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 July - 16.  

1611  Archduchess Cecilia Renata of Austria, Queen of Poland (d. 1644) was born on this day in history.  

1704  On July - 16 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 this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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1746  Giuseppe Piazzi, Italian monk/discoverer (1st asteroid-Ceres) was born on July - 16.  

1796  On this day in history birth of jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, painter  

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

1822  On this day in history birth of luigi Arditi, violinist/composer  

1823  On this day in history birth of james Isham Gilbert, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)  

1829  Robert Brown Potter, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1887 was born on July - 16.  

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

1858  On July - 16 birth of eugene Ysaye, composer  

1860  On this day in history 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 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  Béla Schick, Hungarian/US children artist (Serum Krankheit) was born on July - 16.  

1882  On July - 16 birth of edward Earle, Toronto Ont, actor (Charlie Chan-Meeting at Midnight)  

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 July - 16 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 this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1139  Walram II, duke of Limburg/Neth-Lutherans, dies on July - 16.  

1216  Innocent III, [Lotario di Segni], Italian Pope (1198-1216), dies on this day in history.  

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

1342  Death of King Charles I of Hungary on this day in history.  

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