Famous Birthdays In July - 16

1194  On this day in history 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  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  On this day in history birth of joshua Reynolds, England, portrait painter (Simplicity)  

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

1728  On July - 16 birth of henri Moreau, composer  

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

1796  Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, painter was born on July - 16.  

1821  Mary Baker Eddy, founded Christian Science (Science & Health) was born on this day in history.  

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

1834  On July - 16 birth of carlo Angeloni, composer  

1834  Peter Leyten, bishop of Breda (1885-1914) was born on this day in history.  

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

1848  On this day in history 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  On July - 16 birth of eugene Ysaye, composer  

1860  Jens Otto Harry Jespersen, linguist/philologist was born on this day in history.  

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

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 this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1888  On this day in history birth of frits Zernike, invented phase-contrast microscope (Nobel 1953)  

1888  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1099  El Cid, [Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar], Span general strategist, dies at 59 on July - 16.  

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

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

1324  Death of Emperor Go-Uda of Japan (b. 1267) on July - 16.  

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

1482  On July - 16 john van Schaffelaar, Gelders knight, dies