Historical Events In July - 16

1848  Henri[cus A] Viotta, Dutch conductor/composer (Lexicon of Music) on July - 16.  

1855  Charles Francis Abdy Williams, composer on July - 16.  

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

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

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

1858  On this day in history eugene Ysaye, composer  

1860  On July - 16 jens Otto Harry Jespersen, linguist/philologist  

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 this day in history.  

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

1863  On this day in history utrecht-Swells railway opens  

1864  On July - 16 victor JB Girardey, Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 27  

1865  George A Birmingham, [Rev James Owen Hannay], novelist on July - 16.  

1867  On July - 16 amstel Hotel, "the dignified old lady" opens in Amsterdam  

1868  On July - 16 louis-Francois Dauprat, composer, dies at 87  

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

1872  Roald Amundsen, Norway, explorer, discovered South Pole on this day in history.  

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

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

1882  On July - 16 edward Earle, Toronto Ont, actor (Charlie Chan-Meeting at Midnight)  

1886  On July - 16 ned Buntline, [Edward Zane Carroll Judson], author, dies  

1887  On July - 16 "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 this day in history.  

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

1890  Gottfried Keller, novelist/poet, dies on this day in history.  

1893  On July - 16 a Charlois discovers asteroid #371 Bohemia  

1894  Many negro miners in Alabama killed by striking white miners on this day in history.  

1894  Treaty of Aoki-Kimberley signed between Japan & England on this day in history.  

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

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

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  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 this day in history.  

1704  John Kay, England, machinist, invented flying shuttle was born on July - 16.  

1714  On this day in history birth of marc René, marquis de Montalembert, French military engineer (d. 1800)  

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

1722  Joseph Wilton, sculptor was born on July - 16.  

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

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  On July - 16 death of emperor Go-Uda of Japan (b. 1267)  

1342  Death of King Charles I of Hungary on this day in history.  

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