Page 3: Historical Events In August - 16

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

1871  On this day in history zakhary Petrovich Paliashvili, composer   

1874  On August - 16 arthur Meighen, Canada, PM of Canada (1920, 21, 26)   

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  On this day in history ethel Barrymore, classic film & stage actress (Pinky, Moonrise)   

1882  On this day in history british under General Wolseley land in Alexandria   

1882  Pierre H Ritter Jr, Dutch literary/head (Utrecht Newspaper) on August - 16.   

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

1885  On August - 16 charles Carson, London England, actor (Cry the Beloved Country)   

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

1887  Nadia Boulanger, conductor (1st woman to conduct Boston Symphony) on this day in history.   

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

1892  Harold Foster, cartoonist (created "Prince Valiant") on August - 16.   

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

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 this day in history.   

1895  On this day in history jacinto Guerrero, composer   

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

1897  On this day in history robert Ringling, circus master   

1898  On this day in history roller coaster patented   

1898  Edwin Prescott patents roller coaster on this day in history.   

1899  Glenn Strange, Weed NM, actor (Sam the Bartender-Gunsmoke) on August - 16.   

1900  Eca de Queiroz, writer, dies on August - 16.   

1902  On August - 16 georgette Heyer, England, novelist (Friday's Child)   

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

1904  On August - 16 nYC begins building Grand Central Station   

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

1905  On August - 16 mbunga-rebellion occupy German post Ifakara East-Africa   

1906  -17] 8.6 earthquake destroys Valparaiso Chile, fire kills 20,000 on this day in history.   

1906  On August - 16 franz Josef II, prince of Liechtenstein (1938-89)   

1907  Abd al-Hafid proclaims himself sultan of Morocco on August - 16.   

1907  On August - 16 alexander Uriah Boskovich, composer   

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1355  Philippa Plantagenet, Countess of Ulster was born on August - 16.   

1378  Hongxi Emperor of China (d. 1425) was born on August - 16.   

1397  On this day in history birth of albrecht II von Habsburg, king of Bohemia/Hungary/Germany   

1401  On this day in history birth of jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut, dauphine of France (d. 1436)   

1550  On this day in history birth of carolus Gallus, [Karel de Haan], Dutch lawyer/pastor/vicar   

1557  Agostino Carracci, Italian artist (d. 1602) was born on August - 16.   

1573  Anna of Austria, queen of Poland (d. 1598) was born on this day in history.   

1596  On this day in history birth of frederick V, Elector Palatine (d. 1632)   

1027  Death of Giorgi I, King of Georgia (b. 998) on this day in history.   

1297  On this day in history death of john II of Trebizond (b. 1262)   

1327  On August - 16 death of roch, French saint (b. 1295)   

1358  On August - 16 death of duke Albert II of Austria (b. 1298)   

1419  On this day in history 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  Henry van Stolberg & Wernigerode, Ger viceroy of Friesland, dies at 41 on August - 16.