Famous Birthdays In April - 16

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  On this day in history birth of petrus Apianus, German mathematician (d. 1557)  

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  On this day in history birth of jules Hardouin Mansart, French architect (d. 1708)  

1648  On this day in history 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 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.  

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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  On April - 16 birth of anne Sophie Reventlow, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1743)  

1696  On this day in history birth of giovanni Battista Tupolo, Italian painter  

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 this day in history.  

1800  On April - 16 birth of jozef Stefani, composer  

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  On this day in history 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 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 this day in history.  

1823  Ferdinand Eisenstein, German mathematician (d. 1852) was born on this day in history.  

1827  On April - 16 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)  

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0069  Death of Otho, Roman Emperor (b. 32) on this day in history.  

0744  Death of al-Walid II, Umayyad caliph on this day in history.  

0924  Death of Berengar of Friuli, King of Italy on this day in history.  

1113  On April - 16 death of sviatopolk II of Kiev, Russian prince (b. 1050)  

1115  Svjatopolk II, great monarch of Kiev, dies [or 1113] on April - 16.  

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

1198  On April - 16 death of duke Frederick I of Austria  

1446  On April - 16 filippo Brunelleschi, architect, dies