Cosmetology students take makeup exams.is my saying for today (August 16th)!
Quote of the day: "
Chess is a foolish expedient for making idle people think they are doing something very clever when they are wasting their time" by George Bernard Shaw
Word of the day:
syndet - noun: a synthetic detergent
Today's GIF
"Self Defense GIF"
August 16th is the 228th day of the year (229th in a leap year) and there are 137 days left until the end of the year.
If today is your Birthday,
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!If you would like your birthday or a family member, or even a friends included in my "Birthday List", just leave a comment with all the pertinent information like Name, nickname, occupation and date of birth!
Famous People That Were Born On August 16th1355, Countess of Ulster, Philippa Plantagenet (d. 1382)
1378, Hongxi Emperor of China (d. 1425)
1401, Countess of Hainaut, dauphine of France, Jacqueline (d. 1436)
1557, Italian artist, Agostino Carracci (d. 1602)
1573, Queen Anna of Austriax (d. 1598)
1596, Frederick V, Elector Palatine (d. 1632)
1637, German countess and poet, Emilie Juliane of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (d. 1706)
1645, French writer, Jean de La Bruyère (d. 1696)
1650, Italian cartographer and encylopedist, Vincenzo Coronelli (d. 1718)
1682, Duc de Bourgogne, heir-apparent to the French throne, Louis (d. 1712)
1761, Russian composer, Yevstigney Fomin (d. 1800)
1815, Italian priest and educator, John Bosco (d. 1888)
1820, Canadian politician, Andrew Rainsford Wetmore (d. 1892)
1831, Quebec politician, John Jones Ross (d. 1901)
1832, German psychologist, Wilhelm Wundt (d. 1920)
1842, German mathematician, Jakob Rosanes (d. 1922)
1845, French physicist, Nobel laureate, Gabriel Lippmann (d. 1921)
1856, Uruguayan politician and military leader, Aparicio Saravia (d. 1904)
1858, German writer, Arthur Achleitner (d. 1927)
1860, French poet, Jules Laforgue (d. 1887)
1860, 7th Baron Hawke, England cricketer, Martin Hawke (d. 1938)
1862, American coach, Amos Alonzo Stagg (d. 1965)
1868, American publisher, Bernarr McFadden (d. 1955)
1876, Russian illustrator, Ivan Bilibin (d. 1942)
1876, American academic, Julian Ashby Burruss (d. 1947)
1882, Danish-American supercentenarian, Christian Mortensen (d. 1998)
1884, Luxembourg-born editor and publisher, Hugo Gernsback (d. 1967)
1884, German field marshal, Walther von Reichenau (d. 1942)
1888, English writer and soldier, T. E. Lawrence (d. 1935)
1888, American musician, Armand J. Piron (d. 1943)
1892, American cartoonist, Otto Messmer (d. 1983)
1894, American labor union leader, George Meany (d. 1980)
1895, Swiss novelist, Albert Cohen (d. 1981)
1895, Austrian actress, Liane Haid (d. 2000)
1902, English novelist, Georgette Heyer (d. 1974)
1904, American chemist, Nobel laureate, Wendell Meredith Stanley (d. 1971)
1908, American novelist and editor, William Maxwell (d. 2000)
1908, American classical cellist and educator, Orlando Cole (d. 2010)
1911, German economist and statistician, E. F. Schumacher (d. 1977)
1912, English footballer, Ted Drake (d. 1995)
1913, 6th Prime Minister of Israel, Nobel laureate, Menachem Begin (d. 1992)
1915, American singer, Al Hibbler (d. 2001)
1916, American race car driver, Iggy Katona (d. 2003)
1920, American poet, Charles Bukowski (d. 1994)
1922, American pianist and arranger, Ernie Freeman (d. 2001)
1923, Brazilian playwright, Millôr Fernandes
1924, American actor, Fess Parker (d. 2010)
1924, American female baseball player, Inez Voyce
1925, American baseball player, Willie Jones (d. 1983)
1928, American actress, Ann Blyth
1929, American jazz pianist, Bill Evans (d. 1980)
1929, German footballer, Helmut Rahn (d. 2003)
1929, American civil rights activist, Wyatt Tee Walker
1929, American professional wrestler, Fritz Von Erich (d. 1997)
1930, American actor, Robert Culp (d. 2010)
1930, American football player and announcer, Frank Gifford
1930, American former tennis player, Tony Trabert
1931, American singer, Eydie Gormé
1933, American actress, Julie Newmar
1933, American astronaut, Stuart Roosa (d. 1994)
1934, British author, Diana Wynne Jones
1934, American singer, Ketty Lester
1934, French actor, Pierre Richard
1935, Greek footballer and coach, Andreas Stamatiadis
1935, Canadian National Hockey League executive, Cliff Fletcher
1937, Canadian politician, David Anderson
1939, Trinidadian-born British television newsreader, Sir Trevor Mcdonald
1939, Cardinal-Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland, Seán Brady
1940, Australian film director, Bruce Beresford
1940, English journalist and television presenter, John Craven
1941, Former Rwandan army officer,and alleged planner of the Rwandan Genocide, Théoneste Bagosora
1942, American singer and songwriter, Barbara George (d. 2006)
1943, American actress and tap dancer, Sharon Baird
1945, ballet dancer, Suzanne Farrell
1946, Iraqi Kurdish politician, Massoud Barzani
1946, American actress, Lesley Ann Warren
1946, American professional wrestler, Dick Murdoch (d. 1996)
1947, American politician and lawyer, Carol Moseley Braun
1947, English fashion designer, Katharine Hamnett
1947, Canadian actor, Marc Messier
1948, American baseball player, Mike Jorgensen
1948, Canadian politician and teacher, Pierre Reid
1948, Indian-born Dutch singer, Barry Hay
1949, American musician, Scott Asheton
1949, American voice actress, Barbara Goodson
1950, Trinidadian athlete, Hasely Crawford
1950, Iranian-born American actor, Marshall Manesh
1950, Canadian politician, Stockwell Day
1950, Australian cricketer, Jeff Thomson
1951, American puppeteer, Richard Hunt (d. 1992)
1951, Nigerian politician, Umaru Yar'Adua
1952, American actor, Reginald VelJohnson
1952, Sri Lankan cricketer, Mahes Goonatilleke
1953, American singer and actress, Kathie Lee Gifford
1953, American singer, James "J.T." Taylor
1954, British politician, George Galloway
1954, Canadian film director, James Cameron
1956, Belgian cyclist, Daniel Willems
1957, Australian musician, Tim Farriss
1957, Randhir Singh, Indian cricketer
1958, American actress, Angela Bassett
1958, Argentine tennis player, José Luis Clerc
1958, Swiss-born Italian rugby player and coach, Oscar Collodo
1958, American anthropologist, Michael Harkin
1958, American singer and actress, Madonna
1959, American actress, Laura Innes
1959, Belgian cyclist, Marc Sergeant
1960, American actor, Timothy Hutton
1961, American football player, Christian Okoye
1961, Swedish singer, Michaela Dornonville de la Cour
1962, American actor and comedian, Steve Carell
1963, American voice actress, Christine Cavanaugh
1964, American tennis player, Jimmy Arias
1966, American choreographer, musician and actor, Barry Lather
1967, Swedish television personality, Ulrika Jonsson
1967, American convicted murderess, Pamela Smart
1968, Slovenian alpine skier, Mateja Svet
1969, American voice actor, Andy Milder
1970, American sportscaster, Bonnie Bernstein
1970, Italian cyclist, Fabio Casartelli (d. 1995)
1970, American rapper, Killah Priest
1970, Nepalese Bollywood actress, Manisha Koirala
1970, Indian actor, Saif Ali Khan
1971, American Greco-Roman wrestler, Rulon Gardner
1971, German footballer, Stefan Klos
1972, Australian footballer, Stan Lazaridis
1972, American country singer, Emily Robison
1972, Scottish comedian, Frankie Boyle
1972, Canadian television and radio personality, George Stroumboulopoulos
1973, American baseball player, Damian Jackson
1974, Venezuelan baseball player, Roger Cedeño
1974, Guyanese cricketer, Shivnarine Chanderpaul
1974, Hungarian swimmer, Krisztina Egerszegi
1974, Ecuadorian footballer, Iván Hurtado
1975, French footballer, Didier Agathe
1975, Greek footballer, Pantelis Konstantinidis
1975, American actor, George Stults
1976, Finnish footballer, Jonatan Johansson
1976, Finnish discus thrower, Tiina Kankaanpää
1976, American concert producer, Dave Ockun
1977, Egyptian singer/actor, Tamer Hosny
1978, Chinese female diver, Fu Mingxia
1978, British children's tv presenter, Thalia Pellegrini
1978, American basketball player, Eddie Gill
1979, Belgian athlete, Monder Rizki
1979, Scottish football player, Paul Gallacher
1980, American singer/songwriter, Vanessa Carlton
1980, Brazilian footballer, Emerson
1980, English musician (Franz Ferdinand), Robert Hardy
1980, Dutch professional bicyclist, Piet Rooijakkers
1981, Paraguayan footballer, Roque Santa Cruz
1981, American actress, Taylor Rain
1982, American actor, Cam Gigandet
1982, English footballer, Joleon Lescott
1983, American football player, Colt Brennan
1983, English TV presenter and DJ, Colin Griffiths
1983, Greek basketball player, Nikos Zisis
1984, American basketball player, Candice Dupree
1985, American actress, Agnes Bruckner
1986, Japanese baseball player, Yu Darvish
1986, American actor, Shawn Pyfrom
1987, Canadian Hockey Player, Carey Price
1987, Australian footballer, Evan Berger
1987, Australian actor, Kyal Marsh
1988, American actor, Kevin Schmidt
1988, American actress, Rumer Willis
1991, Irish actress, Evanna Lynch
1991, Canadian actress, Sarah-Jeanne Labrosse
1991, Hong Kong singer, G.E.M.
Famous People who died on August 16th!
1027, King of Georgia, Giorgi I (b. 998)
1297, John II of Trebizond (b. 1262)
1327, French saint, Roch (b. 1295)
1358, Duke Albert II of Austria (b. 1298)
1419, Wenceslaus, King of the Romans, King of Bohemia (b. 1361)
1443, Japanese shogun, Ashikaga Yoshikatsu (b. 1434)
1445, Consort of Louis XI, Margaret of Scotland (b. 1424)
1518, French composer, Loyset Compère (b. circa 1445)
1532, John, Elector of Saxony (b. 1468)
1661, English churchman and historian, Thomas Fuller (b. 1608)
1678, English poet, Andrew Marvell (b. 1621)
1705, Swiss mathematician and scientist, Jakob Bernoulli (b. 1654)
1733, English deist, Matthew Tindal (b. 1657)
1791, Marquis de Ruffec, French soldier and diplomat, Charles-François de Broglie (b. 1719)
1836, French mathematician, Marc-Antoine Parseval (b. 1755)
1855, British publisher, Henry Colburn (b. ?)
1886, Bengali saint, guru of Swami Vivekananda, Sri Ramakrishna (b. 1836)
1888, American druggist and inventor of Coca-Cola, John Pemberton (b. 1831)
1893, French neurologist, Jean-Martin Charcot (b. 1825)
1899, German chemist, Robert Wilhelm Bunsen (b. 1811)
1900, Portuguese writer, Eça de Queiroz (b. 1845)
1907, Scottish geologist, James Hector (b. 1834)
1921, King Peter I of Serbia (b. 1844)
1938, American blues singer and guitarist, Robert Johnson (b. 1911)
1938, Slovak politician and priest, Andrej Hlinka (b. 1864)
1948, American baseball player, Babe Ruth (b. 1895)
1949, American novelist, Margaret Mitchell (b. 1900)
1951, French actor and producer, Louis Jouvet (b. 1887)
1952, American painter, Lydia Field Emmet (b. 1866)
1956, Hungarian actor, Bela Lugosi (b. 1882)
1957, American chemist, Nobel Prize Laureate, Irving Langmuir (b. 1881)
1959, American Navy Admiral, William Halsey Jr. (b. 1882)
1959, Polish harpsichordist, Wanda Landowska (b. 1879)
1961, Indian educator and linguist, Father of Modern Urdu, Maulvi Abdul Haq (b. 1870)
1971, Greek-born American movie executive, chairman of the Twentieth Century Fox, Spyros Skouras (b. 1893)
1972, French actor, Pierre Brasseur (b. 1905)
1973, Ukrainian-born American biochemist, Nobel Prize Laureate, Selman Waksman (b. 1888)
1975, Ukrainian-born Soviet distance runner, Vladimir Kuts (b. 1927)
1977, American singer, actor, and guitarist, Elvis Presley (b.1935)
1978, Dutch lawyer and politician, Alidius Stachouwer (b. 1888)
1979, Canadian politician and 13th Prime Minister of Canada, John Diefenbaker (b. 1895)
1983, American baseball player, Earl Averill (b. 1902)
1986, Bolivian poet and novelist, and short story writer, Jaime Saenz (b. 1921)
1989, American actress, Amanda Blake (b. 1929)
1990, New Zealand professional wrestler, Pat O'Connor (b. 1925)
1991, Italian film director, Luigi Zampa (b. 1905)
1992, American singer-songwriter, Mark Heard (b. 1951)
1993, British film actor, Stewart Granger (b. 1913)
1995, American radio personality, J.P. McCarthy (b. 1933)
1997, Pakistani musician & singer, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (b. 1948)
1997, Irish playwright and actor, Gerard McLarnon (b. 1915)
1999, American country musician and songwriter, Pee Wee King (b. 1914)
2002, American actor, Jeff Corey (b. 1914)
2002, Palestinian political leader, Abu Nidal (b. 1937)
2002, American baseball player and coach, John Roseboro (b. 1933)
2003, Ugandan dictator, Idi Amin (b. 1928)
2004, Czech hockey coach, Ivan Hlinka (b. 1950)
2004, American photographer, Carl Mydans (b. 1907)
2004, American boxer, Robert Quiroga (b. 1969)
2005, American animator, Joe Ranft (b. 1960)
2005, Swiss monk and mystic, Frère Roger (b. 1915)
2005, American musician, Vassar Clements (b. 1928)
2005, English children's author, William Corlett (b. 1938)
2005, Greek singer, Vicky Moscholiou (b. 1943)
2005, Italian cinematographer, Tonino Delli Colli (b. 1922)
2006, Australian playwright and author, Alex Buzo (b. 1944)
2006, American pilot, Herschel Green (b. 1920)
2006, Swedish musician, Jon Nödtveidt (b. 1975)
2006, Paraguayan politician and President of Paraguay, Alfredo Stroessner (b. 1912)
2007, American percussionist, Drummer, and composer, Max Roach (b. 1924)
2007, Iranian politician, Bahaedin Adab (b. 1945)
2007, Canadian professional wrestler, Dewey Robertson (b. 1939)
2008, Irish singer, Ronnie Drew (b. 1934)
2008, Brazilian singer and songwriter, Dorival Caymmi (b. 1914)
2008, Romanian gymnast and Olympic medalist, Elena Leusteanu (b. 1935)
2008, Japanese sustainable farmer and author, Masanobu Fukuoka (b. 1913)
2010, American baseball player, Bobby Thomson updated by BrianMc