Doom Almanac August 16 in doom history

August16

August 16: a quiet day in doom history

Nothing in our files was due to end on August 16, said on August 16, or busted on August 16. Here is the nearest doom on either side.

From the desk · our own words, not a fact

Quiet day. The desk suggests visiting a busier date; there’s no shortage of them.

Nearest doom

on the calendar, any year

Earlier in the year · 5 days before

August 11

Doomsday · busted · 1999

Mir Will Fall on Paris During the 1999 Eclipse

Later in the year · 2 days after

August 18

Doomsday · busted · 1999

Criswell Predicts: The End on August 18, 1999

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