August 16 is the 228th day of the year (229th in leap years). There are 137 days remaining.
- 1832 — Nancy Staffleback is born.
- 1883 — Ah Young died.
- 1941 — Gheorghe Toma is born.
- 1950 — Jack Unterweger is born.
- 1955 — Zhang Yongming is born.
- 1960 — Jayne MacDonald (victim) is born.
- 1966 — Henry Eugene Hodges is born.
- 1975 — Ted Bundy is apprehended.
- 1978 — Don Miller is apprehended.
- 1979 — John W. Hopkins is apprehended.
- 1984 — Terrell Lewis is born.
- 1987 — Clinton Bankston is apprehended.
- 1998 — Abdallah al-Hubal died.
- 2022 — Garry Artman is apprehended.