Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In August - 16
Tuesday, 08 July 2025
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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