16 August 2023

• 228th day of the year. There were then 137 days left in 2023.
• 33rd Wednesday of 2023.
• on the 33rd week of 2023 (using ISO standard week number calculation).
• Birthstone for this day: Peridot

There are no major holidays or observances in South Africa for this date.

• Restoration Day (Día de la Restauración) - Costa Rica, Dominican Republic
• National Tell A Joke Day - Popular in: United States, United Kingdom, Canada
• Parsi New Year's Day / Nowroj (पारसी नव वर्ष दिवस/ नौरोज) - India
• National Roller Coaster Day - United States