Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In August - 16

1862  Amos Alonzo Stagg, football pioneer, inventor (tackling dummy) was born on this day in history.   

1864  On August - 16 birth of ferdinand C S Schiller, British philosopher (Riddles of the Sphinx)   

1867  On August - 16 birth of antonio Nobre, Portuguese poet (Lonely)   

1868  On this day in history birth of bernard MacFadden, publisher (Physical Culture, True Romances)   

1868  On August - 16 birth of charles Sanford Skilton, composer   

1868  Bernarr McFadden, American publisher (d. 1955) was born on August - 16.   

1871  Zakhary Petrovich Paliashvili, composer was born on this day in history.   

1874  On this day in history birth of arthur Meighen, Canada, PM of Canada (1920, 21, 26)   

1876  On this day in history birth of ivan Bilibin, Russian illustrator (d. 1942)   

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

1879  On this day in history birth of ethel Barrymore, classic film & stage actress (Pinky, Moonrise)   

1882  On this day in history 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 August - 16.   

1884  Walther von Reichenau, German field marshal (d. 1942) was born on August - 16.   

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 August - 16.   

1888  On this day in history birth of armand J. Piron, American musician (d. 1943)   

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

1892  Otto Messmer, American cartoonist (d. 1983) was born on August - 16.   

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

1895  Jacinto Guerrero, composer was born on August - 16.   

1895  Lucien Littlefield, San Antonia Tx, actor (Mr Beasley-Blondie) was born on this day in history.   

1895  On August - 16 birth of albert Cohen, Swiss novelist (d. 1981)   

1895  On August - 16 birth of liane Haid, Austrian actress (d. 2000)   

1897  On August - 16 birth of robert Ringling, circus master   

1897  On this day in history birth of vicente Ascone, composer   

1899  Glenn Strange, Weed NM, actor (Sam the Bartender-Gunsmoke) was born on this day in history.   

1902  On this day in history birth of georgette Heyer, England, novelist (Friday's Child)   

1902  On this day in history birth of stefan Boleslaw Poradowski, composer   

1904  On this day in history birth of wendell Stanley, biochemist, 1st to crystallize a virus (Nobel 1946)   

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

1907  Alexander Uriah Boskovich, composer was born on August - 16.   

1907  On August - 16 birth of mae Clarke, [Klotz], Phila, actress (Frankenstein, Waterloo Bridge)   

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0014  On August - 16 death of augustus, first Roman Emperor (b. 63 BC)   

1027  On this day in history death of giorgi I, King of Georgia (b. 998)   

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

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

1358  On this day in history 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  Death of Margaret of Scotland (Dauphine of France), wife of the future King Louis XI (b. 1424) on August - 16.