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Birthdays occurring on August, 16
| 1601 |
Pierre de Fermat was born on August 16, 1601
French mathematician, 1601-1665It is impossible for any number which is a power greater than the second to be written as a sum of two like powers. I have a truly marvelous demonstration of this proposition which this margin is too narrow to contain. More quotations from Pierre de Fermat |
| 1888 |
T.E. Lawrence was born on August 16, 1888
British intelligence officer best known as Lawrence of Arabia (later changed his name to T.E. Shaw), 1888-1935All men dream: but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake in the day to find that it was vanity: but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act their dreams with open eyes, to make it possible. More quotations from T.E. Lawrence |
| 1894 |
George Meany was born on August 16, 1894
Anybody who has any doubt about the ingenuity or the resourcefulness of a plumber never got a bill from one. More quotations from George Meany |  |
Deaths occurring on August, 16
| 1956 |
Bela Lugosi died on August 16, 1956
Hungarian actor, 1882-1956I guess I'm pretty much of a lone wolf. I don't say I don't like people at all but, to tell you the truth I only like it then if I have a chance to look deep into their hearts and their minds. More quotations from Bela Lugosi | 
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| 1958 |
Wolcott Gibbs died on August 16, 1958
American writer, 1902-1958Our writers are full of cliches just as old barns are full of bats. There is obviously no rule about this, except that anything that you suspect of being a cliche undoubtedly is one and had better be removed. More quotations from Wolcott Gibbs |  |
| 1986 |
Dan Caldwell died on August 16, 1986
There is no such thing as absolute security; it's a matter of degree. Providing security is managing insecurity, and in today's world national security is an oxymoron. It's a global problem. More quotations from Dan Caldwell |
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