Showing posts with label August 16th birthdays. Show all posts
Showing posts with label August 16th birthdays. Show all posts

Monday

Cosmetology students take makeup exams.



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
"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 16th
  • 1355, 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