Famous Birthdays In July - 16

1194  On this day in history birth of saint Clare of Assisi, Italian follower of Francis of Assisi (d. 1253)   

1571  Theodoor Galle, Flemish engraver, baptized was born on July - 16.   

1611  On this day in history birth of archduchess Cecilia Renata of Austria, Queen of Poland (d. 1644)   

1704  On this day in history birth of john Kay, England, machinist, invented flying shuttle   

1714  On July - 16 birth of marc René, marquis de Montalembert, French military engineer (d. 1800)   

1715  On this day in history birth of charles, Prince de Rohan-Soubise, marshal of France   

1722  Joseph Wilton, sculptor was born on July - 16.   

1723  On this day in history birth of joshua Reynolds, England, portrait painter (Simplicity)   

1725  On this day in history birth of georg Simon Lohlein, composer   

1728  On July - 16 birth of henri Moreau, composer   

1746  On this day in history birth of giuseppe Piazzi, Italian monk/discoverer (1st asteroid-Ceres)   

1796  Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, painter was born on July - 16.   

1821  On July - 16 birth of mary Baker Eddy, founded Christian Science (Science & Health)   

1822  On this day in history birth of luigi Arditi, violinist/composer   

1823  On this day in history birth of james Isham Gilbert, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)   

1829  On July - 16 birth of robert Brown Potter, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1887   

1834  Carlo Angeloni, composer was born on this day in history.   

1834  On July - 16 birth of peter Leyten, bishop of Breda (1885-1914)   

1839  Philipus J Hoedemaker, Dutch theologist was born on July - 16.   

1848  Henri[cus A] Viotta, Dutch conductor/composer (Lexicon of Music) was born on this day in history.   

1855  Charles Francis Abdy Williams, composer was born on this day in history.   

1858  Eugene Ysaye, composer was born on this day in history.   

1860  On July - 16 birth of jens Otto Harry Jespersen, linguist/philologist   

1862  On July - 16 birth of ida Bell Wells-Barnett [Iola], US civil rights activist   

1865  George A Birmingham, [Rev James Owen Hannay], novelist was born on July - 16.   

1870  Lambert McKenna, Irish scholar (d. 1956) was born on July - 16.   

1872  On July - 16 birth of roald Amundsen, Norway, explorer, discovered South Pole   

1877  On this day in history birth of béla Schick, Hungarian/US children artist (Serum Krankheit)   

1882  Edward Earle, Toronto Ont, actor (Charlie Chan-Meeting at Midnight) was born on this day in history.   

1882  Felix Locher, Switzerland, actor (Frankenstein's Daughter) was born on July - 16.   

1884  On this day in history birth of anna Vyrubova, Russian memoirist (d. 1964)   

1887  On this day in history birth of "Shoeless" Joe Jackson, black sox player (Say it aint so, Joe)   

1888  On July - 16 birth of frits Zernike, invented phase-contrast microscope (Nobel 1953)   

1888  Percy Kilbride, SF CA, actor (Egg & I, Ma & Pa Kettle) was born on this day in history.   

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0276  On July - 16 death of mark Annius Florianus, emperor of Rome (276), murdered   

0599  On this day in history monulphus, bishop of Tongeren-Maastricht (St Servaaskerk), dies   

1099  On July - 16 el Cid, [Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar], Span general strategist, dies at 59   

1139  Walram II, duke of Limburg/Neth-Lutherans, dies on July - 16.   

1216  Innocent III, [Lotario di Segni], Italian Pope (1198-1216), dies on July - 16.   

1324  Death of Emperor Go-Uda of Japan (b. 1267) on this day in history.   

1342  Death of King Charles I of Hungary on this day in history.   

1482  On this day in history john van Schaffelaar, Gelders knight, dies