Portal:Biography/Selected anniversaries/August 16

Births

 * 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

 * 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)