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Historical Events In August - 16

Thursday, 28 March 2024

1870  Ludvig Anton Edmund Passy, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1871  On this day in history zakhary Petrovich Paliashvili, composer  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1874  Arthur Meighen, Canada, PM of Canada (1920, 21, 26) on August - 16.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1876  The opera "Siegfried" is produced (Bayreuth) on August - 16.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1876  Opera "Siegfried" premieres in Bayreuth on August - 16.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1877  Karl L Hoschna, composer on August - 16.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1879  Ethel Barrymore, classic film & stage actress (Pinky, Moonrise) on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1882  British under General Wolseley land in Alexandria on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1882  On this day in history pierre H Ritter Jr, Dutch literary/head (Utrecht Newspaper)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1884  On August - 16 adrian S Oppenheim, Dutch lawyer/adviser (British Petroleum/Shell)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1885  Charles Carson, London England, actor (Cry the Beloved Country) on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1886  Swami Ramakrishna, Indies philosopher, dies at 50 on August - 16.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1887  On this day in history nadia Boulanger, conductor (1st woman to conduct Boston Symphony)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1890  Alexander Clark, journalist/lawyer, named minister to Liberia on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1892  Harold Foster, cartoonist (created "Prince Valiant") on August - 16.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

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  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1894  George Meany, NYC, labor leader (headed AFL-CIO) on August - 16.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1894  Herman van der Tuuk, Dutch linguist (Toba Batak grammar), dies at 70 on August - 16.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1895  Jacinto Guerrero, composer on August - 16.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1896  On August - 16 gold discovered in Klondike, found at Bonanza Creek, Ala  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1897  Robert Ringling, circus master on August - 16.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1898  Roller coaster patented on August - 16.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1898  On August - 16 edwin Prescott patents roller coaster  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1899  Glenn Strange, Weed NM, actor (Sam the Bartender-Gunsmoke) on August - 16.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1900  On this day in history eca de Queiroz, writer, dies  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1902  On this day in history georgette Heyer, England, novelist (Friday's Child)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1903  Tigers play a home game in Toledo Ohio, Yanks win 12-8 on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1904  NYC begins building Grand Central Station on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1904  Wendell Stanley, biochemist, 1st to crystallize a virus (Nobel 1946) on August - 16.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1905  On August - 16 mbunga-rebellion occupy German post Ifakara East-Africa  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1906  On this day in history -17] 8.6 earthquake destroys Valparaiso Chile, fire kills 20,000  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1906  Franz Josef II, prince of Liechtenstein (1938-89) on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1907  Abd al-Hafid proclaims himself sultan of Morocco on August - 16.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1907  On August - 16 alexander Uriah Boskovich, composer  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

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Famous Birthdays In August - 16

Famous People Born On This Day In History

1355  On this day in history birth of philippa Plantagenet, Countess of Ulster  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1378  On this day in history birth of hongxi Emperor of China (d. 1425)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1397  On this day in history birth of albrecht II von Habsburg, king of Bohemia/Hungary/Germany  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1401  Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut, dauphine of France (d. 1436) was born on August - 16.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1550  Carolus Gallus, [Karel de Haan], Dutch lawyer/pastor/vicar was born on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1557  Agostino Carracci, Italian artist (d. 1602) was born on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1573  On this day in history birth of anna of Austria, queen of Poland (d. 1598)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1596  Frederick V, Elector Palatine (d. 1632) was born on August - 16.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Famous Deaths In August - 16

Famous People Died On This Day In History

1027  Death of Giorgi I, King of Georgia (b. 998) on August - 16.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1297  Death of John II of Trebizond (b. 1262) on August - 16.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1327  Death of Roch, French saint (b. 1295) on August - 16.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1358  Death of Duke Albert II of Austria (b. 1298) on August - 16.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1419  Death of Wenceslaus, King of the Romans, King of Bohemia (b. 1361) on August - 16.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1443  Death of Ashikaga Yoshikatsu, Japanese shogun (b. 1434) on August - 16.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1445  Death of Margaret of Scotland (Dauphine of France), wife of the future King Louis XI (b. 1424) on August - 16.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1508  On this day in history henry van Stolberg & Wernigerode, Ger viceroy of Friesland, dies at 41  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard


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