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

1611  On this day in history birth of archduchess Cecilia Renata of Austria, Queen of Poland (d. 1644)  

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

1728  On July - 16 birth of henri Moreau, composer  

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

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

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

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

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

1834  On this day in history birth of peter Leyten, bishop of Breda (1885-1914)  

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  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 July - 16.  

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 this day in history.  

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  On this day in history 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  "Shoeless" Joe Jackson, black sox player (Say it aint so, Joe) was born on July - 16.  

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 July - 16.  

0599  Monulphus, bishop of Tongeren-Maastricht (St Servaaskerk), dies on July - 16.  

1099  On this day in history el Cid, [Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar], Span general strategist, dies at 59  

1139  Walram II, duke of Limburg/Neth-Lutherans, dies on this day in history.  

1216  Innocent III, [Lotario di Segni], Italian Pope (1198-1216), dies on this day in history.  

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

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

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