Famous Personalities Born In April - 16
Wednesday, 30 April 2025
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 On this day in history birth of petrus Apianus, German mathematician (d. 1557)
1628 On this day in history birth of cornelis Evertsen de Young, vice admiral of Zealand
1635 On April - 16 birth of frans van Mieris, the Elder, Dutch painter
1646 On April - 16 birth of jules Hardouin Mansart, French architect (d. 1708)
1648 On April - 16 birth of john Luyken, poet/etcher (Duytse Lyre)
1652 On April - 16 birth of clement XII, [Lorenzo Corsini], Italy, Pope (1730-40)
1660 On this day in history birth of hans Sloane, England, physician/naturalist/founder (British Museum)
1661 Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax, British poet and statesman (d. 1715) was born on this day in history.
1673 On this day in history birth of francesco Feroci, composer
1682 John Hadley, mathematician/inventor (1st reflecting telescope) was born on this day in history.
1693 On April - 16 birth of anne Sophie Reventlow, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1743)
1696 On April - 16 birth of giovanni Battista Tupolo, Italian painter
1697 On April - 16 birth of johann Gottlieb Gorner, composer
1703 On this day in history birth of caffarelli, [Gaetano Majorano], Italian castra singer/duke
1728 On this day in history birth of joseph Zwart, Scottish chemist/physicist
1738 On April - 16 birth of henry Clinton, British general (d. 1795)
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 William Chambers, author/publisher (Basis of Communication & Coding) was born on April - 16.
1800 On April - 16 birth of george Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan, British soldier (d. 1888)
1808 On April - 16 birth of caleb Blood Smith, Secy Int (Union), died in 1864
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 April - 16 birth of ford Maddox Brown, painter
1823 On April - 16 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 this day in history.
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 this day in history birth of karel Bendl, composer
1844 Anatole France, writer (Thaïs, Wickerwork Woman, Nobel 1921) was born on this day in history.
1847 Hans Auer, Swiss architect, (d. 1906) was born on this day in history.