Page 3: Historical Events In July - 16

1848  Henri[cus A] Viotta, Dutch conductor/composer (Lexicon of Music) on this day in history.   

1855  On this day in history charles Francis Abdy Williams, composer   

1856  On July - 16 statue of Laurens Jansz Coster unveiled in Haarlem   

1857  Sir Henry Havelock arrives at Battle of Cawnpore on July - 16.   

1857  Pierre-Jean de Baranger, poet, dies on this day in history.   

1858  Eugene Ysaye, composer on this day in history.   

1860  Jens Otto Harry Jespersen, linguist/philologist on July - 16.   

1861  Battle of Bull Run, the 1st major battle of the Civil War, is fought on July - 16.   

1862  On this day in history david G Farragut became first rear admiral in US Navy   

1862  David G Farragut is 1st rear admiral in US Navy on July - 16.   

1862  Ida Bell Wells-Barnett [Iola], US civil rights activist on this day in history.   

1863  On this day in history utrecht-Swells railway opens   

1864  On this day in history victor JB Girardey, Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 27   

1865  On July - 16 george A Birmingham, [Rev James Owen Hannay], novelist   

1867  On this day in history amstel Hotel, "the dignified old lady" opens in Amsterdam   

1868  Louis-Francois Dauprat, composer, dies at 87 on July - 16.   

1871  On July - 16 tad Lincoln, son of U.S. president Abraham Lincoln   

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

1877  On July - 16 béla Schick, Hungarian/US children artist (Serum Krankheit)   

1880  Dr. Emily Stowe becomes the first woman licenced to practice medicine in Canada on July - 16.   

1882  Edward Earle, Toronto Ont, actor (Charlie Chan-Meeting at Midnight) on July - 16.   

1886  Ned Buntline, [Edward Zane Carroll Judson], author, dies on July - 16.   

1887  "Shoeless" Joe Jackson, black sox player (Say it aint so, Joe) on this day in history.   

1887  Nicaise de Keyser, Flemish painter (Battle at Woeringen), dies at 73 on July - 16.   

1888  On this day in history frits Zernike, invented phase-contrast microscope (Nobel 1953)   

1889  On this day in history michele Amari, Italian historian/minister of Education, dies at 83   

1890  On July - 16 gottfried Keller, novelist/poet, dies   

1893  A Charlois discovers asteroid #371 Bohemia on this day in history.   

1894  On July - 16 many negro miners in Alabama killed by striking white miners   

1894  On this day in history treaty of Aoki-Kimberley signed between Japan & England   

1895  On this day in history archie MacLaren completes cricket 424 for Lancs v Somerset at Taunton   

1896  On July - 16 mauritius R J Dekker [Boris Robazki], Dutch writer (Merkteken)   

1896  On this day in history edmond-Louis-Antoine Huot de Goncourt, novelist, dies at 74   

1897  Levin Goldschmidt, German business law expert, dies on this day in history.   

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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 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 July - 16.   

1715  Charles, Prince de Rohan-Soubise, marshal of France was born on this day in history.   

1722  On July - 16 birth of joseph Wilton, sculptor   

1723  Joshua Reynolds, England, portrait painter (Simplicity) was born on this day in history.   

0276  Death of Mark Annius Florianus, emperor of Rome (276), murdered on July - 16.   

0599  Monulphus, bishop of Tongeren-Maastricht (St Servaaskerk), dies on this day in history.   

1099  On July - 16 el Cid, [Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar], Span general strategist, dies at 59   

1139  On July - 16 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  On July - 16 death of king Charles I of Hungary   

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