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 this day in history birth of antonio Nobre, Portuguese poet (Lonely)   

1868  On August - 16 birth of bernard MacFadden, publisher (Physical Culture, True Romances)   

1868  Charles Sanford Skilton, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

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  On this day in history birth of ivan Bilibin, Russian illustrator (d. 1942)   

1877  Karl L Hoschna, composer was born on August - 16.   

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

1882  On August - 16 birth of pierre H Ritter Jr, Dutch literary/head (Utrecht Newspaper)   

1884  On this day in history 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  Armand J. Piron, American musician (d. 1943) was born on this day in history.   

1892  On August - 16 birth of harold Foster, cartoonist (created "Prince Valiant")   

1892  Otto Messmer, American cartoonist (d. 1983) was born on this day in history.   

1894  George Meany, NYC, labor leader (headed AFL-CIO) was born on this day in history.   

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  Albert Cohen, Swiss novelist (d. 1981) was born on August - 16.   

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

1897  On August - 16 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  Georgette Heyer, England, novelist (Friday's Child) was born on August - 16.   

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 this day in history.   

1907  Alexander Uriah Boskovich, composer was born on August - 16.   

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

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0014  On August - 16 death of augustus, first Roman Emperor (b. 63 BC)   

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

1297  On August - 16 death of john II of Trebizond (b. 1262)   

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

1358  On this day in history death of duke Albert II of Austria (b. 1298)   

1419  On this day in history death of wenceslaus, King of the Romans, King of Bohemia (b. 1361)   

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

1445  On August - 16 death of margaret of Scotland (Dauphine of France), wife of the future King Louis XI (b. 1424)