Portal talk:Current events/2016 August 16

Deaths on this day

 * Mauril Bélanger, former Canadian cabinet minister, ranked as mid-importance by Wikiproject Canada. Capitalistroadster (talk) 02:15, 17 August 2016 (UTC)
 * João Havelange, former FIFA President rated as high importance by Wikiproject Football. Capitalistroadster (talk) 12:09, 16 August 2016 (UTC)
 * John McLaughlin (host), host of long running program on American television. Capitalistroadster (talk) 20:28, 16 August 2016 (UTC)
 * These are already mentioned at Deaths in 2016. I see nothing extraordinary about the death in itself of João Havelange. A lot of people die from respiratory problems every year. Mikael Häggström (talk) 06:41, 17 August 2016 (UTC)