Famous Birthdays In August - 16

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

1864  On this day in history birth of ferdinand C S Schiller, British philosopher (Riddles of the Sphinx)   

1867  On August - 16 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 August - 16.   

1868  Bernarr McFadden, American publisher (d. 1955) was born on August - 16.   

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  On August - 16 birth of karl L Hoschna, composer   

1879  Ethel Barrymore, classic film & stage actress (Pinky, Moonrise) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1884  On this day in history birth of hugo Gernsback, sci-fi writer (1960 Hugo)   

1884  On this day in history birth of walther von Reichenau, German field marshal (d. 1942)   

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

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

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  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  On August - 16 birth of jacinto Guerrero, composer   

1895  On August - 16 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  On August - 16 birth of robert Ringling, circus master   

1897  Vicente Ascone, composer was born on this day in history.   

1899  On August - 16 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  On this day in history birth of wendell Stanley, biochemist, 1st to crystallize a virus (Nobel 1946)   

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

1907  On this day in history birth of alexander Uriah Boskovich, composer   

1907  On August - 16 birth of mae Clarke, [Klotz], Phila, actress (Frankenstein, Waterloo Bridge)   

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0014  On this day in history death of augustus, first Roman Emperor (b. 63 BC)   

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

1297  Death of John II of Trebizond (b. 1262) on this day in history.   

1327  On August - 16 death of roch, French saint (b. 1295)   

1358  Death of Duke Albert II of Austria (b. 1298) on August - 16.   

1419  On August - 16 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  Death of Margaret of Scotland (Dauphine of France), wife of the future King Louis XI (b. 1424) on this day in history.