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 this day in history 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 August - 16.   

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

1868  On this day in history birth of bernarr McFadden, American publisher (d. 1955)   

1871  Zakhary Petrovich Paliashvili, composer was born on this day in history.   

1874  On this day in history 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 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 this day in history.   

1884  On this day in history birth of adrian S Oppenheim, Dutch lawyer/adviser (British Petroleum/Shell)   

1884  On August - 16 birth of hugo Gernsback, sci-fi writer (1960 Hugo)   

1884  On August - 16 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  On this day in history birth of nadia Boulanger, conductor (1st woman to conduct Boston Symphony)   

1888  Armand J. Piron, American musician (d. 1943) was born on August - 16.   

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

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

1894  On August - 16 birth of george Meany, NYC, labor leader (headed AFL-CIO)   

1895  On this day in history birth of jacinto Guerrero, composer   

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

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

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 August - 16 birth of stefan Boleslaw Poradowski, composer   

1904  On August - 16 birth of wendell Stanley, biochemist, 1st to crystallize a virus (Nobel 1946)   

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  On this day in history birth of mae Clarke, [Klotz], Phila, actress (Frankenstein, Waterloo Bridge)   

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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  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  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 August - 16.