Famous Birthdays In August - 16

1862  Amos Alonzo Stagg, football pioneer, inventor (tackling dummy) was born on August - 16.   

1864  On August - 16 birth of ferdinand C S Schiller, British philosopher (Riddles of the Sphinx)   

1867  On August - 16 birth of antonio Nobre, Portuguese poet (Lonely)   

1868  Bernard MacFadden, publisher (Physical Culture, True Romances) was born on August - 16.   

1868  On this day in history birth of charles Sanford Skilton, composer   

1868  Bernarr McFadden, American publisher (d. 1955) was born on August - 16.   

1871  Zakhary Petrovich Paliashvili, composer was born on August - 16.   

1874  On August - 16 birth of arthur Meighen, Canada, PM of Canada (1920, 21, 26)   

1876  Ivan Bilibin, Russian illustrator (d. 1942) was born on this day in history.   

1877  Karl L Hoschna, composer was born on this day in history.   

1879  Ethel Barrymore, classic film & stage actress (Pinky, Moonrise) was born on August - 16.   

1882  On this day in history birth of pierre H Ritter Jr, Dutch literary/head (Utrecht Newspaper)   

1884  On August - 16 birth of adrian S Oppenheim, Dutch lawyer/adviser (British Petroleum/Shell)   

1884  Hugo Gernsback, sci-fi writer (1960 Hugo) was born on August - 16.   

1884  On August - 16 birth of walther von Reichenau, German field marshal (d. 1942)   

1885  On this day in history birth of charles Carson, London England, actor (Cry the Beloved Country)   

1887  Nadia Boulanger, conductor (1st woman to conduct Boston Symphony) was born on August - 16.   

1888  On August - 16 birth of armand J. Piron, American musician (d. 1943)   

1892  Harold Foster, cartoonist (created "Prince Valiant") was born on August - 16.   

1892  On this day in history birth of otto Messmer, American cartoonist (d. 1983)   

1894  On August - 16 birth of george Meany, NYC, labor leader (headed AFL-CIO)   

1895  Jacinto Guerrero, composer was born on this day in history.   

1895  Lucien Littlefield, San Antonia Tx, actor (Mr Beasley-Blondie) was born on August - 16.   

1895  On this day in history birth of albert Cohen, Swiss novelist (d. 1981)   

1895  Liane Haid, Austrian actress (d. 2000) was born on August - 16.   

1897  On this day in history birth of robert Ringling, circus master   

1897  On this day in history birth of vicente Ascone, composer   

1899  On this day in history birth of glenn Strange, Weed NM, actor (Sam the Bartender-Gunsmoke)   

1902  On this day in history birth of georgette Heyer, England, novelist (Friday's Child)   

1902  Stefan Boleslaw Poradowski, composer was born on August - 16.   

1904  On this day in history birth of wendell Stanley, biochemist, 1st to crystallize a virus (Nobel 1946)   

1906  On this day in history birth of franz Josef II, prince of Liechtenstein (1938-89)   

1907  On this day in history birth of alexander Uriah Boskovich, composer   

1907  Mae Clarke, [Klotz], Phila, actress (Frankenstein, Waterloo Bridge) was born on this day in history.   

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0014  On this day in history death of augustus, first Roman Emperor (b. 63 BC)   

1027  On August - 16 death of giorgi I, King of Georgia (b. 998)   

1297  On this day in history death of john II of Trebizond (b. 1262)   

1327  On this day in history death of roch, French saint (b. 1295)   

1358  On August - 16 death of duke Albert II of Austria (b. 1298)   

1419  Death of Wenceslaus, King of the Romans, King of Bohemia (b. 1361) on August - 16.   

1443  Death of Ashikaga Yoshikatsu, Japanese shogun (b. 1434) on August - 16.   

1445  Death of Margaret of Scotland (Dauphine of France), wife of the future King Louis XI (b. 1424) on August - 16.