Other #1 songs on August 16, 1996
Across genres and charts

#1 alternative hit

Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in My Hand

Primitive Radio Gods

#1 country song

Carried Away

George Strait

#1 R&B song

Twisted

Keith Sweat

#1 song in the UK

Wannabe

Spice Girls

#1 song

Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)

Los del Río

The #1 Movie
At the box office on August 16, 1996

Independence Day

Directed by Roland Emmerich

Notable August 16 Birthdays
Born in the 1990s

Young Thug

Rapper

Born August 16, 1991

Cameron Monaghan

Actor and Model

Born August 16, 1993

Sophie Cunningham

Basketball Player and Analyst

Born August 16, 1996

Greyson Chance

Singer-Songwriter and Musician

Born August 16, 1997

Karen Chen

Figure Skater

Born August 16, 1999

Caeleb Dressel

Swimmer

Born August 16, 1996