Page 2: Historical Events In July - 16
Tuesday, 08 July 2025
1715 On this day in history charles, Prince de Rohan-Soubise, marshal of France
1722 Joseph Wilton, sculptor on this day in history.
1723 Joshua Reynolds, England, portrait painter (Simplicity) on this day in history.
1725 Georg Simon Lohlein, composer on this day in history.
1728 Henri Moreau, composer on July - 16.
1729 On this day in history johann David Heinichen, composer, dies at 46
1730 On July - 16 elijiah Fenton, poet, dies
1736 On July - 16 thomas Yalden, poet/fable writer, dies
1746 On July - 16 giuseppe Piazzi, Italian monk/discoverer (1st asteroid-Ceres)
1747 Giuseppe Maria Crespi, painter/etcher, dies on this day in history.
1762 On July - 16 jacques Hotteterre, composer, dies at 87
1764 On July - 16 ivan VI, Emperor of Russia (1740-41), murdered at 23
1769 Father Serra founds Mission San Diego, first mission in Calif on July - 16.
1769 Father Junipero Serra founds Mission San Diego, 1st mission in Calif on July - 16.
1775 John Adams graduates Harvard on this day in history.
1782 On July - 16 mozart's opera "Das Entfuhrung aus dem Serail," premieres in Vienna
1782 On July - 16 louise Ulrike, queen of Sweden/wife of Adolf Frederik, dies at 61
1790 The District of Columbia, or Washington, D.C., was established as the permanent seat of the United States Government on this day in history.
1790 Congress establishes District of Columbia on July - 16.
1796 Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, painter on this day in history.
1798 On this day in history uS Public Health Service established & US Marine Hospital authorized
1798 On this day in history uS Public Health Service forms & US Marine Hospital authorized
1801 On this day in history pope Pius VII & 1st consul Napoleon sign concord
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 Mary Baker Eddy, founded Christian Science (Science & Health) on July - 16.
1822 On July - 16 luigi Arditi, violinist/composer
1823 James Isham Gilbert, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) on July - 16.
1827 On this day in history josiah Spode, potter, dies
1829 On this day in history robert Brown Potter, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1887
1834 Carlo Angeloni, composer on July - 16.
1839 On July - 16 philipus J Hoedemaker, Dutch theologist
1843 On July - 16 hubert MAJ van Asch van Wijck, politician, dies at 68
1845 On July - 16 the New York Yacht Club hosted the first American boating regatta.
1845 NY Yacht Club holds its 1st regatta on this day in history.
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