Famous Birthdays In January - 16

1875  On January - 16 birth of leonor Michaelis, German enzyme kinetic theorist (d. 1947)  

1878  Harry Carey Sr, Bronx NY, actor (Aces Wild, Border Cafe, Air Force) was born on January - 16.  

1878  On this day in history birth of henry Dewitt "Harry" Carey II, US actor (Informer)  

1878  On this day in history birth of robert Garbe, German poet (Gorniek)  

1885  On January - 16 birth of wladyslaw Raczkiewicz, president of Poland (1939-40)  

1885  Zhou Zuoren, Chinese writer (d. 1967) was born on this day in history.  

1887  John Hamilton, Penn, actor (Perry White-Superman) was born on January - 16.  

1888  Osip Brik, Russian writer (d. 1945) was born on this day in history.  

1890  Karl Freund, Czech/Austrian cameraman/director was born on this day in history.  

1890  On January - 16 birth of lloyd Bacon, San Jose CA, actor (Charlie Chaplin)  

1893  On this day in history birth of daisy Kennedy, Australian violinist (d. 1981)  

1894  On January - 16 birth of guy Chamberlin, early NFL end/coach (Canton, Frankford, Cards)  

1894  Irving Mills, American jazz music publisher (d. 1985) was born on January - 16.  

1895  Nat Schachner, American author (d. 1955) was born on January - 16.  

1896  Ruth Rose, American screenwriter (d. 1978) was born on this day in history.  

1897  Carlos Pellicer, Mexican poet (d. 1977) was born on this day in history.  

1898  Margaret Booth, American film editor (d. 2002) was born on January - 16.  

1898  Irving Rapper, UK-US film director (d. 1999) was born on January - 16.  

1901  Fulgencio Batista, president/dictator of Cuba (1933-44, 1952-59) was born on January - 16.  

1901  Frank Zamboni, American inventor (d. 1988) was born on January - 16.  

1902  On this day in history birth of eric Liddell, China, English 400m runner (Olympic-gold-1924)  

1902  Evelyn Levine, composer was born on January - 16.  

1904  On this day in history birth of max Vredenburg, composer  

1905  Ernesto Halffter, composer was born on this day in history.  

1906  Clement Greenberg, art critic was born on this day in history.  

1906  On this day in history birth of diana Winyard, London, actress (Cavalcade)  

1907  Alexander Knox, Canada, actor (Gorky Park, 2 of a Kind) was born on January - 16.  

1907  On January - 16 birth of phillip Humphrey Vellacott, classicist  

1907  On January - 16 birth of paul Nitze, American government official (d. 2004)  

1908  Ethel Merman, stage & screen actress (Anything Goes, Call Me Madam) was born on January - 16.  

1908  On January - 16 birth of günther Prien, German World War II submarine captain (d. 1941)  

1910  On this day in history birth of david McCampbell, US pilot/capt (WW II-Pacific-downed 34 Japanese planes)  

1911  Gilbert Gadoffre, French scholar was born on this day in history.  

1911  On January - 16 birth of jay Hanna "Dizzy" Dean, HOF baseball pitcher (St Louis Cardinals)  

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0308  On this day in history marcellus I, Catholic Pope (-308), dies  

0429  On this day in history honoratius of Arles, bishop/saint, dies [or 430]  

0960  Death of Polyeuctus, Patriarch of Constantinople on this day in history.  

1343  On January - 16 robert of Anjou, king (Naples), dies  

1400  On January - 16 death of john Holland, 1st Duke of Exeter, English politician (executed) (b. 1352)  

1545  On January - 16 death of george Spalatin, German reformer (b. 1484)  

1547  Death of Johannes Schöner, German astronomer and cartographer (b. 1477) on this day in history.  

1554  Death of Christiern Pedersen, Danish humanist (b. 1480) on January - 16.