Famous Birthdays In January - 16

1875  Leonor Michaelis, German enzyme kinetic theorist (d. 1947) was born on January - 16.  

1878  On January - 16 birth of harry Carey Sr, Bronx NY, actor (Aces Wild, Border Cafe, Air Force)  

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 this day in history birth of wladyslaw Raczkiewicz, president of Poland (1939-40)  

1885  Zhou Zuoren, Chinese writer (d. 1967) was born on January - 16.  

1887  On January - 16 birth of john Hamilton, Penn, actor (Perry White-Superman)  

1888  On this day in history birth of osip Brik, Russian writer (d. 1945)  

1890  On this day in history birth of karl Freund, Czech/Austrian cameraman/director  

1890  On this day in history birth of lloyd Bacon, San Jose CA, actor (Charlie Chaplin)  

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1893  On January - 16 birth of daisy Kennedy, Australian violinist (d. 1981)  

1894  Guy Chamberlin, early NFL end/coach (Canton, Frankford, Cards) was born on January - 16.  

1894  On this day in history birth of irving Mills, American jazz music publisher (d. 1985)  

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 this day in history.  

1901  Frank Zamboni, American inventor (d. 1988) was born on this day in history.  

1902  Eric Liddell, China, English 400m runner (Olympic-gold-1924) was born on January - 16.  

1902  On this day in history birth of evelyn Levine, composer  

1904  Max Vredenburg, composer was born on January - 16.  

1905  On this day in history birth of ernesto Halffter, composer  

1906  On January - 16 birth of clement Greenberg, art critic  

1906  Diana Winyard, London, actress (Cavalcade) was born on January - 16.  

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

1907  Phillip Humphrey Vellacott, classicist was born on this day in history.  

1907  On this day in history 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 this day in history birth of günther Prien, German World War II submarine captain (d. 1941)  

1910  On January - 16 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 January - 16.  

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

1400  Death of John Holland, 1st Duke of Exeter, English politician (executed) (b. 1352) on this day in history.  

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

1547  On this day in history death of johannes Schöner, German astronomer and cartographer (b. 1477)  

1554  On January - 16 death of christiern Pedersen, Danish humanist (b. 1480)