Page 3: Historical Events In July - 16

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

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

1858  On July - 16 eugene Ysaye, composer   

1860  On this day in history jens Otto Harry Jespersen, linguist/philologist   

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

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

1862  On July - 16 david G Farragut is 1st rear admiral in US Navy   

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

1868  Louis-Francois Dauprat, composer, dies at 87 on this day in history.   

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

1872  On this day in history roald Amundsen, Norway, explorer, discovered South Pole   

1877  On this day in history béla Schick, Hungarian/US children artist (Serum Krankheit)   

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

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

1886  On this day in history ned Buntline, [Edward Zane Carroll Judson], author, dies   

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

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

1894  Many negro miners in Alabama killed by striking white miners on July - 16.   

1894  Treaty of Aoki-Kimberley signed between Japan & England on July - 16.   

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  Saint Clare of Assisi, Italian follower of Francis of Assisi (d. 1253) was born on July - 16.   

1571  On July - 16 birth of theodoor Galle, Flemish engraver, baptized   

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

1704  On this day in history 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 July - 16 birth of charles, Prince de Rohan-Soubise, marshal of France   

1722  On July - 16 birth of joseph Wilton, sculptor   

1723  Joshua Reynolds, England, portrait painter (Simplicity) was born on July - 16.   

0276  Death of Mark Annius Florianus, emperor of Rome (276), murdered on this day in history.   

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  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  Death of King Charles I of Hungary on July - 16.   

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