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  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  Marc René, marquis de Montalembert, French military engineer (d. 1800) was born on this day in history.   

1715  On this day in history birth of charles, Prince de Rohan-Soubise, marshal of France   

1722  On this day in history birth of joseph Wilton, sculptor   

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  On this day in history birth of henri Moreau, composer   

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

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

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  James Isham Gilbert, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) was born on July - 16.   

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

1855  On July - 16 birth of charles Francis Abdy Williams, composer   

1858  Eugene Ysaye, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1872  Roald Amundsen, Norway, explorer, discovered South Pole was born on July - 16.   

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

1882  Edward Earle, Toronto Ont, actor (Charlie Chan-Meeting at Midnight) was born on this day in history.   

1882  On this day in history birth of felix Locher, Switzerland, actor (Frankenstein's Daughter)   

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 July - 16.   

0599  Monulphus, bishop of Tongeren-Maastricht (St Servaaskerk), dies on July - 16.   

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

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 July - 16 john van Schaffelaar, Gelders knight, dies