Famous Birthdays In August - 16

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

1864  Ferdinand C S Schiller, British philosopher (Riddles of the Sphinx) was born on August - 16.   

1867  On August - 16 birth of antonio Nobre, Portuguese poet (Lonely)   

1868  Bernard MacFadden, publisher (Physical Culture, True Romances) was born on this day in history.   

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  On August - 16 birth of zakhary Petrovich Paliashvili, composer   

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  Karl L Hoschna, composer was born on this day in history.   

1879  Ethel Barrymore, classic film & stage actress (Pinky, Moonrise) was born on August - 16.   

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 this day in history.   

1884  Hugo Gernsback, sci-fi writer (1960 Hugo) was born on August - 16.   

1884  On August - 16 birth of walther von Reichenau, German field marshal (d. 1942)   

1885  Charles Carson, London England, actor (Cry the Beloved Country) was born on this day in history.   

1887  Nadia Boulanger, conductor (1st woman to conduct Boston Symphony) was born on August - 16.   

1888  On August - 16 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 August - 16.   

1894  George Meany, NYC, labor leader (headed AFL-CIO) was born on this day in history.   

1895  Jacinto Guerrero, composer was born on August - 16.   

1895  Lucien Littlefield, San Antonia Tx, actor (Mr Beasley-Blondie) was born on this day in history.   

1895  On this day in history 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 August - 16 birth of vicente Ascone, composer   

1899  Glenn Strange, Weed NM, actor (Sam the Bartender-Gunsmoke) was born on this day in history.   

1902  Georgette Heyer, England, novelist (Friday's Child) was born on this day in history.   

1902  On this day in history birth of stefan Boleslaw Poradowski, composer   

1904  Wendell Stanley, biochemist, 1st to crystallize a virus (Nobel 1946) was born on this day in history.   

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

1907  Alexander Uriah Boskovich, composer was born on this day in history.   

1907  Mae Clarke, [Klotz], Phila, actress (Frankenstein, Waterloo Bridge) was born on this day in history.   

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0014  Death of Augustus, first Roman Emperor (b. 63 BC) on August - 16.   

1027  On August - 16 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 this day in history.   

1419  Death of Wenceslaus, King of the Romans, King of Bohemia (b. 1361) on this day in history.   

1443  Death of Ashikaga Yoshikatsu, Japanese shogun (b. 1434) on August - 16.   

1445  Death of Margaret of Scotland (Dauphine of France), wife of the future King Louis XI (b. 1424) on this day in history.