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 this day in history.   

1878  Henry Dewitt "Harry" Carey II, US actor (Informer) was born on this day in history.   

1878  Robert Garbe, German poet (Gorniek) was born on this day in history.   

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

1885  On January - 16 birth of zhou Zuoren, Chinese writer (d. 1967)   

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

1888  On January - 16 birth of osip Brik, Russian writer (d. 1945)   

1890  On January - 16 birth of karl Freund, Czech/Austrian cameraman/director   

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

1893  Daisy Kennedy, Australian violinist (d. 1981) was born on January - 16.   

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

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 this day in history.   

1896  On January - 16 birth of ruth Rose, American screenwriter (d. 1978)   

1897  On this day in history birth of carlos Pellicer, Mexican poet (d. 1977)   

1898  Margaret Booth, American film editor (d. 2002) was born on this day in history.   

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

1901  On this day in history 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 this day in history birth of max Vredenburg, composer   

1905  On January - 16 birth of ernesto Halffter, composer   

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  On this day in history birth of alexander Knox, Canada, actor (Gorky Park, 2 of a Kind)   

1907  Phillip Humphrey Vellacott, classicist was born on January - 16.   

1907  Paul Nitze, American government official (d. 2004) was born on January - 16.   

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

1908  On this day in history 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 January - 16.   

1911  On this day in history birth of jay Hanna "Dizzy" Dean, HOF baseball pitcher (St Louis Cardinals)   

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0308  Marcellus I, Catholic Pope (-308), dies on January - 16.   

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

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

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)