Famous Birthdays In April - 16

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

1319  King John II of France (d. 1364) was born on this day in history.  

1495  On April - 16 birth of petrus Apianus, German mathematician (d. 1557)  

1628  Cornelis Evertsen de Young, vice admiral of Zealand was born on April - 16.  

1635  On April - 16 birth of frans van Mieris, the Elder, Dutch painter  

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  Clement XII, [Lorenzo Corsini], Italy, Pope (1730-40) was born on April - 16.  

1660  Hans Sloane, England, physician/naturalist/founder (British Museum) was born on April - 16.  

1661  On April - 16 birth of charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax, British poet and statesman (d. 1715)  

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

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

1693  Anne Sophie Reventlow, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1743) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

1703  On this day in history birth of caffarelli, [Gaetano Majorano], Italian castra singer/duke  

1728  On April - 16 birth of joseph Zwart, Scottish chemist/physicist  

1738  Henry Clinton, British general (d. 1795) was born on this day in history.  

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  William Chambers, author/publisher (Basis of Communication & Coding) was born on this day in history.  

1800  George Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan, British soldier (d. 1888) was born on this day in history.  

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

1821  Ford Maddox Brown, painter was born on April - 16.  

1823  Mother Joseph, [Esther Pariseau], religious leader (US capitol) was born on this day in history.  

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 April - 16.  

1832  John A Neuhuys, painter was born on April - 16.  

1838  Karel Bendl, composer was born on April - 16.  

1844  On April - 16 birth of anatole France, writer (Thaïs, Wickerwork Woman, Nobel 1921)  

1847  Hans Auer, Swiss architect, (d. 1906) was born on April - 16.  

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

0744  On April - 16 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 April - 16.  

1118  On April - 16 death of adelaide del Vasto, wife of Roger II of Sicily  

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

1446  Filippo Brunelleschi, architect, dies on this day in history.