Famous Birthdays In August - 16

1862  Amos Alonzo Stagg, football pioneer, inventor (tackling dummy) was born on August - 16.   

1864  Ferdinand C S Schiller, British philosopher (Riddles of the Sphinx) was born on this day in history.   

1867  Antonio Nobre, Portuguese poet (Lonely) was born on August - 16.   

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

1868  On this day in history 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 August - 16 birth of arthur Meighen, Canada, PM of Canada (1920, 21, 26)   

1876  Ivan Bilibin, Russian illustrator (d. 1942) was born on August - 16.   

1877  On August - 16 birth of karl L Hoschna, composer   

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

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

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

1884  On August - 16 birth of hugo Gernsback, sci-fi writer (1960 Hugo)   

1884  On August - 16 birth of walther von Reichenau, German field marshal (d. 1942)   

1885  Charles Carson, London England, actor (Cry the Beloved Country) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1892  On August - 16 birth of harold Foster, cartoonist (created "Prince Valiant")   

1892  On August - 16 birth of otto Messmer, American cartoonist (d. 1983)   

1894  George Meany, NYC, labor leader (headed AFL-CIO) was born on August - 16.   

1895  On this day in history birth of jacinto Guerrero, composer   

1895  Lucien Littlefield, San Antonia Tx, actor (Mr Beasley-Blondie) was born on August - 16.   

1895  Albert Cohen, Swiss novelist (d. 1981) was born on August - 16.   

1895  Liane Haid, Austrian actress (d. 2000) was born on August - 16.   

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

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

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

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

1902  Stefan Boleslaw Poradowski, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1906  Franz Josef II, prince of Liechtenstein (1938-89) was born on August - 16.   

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

1907  Mae Clarke, [Klotz], Phila, actress (Frankenstein, Waterloo Bridge) was born on August - 16.   

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0014  Death of Augustus, first Roman Emperor (b. 63 BC) on this day in history.   

1027  On August - 16 death of giorgi I, King of Georgia (b. 998)   

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

1419  Death of Wenceslaus, King of the Romans, King of Bohemia (b. 1361) on August - 16.   

1443  Death of Ashikaga Yoshikatsu, Japanese shogun (b. 1434) on this day in history.   

1445  Death of Margaret of Scotland (Dauphine of France), wife of the future King Louis XI (b. 1424) on August - 16.