Hussein Farrah Aidid

Somali warlord and united states marine.

Born August 16th, 1962 (age 63 years) in Mudug, Beledweyne.

Christos Papadimitriou

Greek computer scientist (b. 1949).

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

Gabriel Lippmann

Luxembourgish physicist nationalized french (1845-1921).

Born August 16th, 1845 in Bonnevoie.

Died July 13th, 1921 at 75 years old in Atlantic Ocean.

Benjamin Alire Sáenz

Poet, novelist and writer from the united states.

Born August 16th, 1954 (age 71 years) in Doña Ana County.

Tolgay Arslan

Turkish footballer.

Born August 16th, 1990 (age 35 years) in Paderborn.

James Michel

3rd president of seychelles.

Born August 16th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Anse Boileau.

Travis Hamonic

Canadian ice hockey player.

Born August 16th, 1990 (age 35 years) in St. Malo.

Liz Pichon

British artist and children's writer.

Born August 16th, 1963 (age 62 years) in Islington. ^[ref]

George Jones

American journalist who co-founded the new-york daily times (1811–1891).

Born August 16th, 1811 in Poultney. ^[ref]

Died August 12th, 1891 at 79 years old in Poland. ^[ref]

Helmut Rahn

German association football player (1929–2003).

Born August 16th, 1929 in Essen.

Died August 14th, 2003 at 73 years old in Essen.

Clovis Cornillac

French actor and film director.

Born August 16th, 1967 (age 58 years) in Lyon.

Barry Venison

English association football player.

Born August 16th, 1964 (age 61 years) in Consett.

Valeria Luiselli

Mexican writer.

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

George Eastman

Italian actor (born 1942).

Born August 16th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Genoa.

J. Michael Evans

Canadian rower and business executive (born 1957).

Born August 16th, 1957 (age 68 years) in Toronto.

Anne L'Huillier

French physicist.

Born August 16th, 1958 (age 67 years) in Paris. ^[ref]

Mal Waldron

American jazz pianist and composer (1925–2002).

Born August 16th, 1926 in New York City.

Died December 2nd, 2002 at 76 years old in Brussels.

Greg Garza

American association football player.

Born August 16th, 1991 (age 34 years) in Grapevine.

Stefan Klos

German footballer.

Born August 16th, 1971 (age 54 years) in Dortmund.

Dietrich Hollinderbäumer

German-swedish actor.

Born August 16th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Essen.

Robert Hardy

British musician.

Born August 16th, 1980 (age 45 years) in Dewsbury.

Franz Welser-Möst

Austrian conductor.

Born August 16th, 1960 (age 65 years) in Linz.

Kim Gyu-ri

South korean actress, born august 1979.

Born August 16th, 1979 (age 46 years) in Seoul.

George Meany

American labor leader (1894–1980).

Born August 16th, 1894 in New York City.

Died January 10th, 1980 at 85 years old in George Washington University Hospital (cardiac arrest). ^[ref]

Ted Drake

English footballer and manager (1912–1995).

Born August 16th, 1912 in Southampton.

Died May 30th, 1995 at 82 years old in London.