Historical Events In July - 16

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

1855  Charles Francis Abdy Williams, composer on this day in history.  

1856  Statue of Laurens Jansz Coster unveiled in Haarlem on this day in history.  

1857  On July - 16 sir Henry Havelock arrives at Battle of Cawnpore  

1857  On this day in history pierre-Jean de Baranger, poet, dies  

1858  Eugene Ysaye, composer on this day in history.  

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

1861  On this day in history battle of Bull Run, the 1st major battle of the Civil War, is fought  

1862  David G Farragut became first rear admiral in US Navy on July - 16.  

1862  David G Farragut is 1st rear admiral in US Navy on this day in history.  

1862  On July - 16 ida Bell Wells-Barnett [Iola], US civil rights activist  

1863  Utrecht-Swells railway opens on this day in history.  

1864  Victor JB Girardey, Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 27 on July - 16.  

1865  George A Birmingham, [Rev James Owen Hannay], novelist on this day in history.  

1867  Amstel Hotel, "the dignified old lady" opens in Amsterdam on July - 16.  

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

1871  Tad Lincoln, son of U.S. president Abraham Lincoln on this day in history.  

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

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

1880  Dr. Emily Stowe becomes the first woman licenced to practice medicine in Canada on this day in history.  

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

1886  Ned Buntline, [Edward Zane Carroll Judson], author, dies on this day in history.  

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

1887  On this day in history nicaise de Keyser, Flemish painter (Battle at Woeringen), dies at 73  

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

1889  On July - 16 michele Amari, Italian historian/minister of Education, dies at 83  

1890  On this day in history gottfried Keller, novelist/poet, dies  

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

1894  On this day in history many negro miners in Alabama killed by striking white miners  

1894  On July - 16 treaty of Aoki-Kimberley signed between Japan & England  

1895  Archie MacLaren completes cricket 424 for Lancs v Somerset at Taunton on July - 16.  

1896  Mauritius R J Dekker [Boris Robazki], Dutch writer (Merkteken) on this day in history.  

1896  Edmond-Louis-Antoine Huot de Goncourt, novelist, dies at 74 on July - 16.  

1897  On July - 16 levin Goldschmidt, German business law expert, dies  

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1194  Saint Clare of Assisi, Italian follower of Francis of Assisi (d. 1253) was born on this day in history.  

1571  On this day in history birth of theodoor Galle, Flemish engraver, baptized  

1611  On July - 16 birth of archduchess Cecilia Renata of Austria, Queen of Poland (d. 1644)  

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

1722  Joseph Wilton, sculptor was born on this day in history.  

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  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  Walram II, duke of Limburg/Neth-Lutherans, dies on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1342  On July - 16 death of king Charles I of Hungary  

1482  On July - 16 john van Schaffelaar, Gelders knight, dies