Famous Birthdays In July - 16

1194  Saint Clare of Assisi, Italian follower of Francis of Assisi (d. 1253) was born on July - 16.  

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

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

1723  Joshua Reynolds, England, portrait painter (Simplicity) was born on July - 16.  

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

1728  Henri Moreau, composer was born on July - 16.  

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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  On July - 16 birth of mary Baker Eddy, founded Christian Science (Science & Health)  

1822  Luigi Arditi, violinist/composer was born on July - 16.  

1823  James Isham Gilbert, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) was born on this day in history.  

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

1834  On July - 16 birth of carlo Angeloni, composer  

1834  On this day in history birth of peter Leyten, bishop of Breda (1885-1914)  

1839  On this day in history 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 July - 16.  

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 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 this day in history.  

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 July - 16.  

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 July - 16.  

1888  Frits Zernike, invented phase-contrast microscope (Nobel 1953) was born on July - 16.  

1888  On this day in history birth of percy Kilbride, SF CA, actor (Egg & I, Ma & Pa Kettle)  

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0276  On this day in history death of mark Annius Florianus, emperor of Rome (276), murdered  

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 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  Death of King Charles I of Hungary on July - 16.  

1482  John van Schaffelaar, Gelders knight, dies on July - 16.