Famous Personalities Born In July - 16
Friday, 04 July 2025
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 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 On this day in history birth of marc René, marquis de Montalembert, French military engineer (d. 1800)
1715 On this day in history birth of charles, Prince de Rohan-Soubise, marshal of France
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 July - 16.
1728 On this day in history 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 July - 16.
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 James Isham Gilbert, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) was born on July - 16.
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 July - 16.
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 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 this day in history 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 On July - 16 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 On July - 16 birth of béla Schick, Hungarian/US children artist (Serum Krankheit)
1882 Edward Earle, Toronto Ont, actor (Charlie Chan-Meeting at Midnight) was born on this day in history.
1882 Felix Locher, Switzerland, actor (Frankenstein's Daughter) was born on July - 16.
1884 Anna Vyrubova, Russian memoirist (d. 1964) was born on July - 16.
1887 On this day in history birth of "Shoeless" Joe Jackson, black sox player (Say it aint so, Joe)
1888 Frits Zernike, invented phase-contrast microscope (Nobel 1953) was born on July - 16.
1888 Percy Kilbride, SF CA, actor (Egg & I, Ma & Pa Kettle) was born on this day in history.