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People on August 16th: birthdates

Marcus Jeremiah Andrews: 2001 (is 11 in 2012, 12 in 2013)
Celebrity Son, Michelle and Real's son
Ryan Anthony: 2003 (is 9 in 2012, 10 in 2013)
Celebrity Son, Dayanara Torres and Marc's son
Kevin Ayers: 1945 (is 67 in 2012, 68 in 2013)
Rock & Roll Singer, Bassist, Songwriter, English, of Soft Machine, soloist
Sharon Baird: 1943 (is 69 in 2012, 70 in 2013)
TV Actress, Singer, aka Sharon Lee Kaiser; of Mickey Mouse Club 50s, New Zoo Revue's Charlie the Owl, HR Pufinstuf's Judy Frog/Lady Boyd/Shirley Pufinstuf, Land of the Lost
Bob Balaban: 1945 (is 67 in 2012, 68 in 2013)
Actor, Director, aka FN:Robert; 2010, Girlfriends, Absence of Malice, Altered States, A Mighty Wind
Angela Bassett: 1958 (is 54 in 2012, 55 in 2013)
TV/Movie/Stage Actress, Singer, Malcolm X, What's Love Got to Do With It, Waiting To Exhale, Contact, How Stella Got Her Groove Back, Music of the Heart, The Score
Bruce Beresford: 1940 (is 72 in 2012, 73 in 2013)
Producer/Director, Screen/Scriptwriter, Australian, Driving Miss Daisy
Ann Marie Blyth: 1928 (is 84 in 2012, 85 in 2013)
Movie Actress, b. in Mt. Kisco, NY; Hostess Cupcake ads
Sean Bonniwell: 1940 (is 72 in 2012, 73 in 2013)
Singer, Songwriter, Music Machine lead
Jonathan Bouck: 1982 (is 30 in 2012, 31 in 2013)
Soap Actor, Days of Our Lives' Dozer
Agnes Bruckner: 1985 (is 27 in 2012, 28 in 2013)
Movie/Soap Actress, Bold and the Beautiful's Bridget, Stateside
James Cameron: 1954 (is 58 in 2012, 59 in 2013)
Movie Producer/Director, Screen/Scriptwriter, Canadian, Rambo II, Aliens, True Lies
Steven Carell: 1962 (is 50 in 2012, 51 in 2013)
Actor, Watching Ellie's Edgar, The 40 Year Old Virgin, Little Miss Sunshine, The Office's Michael Scott, Evan Almighty, Dan in Real Life, Horton Hears a Who, Get Smart (2008 movie)
Josh Casaubon: 1978 (is 34 in 2012, 35 in 2013)
Soap Actor, One Life to Live's Hugh Hughes
Greyson Chance: 1997 (is 15 in 2012, 16 in 2013)
Singer, Pianist
Gary Clark: 1933 (is 79 in 2012, 80 in 2013)
Actor
Gary Clarke: 1931 (is 81 in 2012, 82 in 2013)
Actor, The Virginian's Steve, Hondo
Frances Bean Cobain: 1992 (is 20 in 2012, 21 in 2013)
Celebrity Daughter, Courtney Love & Kurt's daughter; b. Aug 18?
Samuel Wyatt Cohn: 2006 (is 6 in 2012, 7 in 2013)
Celebrity Son, Elizabeth Vargas and Marc's son
Emily Erwin: 1972 (is 40 in 2012, 41 in 2013)
Country/Western Performer, of Dixie Chicks
Suzanne Farrell: 1945 (is 67 in 2012, 68 in 2013)
Ballerina, RN:Roberta Sue Ficker
Tim Farriss: 1957 (is 55 in 2012, 56 in 2013)
Rock & Roll Guitarist, Australian, of INXS
Gordon "Snowy" Fleet: 1945 (is 67 in 2012, 68 in 2013)?
Drummer, English, of The Easybeats; some say b. Aug 16, 1946 (is 66 in 2012)
Holden Fletcher Fraser: 2004 (is 8 in 2012, 9 in 2013)
Celebrity Son, Afton and Brendan's son
Lorraine Gary: 1937 (is 75 in 2012, 76 in 2013)
Actress, Jaws, Jaws 2, Jaws 4
Kathie Lee Gifford: 1953 (is 59 in 2012, 60 in 2013)
TV Talk Show Hostess, Correspondent, Actress, Singer, Soap Actress, French, Jewish, Hebrew-Christian; RLN:Epstein; Days of Our Lives, Hee Haw Honeys, Good Morning America corr, Regis & Kathie Lee; Paul Johnson's, then Frank's wife; Carnival Cruise Lines spokesperson, America's sweetest headache initiator and stress inducer (tsk, tsk, poor Regis!)
Cam Gigandet: 1982 (is 30 in 2012, 31 in 2013)
Soap Actor, Young and the Restless' Daniel Romalotti Jr.
Anita Gillette: 1936 (is 76 in 2012, 77 in 2013)
Actress, Me & the Chimp, Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice's Alice, All that Glitters, The Baxters, Quincy ME's Dr. Emily Hanover
Eydie Gorme: 1931 (is 81 in 2012, 82 in 2013)
Singer, Model, Jewish, b. in Bronx; Tonight reg 50s; Steve Lawrence's wife; RN:Edith Gormezano
Barry Hay: 1948 (is 64 in 2012, 65 in 2013)
Rock & Roll Singer, Flautist, Songwriter, Saxophonist, Dutch, of Golden Earring
Timothy Hutton: 1960 (is 52 in 2012, 53 in 2013)
Movie Actor, b. in Malubu, ex-Brat Pack; Falcon & the Snowman, Ordinary People, Beautiful Girls, The General's Daughter; Debra Winger's ex-; Jim's son
Laura Innes: 1957 (is 55 in 2012, 56 in 2013)
Actress, ER's Dr. Kerry Weaver, Deep Impact
Harvey Leek: yr unknown
TV Actor, Nash Bridges' Harvey Leek
Donovan Leitch: 1968 (is 44 in 2012, 45 in 2013)
Singer, son of Donovan
Ketty Lester: 1934 (is 78 in 2012, 79 in 2013)?
Actress, Singer, Little House on the Prarie's Hester Sue Terhune, Morningstar/Eveningstar; RN:Revoyda Frierson; some say b. Aug 16, 1938 (is 74 in 2012)
Robert Lester: 1942 (is 70 in 2012, 71 in 2013)
Musician, of Chi-Lites
Jon Lindbergh: 1932 (is 80 in 2012, 81 in 2013)
Celebrity Son, Charles' second son
Gary Loizzo: 1945 (is 67 in 2012, 68 in 2013)
Singer/Guitarist, of American Breed
Madonna: 1958 (is 54 in 2012, 55 in 2013)
HALL OF FAMER, Movie/Stage Actress, Dancer, Disco Singer, Songwriter, Vegetarian, Producer, b. in Bay City, MI; Everybody, Physical Attraction, hits: Holiday, Borderline, Lucky Star, Burning Up, Like A Virgin, Material Girl, Crazy For You, Angel, Into The Groove, Dress You Up, Gambler, Live To Tell, Papa Don't Preach, True Blue, Open Your Heart, La Isla Bonita, Who's That Girl, Causing A Commotion, Like A Prayer, Erotica, Deeper and Deeper; movies: Desparately Seeking Susan, Who's That Girl, Shanghai Surprise, Dick Tracy's Breathless Mahoney, A League of Their Own, Evita; RN:Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone Penn; Sean Penn's ex-wife; her "Like A Virgin" was parodied by "Weird Al" into "Like A Surgeon"; The Next Best Thing (2000 movie), Arthur and the Invisibles
Grace Anne Matthews: 2001 (is 11 in 2012, 12 in 2013)
Celebrity Daughter, Ashley and Dave's twin daughter
Stella Busina Matthews: 2001 (is 11 in 2012, 12 in 2013)
Celebrity Daughter, Ashley and Dave's twin daughter
Crystal McKellar: 1976 (is 36 in 2012, 37 in 2013)
TV Actress, The Wonder Years' Becky Slater, enviromentalist; Danica's sister
Andy Milder: 1968 (is 44 in 2012, 45 in 2013)
Actor, of Weeds
Nelson Bermejo-Plata: 1964 (is 48 in 2012, 49 in 2013)
Radio Disc Jock, Radio Personality & Commercial Announcer. born in Ponce, P.R.
Julie Newmar: 1933 (is 79 in 2012, 80 in 2013)
TV/Movie/Stage Actress, Dancer, b. in Los Angeles; RN:Julia Charlene Newmeyer; Batman's The Catwoman; not b. 1930 or 1935
Caitlin O'Heaney: 1953 (is 59 in 2012, 60 in 2013)
Actress, Apple Pie, Tales of the Gold Monkey's Sarah, The Charmings' Snow White
Jeff Perry: 1955 (is 57 in 2012, 58 in 2013)
Actor, Nash Bridges' Harvey Leek
Seth Peterson: 1970 (is 42 in 2012, 43 in 2013)
Actor, Providence's Robbie Hansen
Jonathan Prince: 1958 (is 54 in 2012, 55 in 2013)
Actor, Mr. Merlin, Alice's Danny; Julie Warner's hubby
Shawn Pyfrom: 1986 (is 26 in 2012, 27 in 2013)
Actor, of Desparate Housewives
M. C. Remedee: 1967 (is 45 in 2012, 46 in 2013)
Music Figure, of Cookie Crew
Emily Robison: 1972 (is 40 in 2012, 41 in 2013)
Country Singer, of Dixie Chicks
Kevin G. Schmidt: 1988 (is 24 in 2012, 25 in 2013)
Actor
Billy Joe Shaver: 1941 (is 71 in 2012, 72 in 2013)
Country Singer, Songwriter
Carole Shelley: 1939 (is 73 in 2012, 74 in 2013)
Stage Actress
Ashton Shepherd: 1986 (is 26 in 2012, 27 in 2013)
Country Singer
Joey Spampinato: 1950 (is 62 in 2012, 63 in 2013)
Rockabilly Singer, of NRBQ
William "Sputnik" Spooner: 1949 (is 63 in 2012, 64 in 2013)
Rock & Roll Guitarist, Singer, of the Tubes; Sharon Porter pointed out he was b. 8/16/49, other sources list April or May 16 or born 1939 or 1941
John Standing: 1934 (is 78 in 2012, 79 in 2013)
TV/Movie/Stage Actor, English, of Lime Street; a seventh-generation actor
George Stults: 1975 (is 37 in 2012, 38 in 2013)
Actor, 7th Heaven's Kevin Kinkirk
James "J.T." Taylor: 1953 (is 59 in 2012, 60 in 2013)
Rhythm and Blues Singer, of Kool & the Gang; added the "J.T." initials so as not to be confused with mellow man James Taylor
Tony Trabert: 1930 (is 82 in 2012, 83 in 2013)?
HALL OF FAMER, Tennis Player, TV Host, tennis coach; 1955 Wimbledon, US Open 1953, 55; some say b. Sep 16, 1930 (is 82 in 2012)
Emily Grace Trebek: 1993 (is 19 in 2012, 20 in 2013)
Celebrity Daughter, Jean and Alex's girl
Reginald VelJohnson: 1952 (is 60 in 2012, 61 in 2013)
TV/Movie Actor, Family Matters' Carl Winslow, Die Hard
Betsy Von Furstenberg: 1931 (is 81 in 2012, 82 in 2013)?
Actress, German, RN:Elizabeth Caroline Maria Agatha Felicitas Therese von Furstenberg-Hedringen; some say b. Aug 16, 1932 (is 80 in 2012), or b. Aug 16, 1935 (is 77 in 2012)
Lesley Ann Warren: 1946 (is 66 in 2012, 67 in 2013)
TV/Movie Actress, Jewish, b. in New York City; 110 in the Shade, Mission: Impossible's Dana Lambert, 79 Park Avenue, Pearl, Portrait of a Stripper, Victor/Victoria
Rumer Glenn Willis: 1988 (is 24 in 2012, 25 in 2013)
Actress, Demi Moore & Bruce Willis' daughter
Vendela Astrid Paterson Young: 1962 (is 50 in 2012, 51 in 2013)
Singer, Neil Young's Half Sisster; performs as Astrid Young

People on August 16th: birth anniversaries

Menachem Begin: 1913=d.Mar 9, 1992 (was 78)
Prime Minister, Polish, Israeli P.M. (1977-80, 81-83, Nobel 1979)
Charles Bukowski: 1920=d.Mar 9, 1994 (was 73)
Poet, Dramatist/Playwright, Short Story Writer, Novelist, Screen/Scriptwriter, German
Mae Clarke: 1907=d.Apr 29, 1992 (was 81)
Movie/Stage Actress, b. in Philadelphia; RN:Mary Klotz; Frankenstein, Waterloo Bridge
Robert Culp: 1930=d.Mar 24, 2010 (was 79)
TV/Movie Actor, Director, Writer, b. in Berkeley, CA; Trackdown, I Spy's Kelly Robinson, Greatest American Hero's Bill Maxwell
Pierre de Fermat: 1601?=d.Jan 12, 1665 (was 63)
Mathematician, French, often called the founder of the modern theory of numbers. Together with RenDescartes, Fermat was one of the two leading mathematicians of the first half of the 17th century.; some say b. Aug 17, 1601
Bill Evans: 1929=d.Sep 15, 1980 (was 51)
Jazz Pianist, Composer, of Miles Davis; an innovative pianist
Hal Foster: 1892=d.Jul 25, 1982 (was 89)
ComicStrip Cartoonist, Canadian, Tarzan, Prince Valiant, known for its fine drawing and historical detail.
Ernie Freeman: 1922=d.May 16, 1981 (was 58)
Pianist, Conductor/Composer, Arranger, musical director for Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Frank Sinatra, and Connie Francis
Barbara George: 1942=d.Aug 10, 2006 (was 63)
Rhythm and Blues Singer, Songwriter
Hugo Gernsback: 1884=d.Aug 19, 1967 (was 83)
Publisher, Inventor, Radio & electronic devices; responsible for Science Fiction becoming an independent literary form
Al Hibbler: 1915=d.Apr 24, 2001 (was 85)
Singer, Baritone, of Duke Ellington's band
Roman Hruska: 1904=d.Apr 25, 1999 (was 94)
Senator, "mediocrity" (he meant the judges and lawyers) deserved representation on the U.S. Supreme Court that undoubtedly was his best remembered quote
Frederic Stanley Kipping: 1863=d.May 1, 1949 (was 85)
Chemist, British, pioneered in the chemistry of silicones, organic derivatives of silicon.
Jules Laforgue: 1860=d.Aug 20, 1887 (was 27)
Writer, French, a master of lyrical irony and one of the inventors of vers libre ("free verse").
Mirabeau Lamar: 1798=d.Dec 19, 1859 (was 61)
Head of State, Second president of the Republic of Texas.
Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier: 1743?=d.May 8, 1794 (was 50)
Chemist, Scientist, French, Father of Modern Chemistry; some say b. Aug 26, 1743
Gabriel Lippman: 1845=d.????
Inventor, inventor of color photography
Gabriel Lippmann: 1865=d.Jul 13, 1921 (was 55)
Physicist, French, Color photography
Lucien Littlefield: 1895=d.Jun 4, 1960 (was 64)
Actor, Blondie's Mr. Beasley 1957
Bernard MacFadden: 1868=d.Oct 12, 1955 (was 87)
Publisher, Physical Culture Magazine, True Story Magazine, True Romances, True Detective Mysteries Magazine
George Meany: 1894=d.Jan 10, 1980 (was 85)
Leader, b. in New York City; the first president of the AFL-CIO
Otto Messner: 1892=d.Oct 28, 1983 (was 91)
ComicStrip Cartoonist, Felix the Cat
Myron "Grim" Natwick: 1890=d.Oct 7, 1990 (was 100)
ComicStrip Cartoonist, Betty Boop creator
Lois Nettleton: 1927=d.Jan 18, 2008 (was 80)
Actress, All that Glitters, Centennial, General Hospital's Virginia Benson
Fess Parker: 1924=d.Mar 18, 2010 (was 85)
TV/Movie Actor, Folk Singer, b. in Fort Worth, TX; Mr. Smith Goes to Washington's Sen. Eugene Smith; star & singer of Davy Crockett & Daniel Boone, Old Yeller; some say '25, '26, or '27
Carl Perkins: 1928=d.Mar 17, 1958 (was 29)
Jazz Performer, Pianist, not to be confused with the country star of the same name
Robert Ringling: 1897=d.????
Entertainment Figure, circus master
Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt: 1861?=d.Sep 30, 1948 (was 87)
First Lady, Theodore's wife #2; some say b. Aug 6, 1861
Ernst Friedrich Schumacher: 1911=d.Sep 4, 1977 (was 66)
Economist, British, developed the influential concepts of "intermediate technology" and "small is beautiful."
Wendell M. Stanley: 1904=d.Jun 15, 1971 (was 66)
Biochemist, Spanish, the first to purify and crystalize a virus (Nobel 1946) thus demonstrating their molecular structure
Glenn Strange: 1899=d.Sep 20, 1973 (was 74)
TV/Movie Actor, mostly in western films usually as a villian, Frankenstein, Gunsmoke's Sam the bartender
Neil Strawser: 1927=d.Dec 31, 2005 (was 78)
Newscaster, Journalist
Mal Waldron: 1926=d.2002
Jazz Pianist, Composer, Soprano-sax
Norman III Wexler: 1926=d.Aug 23, 1999 (was 73)
Screen/Scriptwriter, Saturday Night Fever, Serpico, Stayin' Alive
Wilhelm Wundt: 1832=d.Aug 31, 1920 (was 88)
Psychologist, Scientist, German, father of scientific psychology

People on August 16th: death anniversaries

Acquanetta: 2004 (was 83)/b.Jul 17, 1921
Actress, FN: Burnu; Tarzan and the Leopard Woman
Idi Amin: 2003 (was 77)/b.Jan 1, 1926
Head of State, LN:Dada; Uganda prez; the most amazing man that you ever seen; he's the general, the president, the king of the sea!
Russ Bender: 1969 (was 59)/b.Jan 1, 1910
Actor, Writer, Amazing Colossal Man, Space Monster
Jacques Bernoulli: 1705 (was 50)/b.Dec 27, 1654
Scientist, Mathematician, Swiss, probability and calculus
Amanda Blake: 1989 (was 60)/b.Feb 20, 1929
TV Actress, b. in Buffalo; RN:Beverly Louise Neill; Gunsmoke's Kitty Russell; some say b. 1921, '27, '29, or '31
Veda Ann Borg: 1973 (was 58)/b.Jan 11, 1915
Actress, Abbott & Costello reg
Robert Bunsen: 1899 (was 88)/b.Mar 31, 1811
Chemist, Inventor, German, Spectroscope and Bunsen Burner developer
Vassar Clements: 2005 (was 77)/b.Apr 25, 1928
Country/Western Performer
Jeff Corey: 2002 (was 88)/b.Aug 10, 1914
TV/Movie Actor, Director, Hell Town's Lawyer Sam, Morningstar/Eveningstar
Bobby DeBarge: 1995 (was 39)/b.Mar 5, 1956
Singer, aka Robert or Robby
John George Diefenbaker: 1979 (was 83)/b.Sep 18, 1895
Prime Minister, Attorney/Lawyer, Statesman, Canadian, P.M. 1957-63
Roger Donley: 1995 (was 72)/b.Oct 13, 1922
Tubist, of Spike Jones & The City Slickers
John Doucette: 1994 (was 73)/b.Jan 21, 1921
TV/Movie Actor, Lock Up, The Partners
Ronnie Drew: 2008 (was 72)/b.Sep 18, 1935
Singer, founded the Dubliners
Benny Fields: 1959 (was 65)/b.Jun 14, 1894
Vaudevillan, Actor, Blossom Seeley's hubby
Tom Fuccello: 1993 (was 56)/b.Dec 11, 1936
TV/Stage Actor, Soap Actor, OLTL 70s, Dallas's Dave Culver; b. 1943?
Stewart Granger: 1993 (was 80)/b.May 6, 1913
TV/Movie/Stage Actor, Author, English, b. in London; Jean Simmons hubby; RN:James Lablache Stewart Grange
William Frederick "Bull" Jr. Halsey: 1959 (was 76)/b.Oct 30, 1882
Naval Officer, 5 star admiral WW2 commanded U.S. 3rd Fleet on Pacific
Oveta Culp Hobby: 1995 (was 90)/b.Jan 19, 1905
Publisher, first Secretary of H.E.W., led the Women's Army Corp (WAAC) during WW II; Army WACS dir.; Newspapers
Robert Johnson: 1938 (was 27)/b.May 8, 1911
HALL OF FAMER, Folk Singer, Blues Singer, Guitarist, Songwriter, Father of Folk Blues
Wanda Landowska: 1959 (was 80)/b.Jul 5, 1879
Musician, Harpsichord revivalist in the 20th century.
Phil Leeds: 1998 (was 82)/b.Apr 6, 1916
Actor, Comedian
Joseph Norman Lockyer: 1920 (was 84)/b.May 17, 1836
Astronomer, British, discovered Helium in the sun/founded Nature magazine
Bela Lugosi: 1956 (was 73)/b.Oct 20, 1882
Movie/Stage Actor, Hungarian, RN:Bela Ferenc Blasko; played Dracula; The Wolf Man, son of Frankenstein; some say 1884 or Oct 29 or d. Sep 16
Joseph Priestly McCarthy: 1995 (was 62)/b.Mar 22, 1933
Radio Disc Jock, king of Detroit's morning drive-time radio for more than 30 years
Joe Miller: 1738/b.1684
Comedian, English, joke teller
Margaret Mitchell: 1949 (was 48)/b.Nov 8, 1900
Novelist, Gone With the Wind
Jim Murray: 1998 (was 78)/b.Dec 29, 1919
Sportsfigure, Journalist, Businessperson, Sports Illustrated founder; sports columnist for LA Times since 1961; 14-time Sportswriter of the Year; won Pulitzer Prize for commentary in 1990.
Herbert Philbrick: 1993 (was 78)/b.May 11, 1915
Author, Spy, I Led Three Lives; U.S. counterintelligence agent for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) who spied on the Communist Party of the United States during the 1940s.
Elvis Presley: 1977 (was 42)/b.Jan 8, 1935
HALL OF FAMER, Country-Rock Performer, Movie Actor, Singer/Guitarist, Composer/Songwriter, Music Producer, b. in Tupelo, MS; MN:Aron; changed to Aaron; The first real star of rock and roll, aka the King of Rock & Roll; Priscilla's ex-; too many notable hits to list here!; d. at Graceland Mansion in Memphis, Tennessee; Billboard ranks him as the top pop recording artist of all time with 17 No. 1 songs. The 1956 two-sided hit ``Don't Be Cruel/Hound Dog'' stays at No. 1 for 11 weeks, a record for the rock era that stands until 1992. HofF in country and r&roll
Babe Ruth: 1948 (was 53)/b.Feb 6, 1895
HALL OF FAMER, MLB right fielder, Movie Actor, MLB Pitcher, b. in Baltimore, MD; 2873 hits; No. 3; The Bambino Sultan of Swat; RFN:George Herman; N.Y. Yankees hit 60 HR's '27; 714 home runs; led AL 11x's; although his home run record was broken, the "Babe" is still considered by many to be the greatest to ever play the game; His lifetime Batting Average was .342 and he still holds pitching records for the World Series, 2,211 RBIs; d. in New York
Floyd Spence: 2001 (was 73)/b.yr unknown
Congressperson
Charles Thomson: 1824 (was 94)/b.Nov 29, 1729
Writer, Revolutionary, Politician, Irish, first official record keeper
Selman Waksman: 1973 (was 85)/b.Jul 22, 1888
Physician, Scientist, Russian, Microbiologist
Dorothy West: 1998 (was 91)/b.Jun 2, 1907
Author, "The Wedding" author, one of the last living figures of the Harlem Renaissance literary movement

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