Historical Events In August - 16

1870  On this day in history ludvig Anton Edmund Passy, composer, dies at 80  

1871  Zakhary Petrovich Paliashvili, composer on August - 16.  

1874  Arthur Meighen, Canada, PM of Canada (1920, 21, 26) on August - 16.  

1876  On August - 16 the opera "Siegfried" is produced (Bayreuth)  

1876  On this day in history opera "Siegfried" premieres in Bayreuth  

1877  Karl L Hoschna, composer on this day in history.  

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

1882  On August - 16 british under General Wolseley land in Alexandria  

1882  On August - 16 pierre H Ritter Jr, Dutch literary/head (Utrecht Newspaper)  

1884  On August - 16 adrian S Oppenheim, Dutch lawyer/adviser (British Petroleum/Shell)  

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1885  Charles Carson, London England, actor (Cry the Beloved Country) on August - 16.  

1886  On August - 16 swami Ramakrishna, Indies philosopher, dies at 50  

1887  On August - 16 nadia Boulanger, conductor (1st woman to conduct Boston Symphony)  

1890  On August - 16 alexander Clark, journalist/lawyer, named minister to Liberia  

1892  Harold Foster, cartoonist (created "Prince Valiant") on this day in history.  

1894  Indian chiefs from the Sioux & Onondaga tribes met to urge their people to renounce Christianity & return to their old Indian faith on August - 16.  

1894  On this day in history george Meany, NYC, labor leader (headed AFL-CIO)  

1894  Herman van der Tuuk, Dutch linguist (Toba Batak grammar), dies at 70 on August - 16.  

1895  Jacinto Guerrero, composer on this day in history.  

1896  On this day in history gold discovered in Klondike, found at Bonanza Creek, Ala  

1897  Robert Ringling, circus master on this day in history.  

1898  On August - 16 roller coaster patented  

1898  Edwin Prescott patents roller coaster on August - 16.  

1899  On August - 16 glenn Strange, Weed NM, actor (Sam the Bartender-Gunsmoke)  

1900  On August - 16 eca de Queiroz, writer, dies  

1902  Georgette Heyer, England, novelist (Friday's Child) on August - 16.  

1903  On August - 16 tigers play a home game in Toledo Ohio, Yanks win 12-8  

1904  NYC begins building Grand Central Station on August - 16.  

1904  On August - 16 wendell Stanley, biochemist, 1st to crystallize a virus (Nobel 1946)  

1905  On this day in history mbunga-rebellion occupy German post Ifakara East-Africa  

1906  On August - 16 -17] 8.6 earthquake destroys Valparaiso Chile, fire kills 20,000  

1906  On this day in history franz Josef II, prince of Liechtenstein (1938-89)  

1907  On this day in history abd al-Hafid proclaims himself sultan of Morocco  

1907  Alexander Uriah Boskovich, composer on August - 16.  

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1355  On August - 16 birth of philippa Plantagenet, Countess of Ulster  

1378  On August - 16 birth of hongxi Emperor of China (d. 1425)  

1397  Albrecht II von Habsburg, king of Bohemia/Hungary/Germany was born on August - 16.  

1401  Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut, dauphine of France (d. 1436) was born on this day in history.  

1550  Carolus Gallus, [Karel de Haan], Dutch lawyer/pastor/vicar was born on August - 16.  

1557  On this day in history birth of agostino Carracci, Italian artist (d. 1602)  

1573  Anna of Austria, queen of Poland (d. 1598) was born on August - 16.  

1596  Frederick V, Elector Palatine (d. 1632) was born on this day in history.  

1027  Death of Giorgi I, King of Georgia (b. 998) on August - 16.  

1297  Death of John II of Trebizond (b. 1262) on this day in history.  

1327  Death of Roch, French saint (b. 1295) on this day in history.  

1358  Death of Duke Albert II of Austria (b. 1298) on August - 16.  

1419  On August - 16 death of wenceslaus, King of the Romans, King of Bohemia (b. 1361)  

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

1445  On this day in history death of margaret of Scotland (Dauphine of France), wife of the future King Louis XI (b. 1424)  

1508  On August - 16 henry van Stolberg & Wernigerode, Ger viceroy of Friesland, dies at 41