Famous Personalities Born In April - 16
Tuesday, 14 October 2025
0778 On April - 16 birth of king Louis the Pious (d. 840)
1319 King John II of France (d. 1364) was born on this day in history.
1495 On April - 16 birth of petrus Apianus, German mathematician (d. 1557)
1628 On April - 16 birth of cornelis Evertsen de Young, vice admiral of Zealand
1635 On April - 16 birth of frans van Mieris, the Elder, Dutch painter
1646 Jules Hardouin Mansart, French architect (d. 1708) was born on April - 16.
1648 On April - 16 birth of john Luyken, poet/etcher (Duytse Lyre)
1652 Clement XII, [Lorenzo Corsini], Italy, Pope (1730-40) was born on this day in history.
1660 On April - 16 birth of hans Sloane, England, physician/naturalist/founder (British Museum)
1661 On this day in history birth of charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax, British poet and statesman (d. 1715)
1673 On April - 16 birth of francesco Feroci, composer
1682 On this day in history 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 this day in history birth of giovanni Battista Tupolo, Italian painter
1697 Johann Gottlieb Gorner, composer was born on April - 16.
1703 On this day in history birth of caffarelli, [Gaetano Majorano], Italian castra singer/duke
1728 Joseph Zwart, Scottish chemist/physicist was born on April - 16.
1738 Henry Clinton, British general (d. 1795) was born on April - 16.
1755 On April - 16 birth of Élisabeth-Louise Vigée Le Brun, French painter (d. 1842)
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 April - 16 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 April - 16.
1816 On April - 16 birth of edward "Old Allegheny" Johnson, Major General (Confederate Army)
1820 Georg Curtius, German classical linguist was born on this day in history.
1821 On this day in history birth of ford Maddox Brown, painter
1823 Mother Joseph, [Esther Pariseau], religious leader (US capitol) was born on this day in history.
1823 Orlando Bolivar Wilcox, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1907 was born on April - 16.
1823 On this day in history birth of ferdinand Eisenstein, German mathematician (d. 1852)
1827 Octave Crémazie, French Canadian poet (d. 1879) was born on April - 16.
1832 On April - 16 birth of john A Neuhuys, painter
1838 On this day in history birth of karel Bendl, composer
1844 On this day in history birth of anatole France, writer (Thaïs, Wickerwork Woman, Nobel 1921)
1847 On this day in history birth of hans Auer, Swiss architect, (d. 1906)