Historical Events In July - 16

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

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

1856  On this day in history statue of Laurens Jansz Coster unveiled in Haarlem  

1857  Sir Henry Havelock arrives at Battle of Cawnpore on this day in history.  

1857  On July - 16 pierre-Jean de Baranger, poet, dies  

1858  On this day in history eugene Ysaye, composer  

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  David G Farragut became first rear admiral in US Navy on this day in history.  

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

1862  On this day in history ida Bell Wells-Barnett [Iola], US civil rights activist  

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

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

1868  On this day in history louis-Francois Dauprat, composer, dies at 87  

1871  On this day in history tad Lincoln, son of U.S. president Abraham Lincoln  

1872  On July - 16 roald Amundsen, Norway, explorer, discovered South Pole  

1877  Béla Schick, Hungarian/US children artist (Serum Krankheit) on July - 16.  

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

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

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  Michele Amari, Italian historian/minister of Education, dies at 83 on July - 16.  

1890  Gottfried Keller, novelist/poet, dies on July - 16.  

1893  A Charlois discovers asteroid #371 Bohemia on July - 16.  

1894  On July - 16 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 this day in history.  

1896  Mauritius R J Dekker [Boris Robazki], Dutch writer (Merkteken) on July - 16.  

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

1897  On this day in history levin Goldschmidt, German business law expert, dies  

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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  Theodoor Galle, Flemish engraver, baptized was born on this day in history.  

1611  Archduchess Cecilia Renata of Austria, Queen of Poland (d. 1644) was born on July - 16.  

1704  On July - 16 birth of john Kay, England, machinist, invented flying shuttle  

1714  On July - 16 birth of marc René, marquis de Montalembert, French military engineer (d. 1800)  

1715  On this day in history birth of charles, Prince de Rohan-Soubise, marshal of France  

1722  On July - 16 birth of joseph Wilton, sculptor  

1723  On this day in history birth of joshua Reynolds, England, portrait painter (Simplicity)  

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  El Cid, [Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar], Span general strategist, dies at 59 on July - 16.  

1139  On July - 16 walram II, duke of Limburg/Neth-Lutherans, dies  

1216  Innocent III, [Lotario di Segni], Italian Pope (1198-1216), dies on this day in history.  

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.