Famous Personalities Born In July - 16
Wednesday, 16 July 2025
1194 On July - 16 birth of saint Clare of Assisi, Italian follower of Francis of Assisi (d. 1253)
1571 On July - 16 birth of theodoor Galle, Flemish engraver, baptized
1611 Archduchess Cecilia Renata of Austria, Queen of Poland (d. 1644) was born on July - 16.
1704 John Kay, England, machinist, invented flying shuttle was born on July - 16.
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 July - 16.
1722 Joseph Wilton, sculptor was born on this day in history.
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 Henri Moreau, composer was born on this day in history.
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 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 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 On July - 16 birth of eugene Ysaye, composer
1860 On July - 16 birth of jens Otto Harry Jespersen, linguist/philologist
1862 Ida Bell Wells-Barnett [Iola], US civil rights activist was born on this day in history.
1865 On this day in history birth of george A Birmingham, [Rev James Owen Hannay], novelist
1870 On July - 16 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 On this day in history birth of edward Earle, Toronto Ont, actor (Charlie Chan-Meeting at Midnight)
1882 On July - 16 birth of felix Locher, Switzerland, actor (Frankenstein's Daughter)
1884 Anna Vyrubova, Russian memoirist (d. 1964) was born on July - 16.
1887 "Shoeless" Joe Jackson, black sox player (Say it aint so, Joe) was born on this day in history.
1888 Frits Zernike, invented phase-contrast microscope (Nobel 1953) was born on this day in history.
1888 Percy Kilbride, SF CA, actor (Egg & I, Ma & Pa Kettle) was born on July - 16.