Famous Personalities Born In April - 16
Sunday, 14 September 2025
0778 On this day in history birth of king Louis the Pious (d. 840)
1319 On April - 16 birth of king John II of France (d. 1364)
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 Jules Hardouin Mansart, French architect (d. 1708) was born on this day in history.
1648 John Luyken, poet/etcher (Duytse Lyre) was born on April - 16.
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 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 April - 16.
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 Caffarelli, [Gaetano Majorano], Italian castra singer/duke was born on April - 16.
1728 On this day in history birth of joseph Zwart, Scottish chemist/physicist
1738 Henry Clinton, British general (d. 1795) was born on April - 16.
1755 Élisabeth-Louise Vigée Le Brun, French painter (d. 1842) was born on April - 16.
1800 Jozef Stefani, composer was born on this day in history.
1800 On April - 16 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 this day in history.
1816 Edward "Old Allegheny" Johnson, Major General (Confederate Army) was born on this day in history.
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 Orlando Bolivar Wilcox, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1907 was born on April - 16.
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 On April - 16 birth of karel Bendl, composer
1844 Anatole France, writer (Thaïs, Wickerwork Woman, Nobel 1921) was born on April - 16.
1847 On this day in history birth of hans Auer, Swiss architect, (d. 1906)