, Minnesota, United States
• Anthonie Pieter Heederik (98), Delft, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Amy Edna Vandarwarka (91), Waseca, Waseca, Minnesota, United States
• Anna Lora Denno (45), Heerlen,, Limburg, Nederland
• Arnoldus Henricus Witjes (78), Cadier en Keer,, Limburg, Nederland
• Antje Reints (92)
• Cornelis Kraakman (58)

• 1974 » Iván Hurtado, Ecuadorian footballer and politician
• 1974 » Krisztina Egerszegi, Hungarian swimmer
• 1974 » Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Guyanese cricketer
• 1975 » Álvaro Tardáguila, Uruguayan cyclist
• 1975 » Didier Agathe, French footballer
• 1975 » George Stults, American model and actor
• 1975 » Jonatan Johansson, Finnish footballer, coach, and manager
• 1975 » Pantelis Konstantinidis, Greek footballer
• 1975 » Taika Waititi, New Zealand director, screenwriter and actor
• 1977 » Pavel Královec, Czech football referee

• 1971 » Spyros Skouras, Greek-American businessman (b. 1893)
• 1972 » Pierre Brasseur, French actor and screenwriter (b. 1905)
• 1973 » Selman Waksman, Ukrainian-American biochemist and microbiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1888)
• 1977 » Elvis Presley, American singer, guitarist, and actor (b. 1935)
• 1978 » Alidius Tjarda van Starkenborgh Stachouwer, Dutch soldier and politician, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (b. 1888)
• 1979 » John Diefenbaker, Canadian lawyer and politician, 13th Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1895)
• 1983 » Earl Averill, American baseball player (b. 1902)
• 1984 » Duško Radović, Serbian children's writer, poet, journalist, aphorist and TV editor (b. 1922)
• 1986 » Jaime Sáenz, Bolivian author and poet (b. 1921)
• 1986 » Ronnie Aird, English cricketer and administrator (b. 1902)

• Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 13.7 million citizens.
• January 2 » The Gale of January 1976 begins, resulting in coastal flooding around the southern North Sea coasts, affecting countries from Ireland to Yugoslavia and causing at least 82 deaths and US$1.3 billion in damage.
• March 24 » In Argentina, the armed forces overthrow the constitutional government of President Isabel Perón and start a 7-year dictatorial period self-styled the National Reorganization Process.
• June 16 » Soweto uprising: A non-violent march by 15,000 students in Soweto, South Africa, turns into days of rioting when police open fire on the crowd.
• June 27 » Air France Flight 139 (Tel Aviv-Athens-Paris) is hijacked en route to Paris by the PLO and redirected to Entebbe, Uganda.
• August 12 » Between 1,000 and 3,500 Palestinians are killed in the Tel al-Zaatar massacre, one of the bloodiest events of the Lebanese Civil War.
• September 19 » Turkish Airlines Flight 452 hits the Taurus Mountains, outskirt of Karatepe, Turkey, killing all 154 passengers and crew.

The temperature on August 16, 1976 was between 11.1 °C and 26.5 °C and averaged 19.3 °C. There was 12.8 hours of sunshine (87%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast.