Famous Birthdays In July - 16

1194  Saint Clare of Assisi, Italian follower of Francis of Assisi (d. 1253) was born on this day in history.   

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  On July - 16 birth of john Kay, England, machinist, invented flying shuttle   

1714  On July - 16 birth of marc René, marquis de Montalembert, French military engineer (d. 1800)   

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 July - 16.   

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

1728  On July - 16 birth of henri Moreau, composer   

1746  On this day in history birth of giuseppe Piazzi, Italian monk/discoverer (1st asteroid-Ceres)   

1796  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of james Isham Gilbert, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)   

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 July - 16.   

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

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 this day in history.   

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

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

1870  Lambert McKenna, Irish scholar (d. 1956) was born on this day in history.   

1872  Roald Amundsen, Norway, explorer, discovered South Pole was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1887  On this day in history birth of "Shoeless" Joe Jackson, black sox player (Say it aint so, Joe)   

1888  On this day in history 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  Monulphus, bishop of Tongeren-Maastricht (St Servaaskerk), dies on July - 16.   

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

1324  Death of Emperor Go-Uda of Japan (b. 1267) on this day in history.   

1342  On July - 16 death of king Charles I of Hungary   

1482  John van Schaffelaar, Gelders knight, dies on this day in history.