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Page 3: Historical Events In August - 16

Friday, 11 July 2025

1870  On August - 16 ludvig Anton Edmund Passy, composer, dies at 80  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

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

1874  Arthur Meighen, Canada, PM of Canada (1920, 21, 26) on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

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

1876  On this day in history opera "Siegfried" premieres in Bayreuth  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

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

1882  British under General Wolseley land in Alexandria on August - 16.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

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

1884  On this day in history adrian S Oppenheim, Dutch lawyer/adviser (British Petroleum/Shell)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1885  Charles Carson, London England, actor (Cry the Beloved Country) on August - 16.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1886  Swami Ramakrishna, Indies philosopher, dies at 50 on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1887  On August - 16 nadia Boulanger, conductor (1st woman to conduct Boston Symphony)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1890  On August - 16 alexander Clark, journalist/lawyer, named minister to Liberia  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

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

1894  Indian chiefs from the Sioux & Onondaga tribes met to urge their people to renounce Christianity & return to their old Indian faith on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1894  George Meany, NYC, labor leader (headed AFL-CIO) on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1894  Herman van der Tuuk, Dutch linguist (Toba Batak grammar), dies at 70 on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1895  Jacinto Guerrero, composer on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1896  Gold discovered in Klondike, found at Bonanza Creek, Ala on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1897  On this day in history robert Ringling, circus master  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1898  On this day in history roller coaster patented  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1898  Edwin Prescott patents roller coaster on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1899  Glenn Strange, Weed NM, actor (Sam the Bartender-Gunsmoke) on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1900  Eca de Queiroz, writer, dies on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1902  On August - 16 georgette Heyer, England, novelist (Friday's Child)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1903  On August - 16 tigers play a home game in Toledo Ohio, Yanks win 12-8  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1904  NYC begins building Grand Central Station on August - 16.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

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

1905  Mbunga-rebellion occupy German post Ifakara East-Africa on August - 16.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1906  -17] 8.6 earthquake destroys Valparaiso Chile, fire kills 20,000 on August - 16.  Click To Send On Messenger 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 Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1907  Abd al-Hafid proclaims himself sultan of Morocco on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1907  On this day in history alexander Uriah Boskovich, composer  Click To Send On Messenger 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 August - 16 birth of philippa Plantagenet, Countess of Ulster  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1378  Hongxi Emperor of China (d. 1425) was born on August - 16.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1397  Albrecht II von Habsburg, king of Bohemia/Hungary/Germany was born on August - 16.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1401  Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut, dauphine of France (d. 1436) was born on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1550  On this day in history birth of carolus Gallus, [Karel de Haan], Dutch lawyer/pastor/vicar  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1557  Agostino Carracci, Italian artist (d. 1602) was born on August - 16.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1573  Anna of Austria, queen of Poland (d. 1598) was born on August - 16.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1596  On this day in history birth of frederick V, Elector Palatine (d. 1632)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Famous Deaths In August - 16

Famous People Died On This Day In History

1027  On this day in history death of giorgi I, King of Georgia (b. 998)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1297  On this day in history death of john II of Trebizond (b. 1262)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1327  Death of Roch, French saint (b. 1295) on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger 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 Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1419  Death of Wenceslaus, King of the Romans, King of Bohemia (b. 1361) on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

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


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