Historical Events In July - 16

1715  On July - 16 charles, Prince de Rohan-Soubise, marshal of France  

1722  On this day in history joseph Wilton, sculptor  

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

1725  Georg Simon Lohlein, composer on July - 16.  

1728  On this day in history henri Moreau, composer  

1729  On July - 16 johann David Heinichen, composer, dies at 46  

1730  On July - 16 elijiah Fenton, poet, dies  

1736  On this day in history thomas Yalden, poet/fable writer, dies  

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

1747  On July - 16 giuseppe Maria Crespi, painter/etcher, dies  

1762  Jacques Hotteterre, composer, dies at 87 on this day in history.  

1764  Ivan VI, Emperor of Russia (1740-41), murdered at 23 on this day in history.  

1769  Father Serra founds Mission San Diego, first mission in Calif on this day in history.  

1769  Father Junipero Serra founds Mission San Diego, 1st mission in Calif on July - 16.  

1775  John Adams graduates Harvard on July - 16.  

1782  Mozart's opera "Das Entfuhrung aus dem Serail," premieres in Vienna on this day in history.  

1782  On this day in history louise Ulrike, queen of Sweden/wife of Adolf Frederik, dies at 61  

1790  On July - 16 the District of Columbia, or Washington, D.C., was established as the permanent seat of the United States Government.  

1790  On July - 16 congress establishes District of Columbia  

1796  Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, painter on July - 16.  

1798  On July - 16 uS Public Health Service established & US Marine Hospital authorized  

1798  On July - 16 uS Public Health Service forms & US Marine Hospital authorized  

1801  Pope Pius VII & 1st consul Napoleon sign concord on this day in history.  

1809  The city of La Paz, in what is today Bolivia, declared its independence from Spanish Crown and formed the Junta Tuitiva, the first independent government in Spanish America, lead by Pedro Domingo Murillo on July - 16.  

1821  On July - 16 mary Baker Eddy, founded Christian Science (Science & Health)  

1822  On July - 16 luigi Arditi, violinist/composer  

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

1827  On July - 16 josiah Spode, potter, dies  

1829  On July - 16 robert Brown Potter, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1887  

1834  On this day in history carlo Angeloni, composer  

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

1843  On this day in history hubert MAJ van Asch van Wijck, politician, dies at 68  

1845  The New York Yacht Club hosted the first American boating regatta on this day in history.  

1845  On July - 16 nY Yacht Club holds its 1st regatta  

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1194  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of archduchess Cecilia Renata of Austria, Queen of Poland (d. 1644)  

1704  John Kay, England, machinist, invented flying shuttle was born on this day in history.  

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.  

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

0599  On this day in history monulphus, bishop of Tongeren-Maastricht (St Servaaskerk), dies  

1099  On July - 16 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  On this day in history death of emperor Go-Uda of Japan (b. 1267)  

1342  On this day in history death of king Charles I of Hungary  

1482  John van Schaffelaar, Gelders knight, dies on this day in history.