Page 2: Famous Personalities Born 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 August - 16.   

1867  Antonio Nobre, Portuguese poet (Lonely) was born on this day in history.   

1868  Bernard MacFadden, publisher (Physical Culture, True Romances) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1871  On this day in history birth of zakhary Petrovich Paliashvili, composer   

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 this day in history.   

1877  Karl L Hoschna, composer was born on August - 16.   

1879  Ethel Barrymore, classic film & stage actress (Pinky, Moonrise) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

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

1894  George Meany, NYC, labor leader (headed AFL-CIO) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1895  Albert Cohen, Swiss novelist (d. 1981) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1897  On August - 16 birth of vicente Ascone, composer   

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

1902  Georgette Heyer, England, novelist (Friday's Child) was born on August - 16.   

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  Mae Clarke, [Klotz], Phila, actress (Frankenstein, Waterloo Bridge) was born on this day in history.   

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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  On August - 16 death of john II of Trebizond (b. 1262)   

1327  Death of Roch, French saint (b. 1295) on August - 16.   

1358  On this day in history death of duke Albert II of Austria (b. 1298)   

1419  On August - 16 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 August - 16 death of margaret of Scotland (Dauphine of France), wife of the future King Louis XI (b. 1424)