Famous Personalities Born In July - 16
Saturday, 06 December 2025
1194 On July - 16 birth of saint Clare of Assisi, Italian follower of Francis of Assisi (d. 1253) 

1571 On this day in history birth of theodoor Galle, Flemish engraver, baptized 

1611 Archduchess Cecilia Renata of Austria, Queen of Poland (d. 1644) was born on this day in history. 

1704 John Kay, England, machinist, invented flying shuttle was born on this day in history. 

1714 Marc René, marquis de Montalembert, French military engineer (d. 1800) was born on this day in history. 

1715 Charles, Prince de Rohan-Soubise, marshal of France was born on this day in history. 

1722 On July - 16 birth of joseph Wilton, sculptor 

1723 Joshua Reynolds, England, portrait painter (Simplicity) was born on this day in history. 

1725 Georg Simon Lohlein, composer was born on this day in history. 

1728 Henri Moreau, composer was born on July - 16. 

1746 Giuseppe Piazzi, Italian monk/discoverer (1st asteroid-Ceres) was born on July - 16. 

1796 On July - 16 birth of jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, painter 

1821 Mary Baker Eddy, founded Christian Science (Science & Health) was born on July - 16. 

1822 Luigi Arditi, violinist/composer was born on July - 16. 

1823 James Isham Gilbert, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) was born on July - 16. 

1829 On July - 16 birth of robert Brown Potter, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1887 

1834 On this day in history birth of carlo Angeloni, composer 

1834 Peter Leyten, bishop of Breda (1885-1914) was born on this day in history. 

1839 On July - 16 birth of philipus J Hoedemaker, Dutch theologist 

1848 On July - 16 birth of henri[cus A] Viotta, Dutch conductor/composer (Lexicon of Music) 

1855 Charles Francis Abdy Williams, composer was born on July - 16. 

1858 Eugene Ysaye, composer was born on July - 16. 

1860 On July - 16 birth of jens Otto Harry Jespersen, linguist/philologist 

1862 On July - 16 birth of ida Bell Wells-Barnett [Iola], US civil rights activist 

1865 On this day in history birth of george A Birmingham, [Rev James Owen Hannay], novelist 

1870 Lambert McKenna, Irish scholar (d. 1956) was born on July - 16. 

1872 On this day in history birth of roald Amundsen, Norway, explorer, discovered South Pole 

1877 On July - 16 birth of béla Schick, Hungarian/US children artist (Serum Krankheit) 

1882 On this day in history birth of edward Earle, Toronto Ont, actor (Charlie Chan-Meeting at Midnight) 

1882 Felix Locher, Switzerland, actor (Frankenstein's Daughter) was born on July - 16. 

1884 Anna Vyrubova, Russian memoirist (d. 1964) was born on this day in history. 

1887 On July - 16 birth of "Shoeless" Joe Jackson, black sox player (Say it aint so, Joe) 

1888 On July - 16 birth of frits Zernike, invented phase-contrast microscope (Nobel 1953) 

1888 Percy Kilbride, SF CA, actor (Egg & I, Ma & Pa Kettle) was born on this day in history. 

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