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- 1392
- Joseon (Chosŏn) is established as the successor state to Goryeo (Koryŏ).
- 1866
- The village of Wongneichoong is separated from the City of Victoria, Hong Kong.
- 1945
- A Border Agreement between Poland and the USSR establishes the border between Poland and the Byelorussian SSR.
- 1951
- The original eastbound span of the Delaware Memorial Bridge opens to traffic, connecting Delaware and New Jersey.
- 1952
- The Thompson Raceway opens a reconfigured circuit near Thompson, Connecticut.
- 2000
- Tacurong becomes the first component city in Sultan Kudarat, Philippines.
This is a selection of establishments and disestablishments on August 16, based on OpenHistoricalMap data, that automatically appears on the OpenHistoricalMap page on August 16 of each year. This list highlights important changes in the world, as well as more mundane events that demonstrate the project's ambitious tendency toward micromapping history.
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