Famous Personalities Born In April - 16
Tuesday, 27 January 2026
0778 On this day in history birth of king Louis the Pious (d. 840) 

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 this day in history. 

1628 On April - 16 birth of cornelis Evertsen de Young, vice admiral of Zealand 

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 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 this day in history. 

1673 Francesco Feroci, composer was born on this day in history. 

1682 On this day in history birth of john Hadley, mathematician/inventor (1st reflecting telescope) 

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

1696 On April - 16 birth of giovanni Battista Tupolo, Italian painter 

1697 Johann Gottlieb Gorner, composer was born on this day in history. 

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 April - 16. 

1800 On this day in history 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 Edward "Old Allegheny" Johnson, Major General (Confederate Army) was born on this day in history. 

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 April - 16. 

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

1823 Ferdinand Eisenstein, German mathematician (d. 1852) was born on April - 16. 

1827 Octave Crémazie, French Canadian poet (d. 1879) was born on this day in history. 

1832 John A Neuhuys, painter was born on this day in history. 

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) 

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