Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In August - 16
Tuesday, 21 October 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 August - 16.
1868 Bernard MacFadden, publisher (Physical Culture, True Romances) was born on this day in history.
1868 On August - 16 birth of charles Sanford Skilton, composer
1868 On August - 16 birth of bernarr McFadden, American publisher (d. 1955)
1871 Zakhary Petrovich Paliashvili, composer was born on this day in history.
1874 On August - 16 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 this day in history birth of karl L Hoschna, composer
1879 Ethel Barrymore, classic film & stage actress (Pinky, Moonrise) was born on August - 16.
1882 Pierre H Ritter Jr, Dutch literary/head (Utrecht Newspaper) was born on August - 16.
1884 On this day in history birth of adrian S Oppenheim, Dutch lawyer/adviser (British Petroleum/Shell)
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 August - 16.
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 On this day in history birth of armand J. Piron, American musician (d. 1943)
1892 Harold Foster, cartoonist (created "Prince Valiant") was born on August - 16.
1892 Otto Messmer, American cartoonist (d. 1983) was born on August - 16.
1894 George Meany, NYC, labor leader (headed AFL-CIO) was born on August - 16.
1895 Jacinto Guerrero, composer was born on this day in history.
1895 On this day in history birth of lucien Littlefield, San Antonia Tx, actor (Mr Beasley-Blondie)
1895 On August - 16 birth of albert Cohen, Swiss novelist (d. 1981)
1895 On this day in history birth of liane Haid, Austrian actress (d. 2000)
1897 Robert Ringling, circus master was born on August - 16.
1897 On August - 16 birth of vicente Ascone, composer
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 Stefan Boleslaw Poradowski, composer was born on August - 16.
1904 Wendell Stanley, biochemist, 1st to crystallize a virus (Nobel 1946) was born on August - 16.
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 Mae Clarke, [Klotz], Phila, actress (Frankenstein, Waterloo Bridge) was born on this day in history.
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