Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In August - 16

1862  On August - 16 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  Antonio Nobre, Portuguese poet (Lonely) was born on August - 16.   

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  Zakhary Petrovich Paliashvili, composer was born on this day in history.   

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 August - 16.   

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

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

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

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

1885  On August - 16 birth of charles Carson, London England, actor (Cry the Beloved Country)   

1887  On this day in history birth of nadia Boulanger, conductor (1st woman to conduct Boston Symphony)   

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 August - 16.   

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

1894  George Meany, NYC, labor leader (headed AFL-CIO) was born on August - 16.   

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

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

1895  On August - 16 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  On August - 16 birth of vicente Ascone, composer   

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

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

1906  On August - 16 birth of franz Josef II, prince of Liechtenstein (1938-89)   

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

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

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0014  Death of Augustus, first Roman Emperor (b. 63 BC) on August - 16.   

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

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

1327  On August - 16 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 this day in history.   

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)