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

1027  On this day in history death of giorgi I, King of Georgia (b. 998)   

1297  On this day in history 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  Death of Wenceslaus, King of the Romans, King of Bohemia (b. 1361) on this day in history.   

1443  On August - 16 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.