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 July - 16 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 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 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 July - 16.  

1746  On July - 16 birth of giuseppe Piazzi, Italian monk/discoverer (1st asteroid-Ceres)  

1796  On July - 16 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 this day in history birth of luigi Arditi, violinist/composer  

1823  On July - 16 birth of james Isham Gilbert, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)  

1829  On July - 16 birth of robert Brown Potter, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1887  

1834  Carlo Angeloni, composer was born on July - 16.  

1834  Peter Leyten, bishop of Breda (1885-1914) was born on July - 16.  

1839  On July - 16 birth of philipus J Hoedemaker, Dutch theologist  

1848  On this day in history birth of henri[cus A] Viotta, Dutch conductor/composer (Lexicon of Music)  

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

1858  On July - 16 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 this day in history.  

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  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 this day in history.  

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

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

1342  Death of King Charles I of Hungary on July - 16.  

1482  John van Schaffelaar, Gelders knight, dies on July - 16.