Famous Personalities Born In April - 16
Thursday, 10 July 2025
0778 King Louis the Pious (d. 840) was born on April - 16.
1319 King John II of France (d. 1364) was born on this day in history.
1495 Petrus Apianus, German mathematician (d. 1557) was born on April - 16.
1628 Cornelis Evertsen de Young, vice admiral of Zealand was born on April - 16.
1635 Frans van Mieris, the Elder, Dutch painter was born on April - 16.
1646 On this day in history birth of jules Hardouin Mansart, French architect (d. 1708)
1648 John Luyken, poet/etcher (Duytse Lyre) was born on this day in history.
1652 Clement XII, [Lorenzo Corsini], Italy, Pope (1730-40) was born on this day in history.
1660 Hans Sloane, England, physician/naturalist/founder (British Museum) was born on April - 16.
1661 Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax, British poet and statesman (d. 1715) was born on April - 16.
1673 Francesco Feroci, composer was born on April - 16.
1682 On April - 16 birth of john Hadley, mathematician/inventor (1st reflecting telescope)
1693 Anne Sophie Reventlow, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1743) was born on this day in history.
1696 On April - 16 birth of giovanni Battista Tupolo, Italian painter
1697 Johann Gottlieb Gorner, composer was born on this day in history.
1703 Caffarelli, [Gaetano Majorano], Italian castra singer/duke was born on April - 16.
1728 On April - 16 birth of joseph Zwart, Scottish chemist/physicist
1738 On this day in history birth of henry Clinton, British general (d. 1795)
1755 Élisabeth-Louise Vigée Le Brun, French painter (d. 1842) was born on this day in history.
1800 Jozef Stefani, composer was born on April - 16.
1800 On April - 16 birth of william Chambers, author/publisher (Basis of Communication & Coding)
1800 On this day in history birth of george Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan, British soldier (d. 1888)
1808 Caleb Blood Smith, Secy Int (Union), died in 1864 was born on this day in history.
1816 On April - 16 birth of edward "Old Allegheny" Johnson, Major General (Confederate Army)
1820 On April - 16 birth of georg Curtius, German classical linguist
1821 On this day in history birth of ford Maddox Brown, painter
1823 On this day in history birth of mother Joseph, [Esther Pariseau], religious leader (US capitol)
1823 On April - 16 birth of orlando Bolivar Wilcox, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1907
1823 Ferdinand Eisenstein, German mathematician (d. 1852) was born on this day in history.
1827 On this day in history birth of octave Crémazie, French Canadian poet (d. 1879)
1832 John A Neuhuys, painter was born on April - 16.
1838 Karel Bendl, composer was born on April - 16.
1844 On this day in history birth of anatole France, writer (Thaïs, Wickerwork Woman, Nobel 1921)
1847 Hans Auer, Swiss architect, (d. 1906) was born on this day in history.