Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In August - 16

1862  On this day in history birth of amos Alonzo Stagg, football pioneer, inventor (tackling dummy)   

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 this day in history.   

1868  On August - 16 birth of charles Sanford Skilton, composer   

1868  On August - 16 birth of bernarr McFadden, American publisher (d. 1955)   

1871  On this day in history birth of zakhary Petrovich Paliashvili, composer   

1874  On this day in history birth of arthur Meighen, Canada, PM of Canada (1920, 21, 26)   

1876  On August - 16 birth of ivan Bilibin, Russian illustrator (d. 1942)   

1877  On this day in history birth of karl L Hoschna, composer   

1879  On August - 16 birth of ethel Barrymore, classic film & stage actress (Pinky, Moonrise)   

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  On this day in history birth of hugo Gernsback, sci-fi writer (1960 Hugo)   

1884  Walther von Reichenau, German field marshal (d. 1942) was born on August - 16.   

1885  Charles Carson, London England, actor (Cry the Beloved Country) was born on this day in history.   

1887  Nadia Boulanger, conductor (1st woman to conduct Boston Symphony) was born on this day in history.   

1888  Armand J. Piron, American musician (d. 1943) was born on this day in history.   

1892  Harold Foster, cartoonist (created "Prince Valiant") was born on this day in history.   

1892  Otto Messmer, American cartoonist (d. 1983) was born on August - 16.   

1894  On this day in history birth of george Meany, NYC, labor leader (headed AFL-CIO)   

1895  Jacinto Guerrero, composer was born on August - 16.   

1895  On this day in history birth of lucien Littlefield, San Antonia Tx, actor (Mr Beasley-Blondie)   

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

1895  On this day in history birth of liane Haid, Austrian actress (d. 2000)   

1897  Robert Ringling, circus master was born on August - 16.   

1897  Vicente Ascone, composer was born on August - 16.   

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

1902  On August - 16 birth of georgette Heyer, England, novelist (Friday's Child)   

1902  On this day in history birth of stefan Boleslaw Poradowski, composer   

1904  Wendell Stanley, biochemist, 1st to crystallize a virus (Nobel 1946) was born on August - 16.   

1906  Franz Josef II, prince of Liechtenstein (1938-89) was born on August - 16.   

1907  On August - 16 birth of alexander Uriah Boskovich, composer   

1907  Mae Clarke, [Klotz], Phila, actress (Frankenstein, Waterloo Bridge) was born on August - 16.   

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0014  Death of Augustus, first Roman Emperor (b. 63 BC) on this day in history.   

1027  Death of Giorgi I, King of Georgia (b. 998) on this day in history.   

1297  Death of John II of Trebizond (b. 1262) on August - 16.   

1327  Death of Roch, French saint (b. 1295) on this day in history.   

1358  Death of Duke Albert II of Austria (b. 1298) on this day in history.   

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

1443  On this day in history death of ashikaga Yoshikatsu, Japanese shogun (b. 1434)   

1445  Death of Margaret of Scotland (Dauphine of France), wife of the future King Louis XI (b. 1424) on this day in history.