Historical Events In August - 16
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1870 Ludvig Anton Edmund Passy, composer, dies at 80 on August - 16.
1871 On August - 16 zakhary Petrovich Paliashvili, composer
1874 On August - 16 arthur Meighen, Canada, PM of Canada (1920, 21, 26)
1876 The opera "Siegfried" is produced (Bayreuth) on this day in history.
1876 Opera "Siegfried" premieres in Bayreuth on August - 16.
1877 Karl L Hoschna, composer on this day in history.
1879 On August - 16 ethel Barrymore, classic film & stage actress (Pinky, Moonrise)
1882 British under General Wolseley land in Alexandria on this day in history.
1882 Pierre H Ritter Jr, Dutch literary/head (Utrecht Newspaper) on August - 16.
1884 On this day in history adrian S Oppenheim, Dutch lawyer/adviser (British Petroleum/Shell)
1885 Charles Carson, London England, actor (Cry the Beloved Country) on this day in history.
1886 On this day in history swami Ramakrishna, Indies philosopher, dies at 50
1887 On August - 16 nadia Boulanger, conductor (1st woman to conduct Boston Symphony)
1890 Alexander Clark, journalist/lawyer, named minister to Liberia on this day in history.
1892 Harold Foster, cartoonist (created "Prince Valiant") on August - 16.
1894 Indian chiefs from the Sioux & Onondaga tribes met to urge their people to renounce Christianity & return to their old Indian faith on this day in history.
1894 On August - 16 george Meany, NYC, labor leader (headed AFL-CIO)
1894 Herman van der Tuuk, Dutch linguist (Toba Batak grammar), dies at 70 on this day in history.
1895 Jacinto Guerrero, composer on this day in history.
1896 Gold discovered in Klondike, found at Bonanza Creek, Ala on this day in history.
1897 Robert Ringling, circus master on August - 16.
1898 Roller coaster patented on August - 16.
1898 Edwin Prescott patents roller coaster on August - 16.
1899 Glenn Strange, Weed NM, actor (Sam the Bartender-Gunsmoke) on August - 16.
1900 Eca de Queiroz, writer, dies on this day in history.
1902 Georgette Heyer, England, novelist (Friday's Child) on August - 16.
1903 On August - 16 tigers play a home game in Toledo Ohio, Yanks win 12-8
1904 On August - 16 nYC begins building Grand Central Station
1904 On this day in history wendell Stanley, biochemist, 1st to crystallize a virus (Nobel 1946)
1905 Mbunga-rebellion occupy German post Ifakara East-Africa on August - 16.
1906 -17] 8.6 earthquake destroys Valparaiso Chile, fire kills 20,000 on this day in history.
1906 On this day in history franz Josef II, prince of Liechtenstein (1938-89)
1907 On this day in history abd al-Hafid proclaims himself sultan of Morocco
1907 Alexander Uriah Boskovich, composer on August - 16.
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