Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In August - 16
Friday, 04 July 2025
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 this day in history.
1868 On August - 16 birth of bernard MacFadden, publisher (Physical Culture, True Romances)
1868 On August - 16 birth of charles Sanford Skilton, composer
1868 On this day in history 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 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 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 August - 16.
1884 Walther von Reichenau, German field marshal (d. 1942) was born on this day in history.
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 August - 16.
1888 Armand J. Piron, American musician (d. 1943) was born on this day in history.
1892 Harold Foster, cartoonist (created "Prince Valiant") was born on August - 16.
1892 On August - 16 birth of otto Messmer, American cartoonist (d. 1983)
1894 On this day in history birth of george Meany, NYC, labor leader (headed AFL-CIO)
1895 Jacinto Guerrero, composer was born on this day in history.
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 Liane Haid, Austrian actress (d. 2000) was born on August - 16.
1897 Robert Ringling, circus master was born on August - 16.
1897 On this day in history birth of vicente Ascone, composer
1899 Glenn Strange, Weed NM, actor (Sam the Bartender-Gunsmoke) was born on this day in history.
1902 On August - 16 birth of georgette Heyer, England, novelist (Friday's Child)
1902 On this day in history birth of stefan Boleslaw Poradowski, composer
1904 On August - 16 birth of wendell Stanley, biochemist, 1st to crystallize a virus (Nobel 1946)
1906 On this day in history birth of franz Josef II, prince of Liechtenstein (1938-89)
1907 On this day in history birth of alexander Uriah Boskovich, composer
1907 Mae Clarke, [Klotz], Phila, actress (Frankenstein, Waterloo Bridge) was born on this day in history.
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