Portal:Biography/Selected anniversaries/August 16
Births
[edit]- 1832 - Wilhelm Wundt, German psychologist (d. 1920)
- 1888 - T. E. Lawrence, English writer and soldier (d. 1935)
- 1913 - Menachem Begin, Prime Minister of Israel, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1992)
- 1954 - James Cameron, Canadian film director
- 1958 - Madonna, American singer and actress
- 1963 - Steve Carell, American actor and comedian
- 1980 - Vanessa Carlton, American singer, songwriter, and pianist
Deaths
[edit]- 1886 - Sri Ramakrishna Paramahansa, Indian guru (b. 1836)
- 1899 - Robert Bunsen, German chemist (b. 1811)
- 1938 - Robert Johnson, American singer and guitarist (b. 1911)
- 1948 - Babe Ruth, (pictured) baseball player (b. 1895)
- 1977 - Elvis Presley, American singer and actor (b. 1935)
- 1979 - John Diefenbaker, thirteenth Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1895)
- 2003 - Idi Amin, Ugandan dictator (b. 1928)