Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In August - 16
Wednesday, 16 July 2025
1862 Amos Alonzo Stagg, football pioneer, inventor (tackling dummy) was born on August - 16.
1864 On August - 16 birth of ferdinand C S Schiller, British philosopher (Riddles of the Sphinx)
1867 On this day in history birth of antonio Nobre, Portuguese poet (Lonely)
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 August - 16 birth of bernarr McFadden, American publisher (d. 1955)
1871 Zakhary Petrovich Paliashvili, composer was born on August - 16.
1874 On August - 16 birth of arthur Meighen, Canada, PM of Canada (1920, 21, 26)
1876 On August - 16 birth of ivan Bilibin, Russian illustrator (d. 1942)
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 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 this day in history.
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 this day in history.
1888 Armand J. Piron, American musician (d. 1943) was born on this day in history.
1892 On this day in history birth of harold Foster, cartoonist (created "Prince Valiant")
1892 Otto Messmer, American cartoonist (d. 1983) was born on this day in history.
1894 On August - 16 birth of george Meany, NYC, labor leader (headed AFL-CIO)
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 Albert Cohen, Swiss novelist (d. 1981) was born on this day in history.
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 Glenn Strange, Weed NM, actor (Sam the Bartender-Gunsmoke) was born on August - 16.
1902 Georgette Heyer, England, novelist (Friday's Child) was born on August - 16.
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 August - 16.
1906 Franz Josef II, prince of Liechtenstein (1938-89) was born on this day in history.
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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