Famous Birthdays In July - 16

1194  On July - 16 birth of saint Clare of Assisi, Italian follower of Francis of Assisi (d. 1253)  

1571  Theodoor Galle, Flemish engraver, baptized was born on this day in history.  

1611  Archduchess Cecilia Renata of Austria, Queen of Poland (d. 1644) was born on July - 16.  

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  Charles, Prince de Rohan-Soubise, marshal of France was born on July - 16.  

1722  Joseph Wilton, sculptor was born on July - 16.  

1723  Joshua Reynolds, England, portrait painter (Simplicity) was born on this day in history.  

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

1728  On July - 16 birth of henri Moreau, composer  

1746  On this day in history birth of giuseppe Piazzi, Italian monk/discoverer (1st asteroid-Ceres)  

1796  Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, painter was born on this day in history.  

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

1822  Luigi Arditi, violinist/composer was born on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1834  On July - 16 birth of peter Leyten, bishop of Breda (1885-1914)  

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

1848  Henri[cus A] Viotta, Dutch conductor/composer (Lexicon of Music) was born on this day in history.  

1855  Charles Francis Abdy Williams, composer was born on July - 16.  

1858  On this day in history birth of eugene Ysaye, composer  

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

1862  On July - 16 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 July - 16 birth of roald Amundsen, Norway, explorer, discovered South Pole  

1877  Béla Schick, Hungarian/US children artist (Serum Krankheit) was born on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1884  On this day in history birth of anna Vyrubova, Russian memoirist (d. 1964)  

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  Percy Kilbride, SF CA, actor (Egg & I, Ma & Pa Kettle) was born on July - 16.  

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

1139  On this day in history walram II, duke of Limburg/Neth-Lutherans, dies  

1216  On July - 16 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 July - 16 death of king Charles I of Hungary  

1482  On this day in history john van Schaffelaar, Gelders knight, dies