Famous Birthdays In April - 16

0778  King Louis the Pious (d. 840) was born on this day in history.  

1319  On this day in history birth of king John II of France (d. 1364)  

1495  Petrus Apianus, German mathematician (d. 1557) was born on this day in history.  

1628  Cornelis Evertsen de Young, vice admiral of Zealand was born on this day in history.  

1635  Frans van Mieris, the Elder, Dutch painter was born on April - 16.  

1646  Jules Hardouin Mansart, French architect (d. 1708) was born on April - 16.  

1648  On this day in history birth of john Luyken, poet/etcher (Duytse Lyre)  

1652  On this day in history birth of clement XII, [Lorenzo Corsini], Italy, Pope (1730-40)  

1660  Hans Sloane, England, physician/naturalist/founder (British Museum) was born on this day in history.  

1661  On this day in history birth of charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax, British poet and statesman (d. 1715)  

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1673  On April - 16 birth of francesco Feroci, composer  

1682  John Hadley, mathematician/inventor (1st reflecting telescope) was born on April - 16.  

1693  On this day in history birth of anne Sophie Reventlow, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1743)  

1696  Giovanni Battista Tupolo, Italian painter was born on this day in history.  

1697  On this day in history birth of johann Gottlieb Gorner, composer  

1703  On April - 16 birth of caffarelli, [Gaetano Majorano], Italian castra singer/duke  

1728  Joseph Zwart, Scottish chemist/physicist was born on this day in history.  

1738  Henry Clinton, British general (d. 1795) was born on April - 16.  

1755  On this day in history birth of Élisabeth-Louise Vigée Le Brun, French painter (d. 1842)  

1800  Jozef Stefani, composer was born on this day in history.  

1800  On this day in history birth of william Chambers, author/publisher (Basis of Communication & Coding)  

1800  George Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan, British soldier (d. 1888) was born on April - 16.  

1808  Caleb Blood Smith, Secy Int (Union), died in 1864 was born on April - 16.  

1816  Edward "Old Allegheny" Johnson, Major General (Confederate Army) was born on this day in history.  

1820  On this day in history birth of georg Curtius, German classical linguist  

1821  On April - 16 birth of ford Maddox Brown, painter  

1823  On this day in history birth of mother Joseph, [Esther Pariseau], religious leader (US capitol)  

1823  On this day in history birth of orlando Bolivar Wilcox, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1907  

1823  On this day in history birth of ferdinand Eisenstein, German mathematician (d. 1852)  

1827  On this day in history birth of octave Crémazie, French Canadian poet (d. 1879)  

1832  On April - 16 birth of john A Neuhuys, painter  

1838  Karel Bendl, composer was born on this day in history.  

1844  Anatole France, writer (Thaïs, Wickerwork Woman, Nobel 1921) was born on April - 16.  

1847  Hans Auer, Swiss architect, (d. 1906) was born on this day in history.  

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0069  On this day in history death of otho, Roman Emperor (b. 32)  

0744  On this day in history death of al-Walid II, Umayyad caliph  

0924  Death of Berengar of Friuli, King of Italy on April - 16.  

1113  On this day in history death of sviatopolk II of Kiev, Russian prince (b. 1050)  

1115  Svjatopolk II, great monarch of Kiev, dies [or 1113] on this day in history.  

1118  Death of Adelaide del Vasto, wife of Roger II of Sicily on April - 16.  

1198  Death of Duke Frederick I of Austria on this day in history.  

1446  On this day in history filippo Brunelleschi, architect, dies