Portal:Anarchism/Anniversaries/August/August 16

• 1856 - Pierre Martin born (dit le Bossu; 1856-1912).
• 1890 - Ernesto Alvarez issues the first number of the weekly La Anarquía in Madrid, Spain.
• 1895 - Emma Goldman sails to England under the name "Mrs. E. G. Brady" fearing that her real identity as an anarchist would limit her freedom to travel in Europe. Funds for her travel & a portion of living expenses are provided by Modest Stein.
• 1902 - Jean Barrue born (d. 1989), Bordeaux, France.
• 1902 - Paquita Jolis Puig born (d. 1982)..
• 1919 - Conchita Guillen Bertoli born, Valencia, Spain.
• 1940 - Raphael Friedeberg (b. 1863) dies.
• 1962 - Fidel Castro bans anarchist publications & public activities in Cuba, crippling the Cuban anarchist movement.
• 1996 - Robert Lynn (b. 1924) dies, age 72.