Famous Personalities Born In July - 16

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

1571  Theodoor Galle, Flemish engraver, baptized was born on this day in history.   

1611  Archduchess Cecilia Renata of Austria, Queen of Poland (d. 1644) was born on July - 16.   

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

1714  On this day in history birth of marc René, marquis de Montalembert, French military engineer (d. 1800)   

1715  Charles, Prince de Rohan-Soubise, marshal of France was born on July - 16.   

1722  Joseph Wilton, sculptor was born on July - 16.   

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 this day in history.   

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  On July - 16 birth of luigi Arditi, violinist/composer   

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

1829  Robert Brown Potter, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1887 was born on July - 16.   

1834  On July - 16 birth of carlo Angeloni, composer   

1834  On July - 16 birth of peter Leyten, bishop of Breda (1885-1914)   

1839  Philipus J Hoedemaker, Dutch theologist was born on this day in history.   

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

1855  On this day in history birth of charles Francis Abdy Williams, composer   

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

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

1862  On this day in history birth of ida Bell Wells-Barnett [Iola], US civil rights activist   

1865  George A Birmingham, [Rev James Owen Hannay], novelist was born on July - 16.   

1870  On July - 16 birth of lambert McKenna, Irish scholar (d. 1956)   

1872  On July - 16 birth of roald Amundsen, Norway, explorer, discovered South Pole   

1877  On this day in history birth of béla Schick, Hungarian/US children artist (Serum Krankheit)   

1882  Edward Earle, Toronto Ont, actor (Charlie Chan-Meeting at Midnight) was born on July - 16.   

1882  On this day in history birth of felix Locher, Switzerland, actor (Frankenstein's Daughter)   

1884  On this day in history birth of anna Vyrubova, Russian memoirist (d. 1964)   

1887  "Shoeless" Joe Jackson, black sox player (Say it aint so, Joe) was born on this day in history.   

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  Death of Mark Annius Florianus, emperor of Rome (276), murdered on this day in history.   

0599  On this day in history monulphus, bishop of Tongeren-Maastricht (St Servaaskerk), dies   

1099  El Cid, [Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar], Span general strategist, dies at 59 on July - 16.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1342  On this day in history death of king Charles I of Hungary   

1482  On July - 16 john van Schaffelaar, Gelders knight, dies