Historical Events In July - 16

1848  On July - 16 henri[cus A] Viotta, Dutch conductor/composer (Lexicon of Music)  

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

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  Pierre-Jean de Baranger, poet, dies on July - 16.  

1858  Eugene Ysaye, composer on this day in history.  

1860  On July - 16 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  David G Farragut is 1st rear admiral in US Navy on July - 16.  

1862  Ida Bell Wells-Barnett [Iola], US civil rights activist on July - 16.  

1863  On July - 16 utrecht-Swells railway opens  

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1889  Michele Amari, Italian historian/minister of Education, dies at 83 on this day in history.  

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

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

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 July - 16.  

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

1896  On this day in history mauritius R J Dekker [Boris Robazki], Dutch writer (Merkteken)  

1896  On July - 16 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 this day in history.  

1611  On this day in history birth of archduchess Cecilia Renata of Austria, Queen of Poland (d. 1644)  

1704  John Kay, England, machinist, invented flying shuttle was born on this day in history.  

1714  Marc René, marquis de Montalembert, French military engineer (d. 1800) was born on July - 16.  

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  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  On this day in history monulphus, bishop of Tongeren-Maastricht (St Servaaskerk), dies  

1099  On this day in history el Cid, [Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar], Span general strategist, dies at 59  

1139  On this day in history walram II, duke of Limburg/Neth-Lutherans, dies  

1216  Innocent III, [Lotario di Segni], Italian Pope (1198-1216), dies on July - 16.  

1324  On July - 16 death of emperor Go-Uda of Japan (b. 1267)  

1342  On this day in history death of king Charles I of Hungary  

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