On This Day: Cyprus became an independent republic

Following are some of the major events to have occurred on August 16:1600s - Annual bareback horse race in Siena's central square, dating back to the 1600s.1948 - American baseball player George Herman (Babe) Ruth died in New York City.1949 - U.S. journalist-author Margaret Mitchell died. She wrote

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