Famous Birthdays In July - 16

1194  Saint Clare of Assisi, Italian follower of Francis of Assisi (d. 1253) was born on July - 16.  

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

1611  On July - 16 birth of archduchess Cecilia Renata of Austria, Queen of Poland (d. 1644)  

1704  On this day in history birth of john Kay, England, machinist, invented flying shuttle  

1714  Marc René, marquis de Montalembert, French military engineer (d. 1800) was born on July - 16.  

1715  On this day in history birth of charles, Prince de Rohan-Soubise, marshal of France  

1722  Joseph Wilton, sculptor was born on this day in history.  

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

1725  On this day in history birth of georg Simon Lohlein, composer  

1728  On July - 16 birth of henri Moreau, composer  

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1746  Giuseppe Piazzi, Italian monk/discoverer (1st asteroid-Ceres) was born on this day in history.  

1796  Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, painter was born on this day in history.  

1821  On this day in history birth of mary Baker Eddy, founded Christian Science (Science & Health)  

1822  On this day in history birth of luigi Arditi, violinist/composer  

1823  James Isham Gilbert, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) was born on this day in history.  

1829  On this day in history birth of robert Brown Potter, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1887  

1834  Carlo Angeloni, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

1839  On this day in history birth of philipus J Hoedemaker, Dutch theologist  

1848  Henri[cus A] Viotta, Dutch conductor/composer (Lexicon of Music) was born on July - 16.  

1855  On July - 16 birth of charles Francis Abdy Williams, composer  

1858  On this day in history birth of eugene Ysaye, composer  

1860  Jens Otto Harry Jespersen, linguist/philologist was born on this day in history.  

1862  Ida Bell Wells-Barnett [Iola], US civil rights activist was born on July - 16.  

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

1870  On this day in history birth of lambert McKenna, Irish scholar (d. 1956)  

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

1877  Béla Schick, Hungarian/US children artist (Serum Krankheit) was born on this day in history.  

1882  On July - 16 birth of edward Earle, Toronto Ont, actor (Charlie Chan-Meeting at Midnight)  

1882  On July - 16 birth of felix Locher, Switzerland, actor (Frankenstein's Daughter)  

1884  Anna Vyrubova, Russian memoirist (d. 1964) was born on July - 16.  

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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0276  On July - 16 death of mark Annius Florianus, emperor of Rome (276), murdered  

0599  On July - 16 monulphus, bishop of Tongeren-Maastricht (St Servaaskerk), dies  

1099  On July - 16 el Cid, [Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar], Span general strategist, dies at 59  

1139  On this day in history walram II, duke of Limburg/Neth-Lutherans, dies  

1216  Innocent III, [Lotario di Segni], Italian Pope (1198-1216), dies on July - 16.  

1324  On this day in history death of emperor Go-Uda of Japan (b. 1267)  

1342  Death of King Charles I of Hungary on July - 16.  

1482  John van Schaffelaar, Gelders knight, dies on July - 16.