Famous Personalities Born In July - 16

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

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 July - 16.   

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

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

1723  On July - 16 birth of joshua Reynolds, England, portrait painter (Simplicity)   

1725  Georg Simon Lohlein, composer was born on July - 16.   

1728  Henri Moreau, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1796  On this day in history birth of jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, painter   

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

1822  On July - 16 birth of luigi Arditi, violinist/composer   

1823  On this day in history birth of james Isham Gilbert, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)   

1829  Robert Brown Potter, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1887 was born on this day in history.   

1834  On July - 16 birth of carlo Angeloni, composer   

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

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

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

1860  On this day in history birth of jens Otto Harry Jespersen, linguist/philologist   

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

1865  On July - 16 birth of george A Birmingham, [Rev James Owen Hannay], novelist   

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

1872  Roald Amundsen, Norway, explorer, discovered South Pole was born on July - 16.   

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

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  On July - 16 birth of anna Vyrubova, Russian memoirist (d. 1964)   

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  On July - 16 birth of percy Kilbride, SF CA, actor (Egg & I, Ma & Pa Kettle)   

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0276  Death of Mark Annius Florianus, emperor of Rome (276), murdered on this day in history.   

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 July - 16 walram II, duke of Limburg/Neth-Lutherans, dies   

1216  On this day in history innocent III, [Lotario di Segni], Italian Pope (1198-1216), dies   

1324  On July - 16 death of emperor Go-Uda of Japan (b. 1267)   

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

1482  On this day in history john van Schaffelaar, Gelders knight, dies