Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In August - 16

1862  On August - 16 birth of amos Alonzo Stagg, football pioneer, inventor (tackling dummy)   

1864  Ferdinand C S Schiller, British philosopher (Riddles of the Sphinx) was born on this day in history.   

1867  Antonio Nobre, Portuguese poet (Lonely) was born on August - 16.   

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

1871  On August - 16 birth of zakhary Petrovich Paliashvili, composer   

1874  Arthur Meighen, Canada, PM of Canada (1920, 21, 26) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history birth of ethel Barrymore, classic film & stage actress (Pinky, Moonrise)   

1882  Pierre H Ritter Jr, Dutch literary/head (Utrecht Newspaper) was born on August - 16.   

1884  Adrian S Oppenheim, Dutch lawyer/adviser (British Petroleum/Shell) was born on August - 16.   

1884  Hugo Gernsback, sci-fi writer (1960 Hugo) was born on this day in history.   

1884  Walther von Reichenau, German field marshal (d. 1942) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history birth of armand J. Piron, American musician (d. 1943)   

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

1892  On August - 16 birth of otto Messmer, American cartoonist (d. 1983)   

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

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

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  Liane Haid, Austrian actress (d. 2000) was born on this day in history.   

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

1897  On August - 16 birth of vicente Ascone, composer   

1899  Glenn Strange, Weed NM, actor (Sam the Bartender-Gunsmoke) was born on August - 16.   

1902  Georgette Heyer, England, novelist (Friday's Child) was born on August - 16.   

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

1904  Wendell Stanley, biochemist, 1st to crystallize a virus (Nobel 1946) was born on this day in history.   

1906  Franz Josef II, prince of Liechtenstein (1938-89) was born on this day in history.   

1907  Alexander Uriah Boskovich, composer was born on this day in history.   

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 August - 16.   

1027  On this day in history death of giorgi I, King of Georgia (b. 998)   

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

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

1445  On this day in history death of margaret of Scotland (Dauphine of France), wife of the future King Louis XI (b. 1424)