Famous Birthdays In January - 16

1875  Leonor Michaelis, German enzyme kinetic theorist (d. 1947) was born on this day in history.  

1878  Harry Carey Sr, Bronx NY, actor (Aces Wild, Border Cafe, Air Force) was born on this day in history.  

1878  On January - 16 birth of henry Dewitt "Harry" Carey II, US actor (Informer)  

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

1885  Wladyslaw Raczkiewicz, president of Poland (1939-40) was born on January - 16.  

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 this day in history.  

1888  Osip Brik, Russian writer (d. 1945) was born on January - 16.  

1890  Karl Freund, Czech/Austrian cameraman/director was born on January - 16.  

1890  Lloyd Bacon, San Jose CA, actor (Charlie Chaplin) was born on January - 16.  

1893  Daisy Kennedy, Australian violinist (d. 1981) was born on this day in history.  

1894  On this day in history birth of guy Chamberlin, early NFL end/coach (Canton, Frankford, Cards)  

1894  On January - 16 birth of irving Mills, American jazz music publisher (d. 1985)  

1895  On January - 16 birth of nat Schachner, American author (d. 1955)  

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  On January - 16 birth of margaret Booth, American film editor (d. 2002)  

1898  Irving Rapper, UK-US film director (d. 1999) was born on this day in history.  

1901  On January - 16 birth of fulgencio Batista, president/dictator of Cuba (1933-44, 1952-59)  

1901  On this day in history birth of frank Zamboni, American inventor (d. 1988)  

1902  On January - 16 birth of eric Liddell, China, English 400m runner (Olympic-gold-1924)  

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

1904  On January - 16 birth of max Vredenburg, composer  

1905  On January - 16 birth of ernesto Halffter, composer  

1906  Clement Greenberg, art critic was born on January - 16.  

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  Paul Nitze, American government official (d. 2004) was born on this day in history.  

1908  On this day in history birth of ethel Merman, stage & screen actress (Anything Goes, Call Me Madam)  

1908  Günther Prien, German World War II submarine captain (d. 1941) was born on January - 16.  

1910  David McCampbell, US pilot/capt (WW II-Pacific-downed 34 Japanese planes) was born on January - 16.  

1911  On this day in history birth of gilbert Gadoffre, French scholar  

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  Honoratius of Arles, bishop/saint, dies [or 430] on this day in history.  

0960  On this day in history death of polyeuctus, Patriarch of Constantinople  

1343  On this day in history robert of Anjou, king (Naples), dies  

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

1545  Death of George Spalatin, German reformer (b. 1484) on this day in history.  

1547  On January - 16 death of johannes Schöner, German astronomer and cartographer (b. 1477)  

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