Historical Events for 16th August 2018

1882 – British under General Wolseley land in Alexandria
1906 – -17] 8.6 earthquake destroys Valparaiso Chile, fire kills 20,000
1934 – US explorer William Beebe descends 3,028′ (923 m) in Bathysphere
1945 – Puyi, the last Chinese Emperor and ruler of Manchukuo is captured by Soviet troops
1948 – Arabs blow up Latrun pumping station in Jerusalem
1974 – Ramones concert debut (NYC’s CBGBs)
1992 – Moses Kiptanui runs world record 3k (7:28.96)
1992 – Canadian Open Golf (du Maurier Classic), St. Charles CC: American Sherri Steinhauer wins first of 2 majors (British Open 2006) by 3 from Judy Dickinson
2003 – Cristiano Ronaldo (18) makes his debut for Manchester United and the Premier League in a 4–0 home victory over Bolton Wanderers
2012 – South African police open fire on striking mine workers and kill at least 34 people

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