Désiré Mérchez

French swimmer (1882–1968).

Born August 16th, 1882 in Lille. ^[ref]

Died July 8th, 1968 at 85 years old in Nice. ^[ref]

Klaus Ehl

German sprinter.

Born August 16th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Paderborn.

Fritz Nachmann

German luger.

Born August 16th, 1929 (age 96 years) in Kreuth.

Eric Franke

German bobsledder (brakeman).

Born August 16th, 1989 (age 36 years) in Berlin.

Aurora Luque

Spanish poet, writer, academic and translator.

Born August 16th, 1962 (age 63 years) in Almería. ^[ref]

Helge Liljebjörn

Swedish footballer (1904-1952).

Born August 16th, 1904 in Göteborgs Carl Johans parish. ^[ref]

Died May 2nd, 1952 at 47 years old in Göteborgs Carl Johans parish. ^[ref]

Rianne Guichelaar

Dutch water polo player.

Born August 16th, 1983 (age 42 years) in Enschede.

Marek Frąckowiak

Polish actor.

Born August 16th, 1950 in Łódź.

Died November 6th, 2017 at 67 years old in Łódź (Spinal cord cancer).

Michał Goleniewski

Polish spy (1922–1993).

Born August 16th, 1922 in Niasviž.

Died July 12th, 1993 at 70 years old in New York City.

Amando Samo

Micronesian catholic bishop.

Born August 16th, 1948 in Moch.

Died August 7th, 2021 at 72 years old in Weno.

Bolívar

Brazilian footballer and manager.

Born August 16th, 1980 (age 45 years) in Santa Cruz do Sul.

Junya Kuno

Japanese association football player.

Born August 16th, 1988 (age 37 years) in Fukuroi.

Evar Saar

Estonian linguist (born 1969).

Born August 16th, 1969 (age 56 years) in Sõmerpalu Rural Municipality.

Hiroki Mawatari

Japanese association football player.

Born August 16th, 1994 (age 31 years) in Fukuoka Prefecture.

Clarence Gamble

Us tennis player (1881–1952).

Born August 16th, 1881 in St. Louis.

Died June 13th, 1952 at 70 years old in St. Louis.

Peter Gordon

Sailor (1882-1975).

Born August 16th, 1882 in Ontario.

Died June 26th, 1975 at 92 years old in Vancouver.

Julien Noël Costantin

French botanist (1857–1936).

Born August 16th, 1857 in Paris.

Died November 17th, 1936 at 79 years old in Paris.

Siarhei Laurenau

Belarusian weightlifter.

Born August 16th, 1972 (age 53 years) in Vitebsk.

Joaquín Reyes Cano

Spanish actor, comedian and cartoonist.

Born August 16th, 1974 (age 51 years) in Albacete.

Valentina Turisini

Olympic silver, small-bore rifle.

Born August 16th, 1969 (age 56 years) in Trieste.

Hilda Crozzoli

First female architect and civil engineer in austria.

Born August 16th, 1900 in Salzburg.

Died August 10th, 1972 at 71 years old in Salzburg.

Johann Siegwald Dahl

German painter (1827-1902).

Born August 16th, 1827 in Dresden. ^[ref]

Died June 15th, 1902 at 74 years old in Dresden. ^[ref]

Wim van der Kroft

Canoe racer (1916-2001).

Born August 16th, 1916 in Haarlem.

Died March 21st, 2001 at 84 years old in Den Helder.

Arne Bergodd

Norwegian rower.

Born August 16th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Drammen.

Osamu Umeyama

Japanese association football player.

Born August 16th, 1973 (age 52 years) in Saitama Prefecture.