Famous Birthdays In July - 16

1194  On July - 16 birth of saint Clare of Assisi, Italian follower of Francis of Assisi (d. 1253)   

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

1611  On this day in history 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  On July - 16 birth of joseph Wilton, sculptor   

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

1725  On July - 16 birth of georg Simon Lohlein, composer   

1728  On July - 16 birth of henri Moreau, composer   

1746  Giuseppe Piazzi, Italian monk/discoverer (1st asteroid-Ceres) was born on July - 16.   

1796  Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, painter was born on this day in history.   

1821  On this day in history birth of mary Baker Eddy, founded Christian Science (Science & Health)   

1822  Luigi Arditi, violinist/composer was born on this day in history.   

1823  On this day in history birth of james Isham Gilbert, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)   

1829  Robert Brown Potter, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1887 was born on July - 16.   

1834  On July - 16 birth of carlo Angeloni, composer   

1834  On July - 16 birth of peter Leyten, bishop of Breda (1885-1914)   

1839  On this day in history birth of philipus J Hoedemaker, Dutch theologist   

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

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

1858  On this day in history birth of eugene Ysaye, composer   

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

1862  Ida Bell Wells-Barnett [Iola], US civil rights activist was born on this day in history.   

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

1870  Lambert McKenna, Irish scholar (d. 1956) was born on this day in history.   

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

1877  On July - 16 birth of béla Schick, Hungarian/US children artist (Serum Krankheit)   

1882  On this day in history birth of edward Earle, Toronto Ont, actor (Charlie Chan-Meeting at Midnight)   

1882  On July - 16 birth of felix Locher, Switzerland, actor (Frankenstein's Daughter)   

1884  On this day in history birth of anna Vyrubova, Russian memoirist (d. 1964)   

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

1888  Frits Zernike, invented phase-contrast microscope (Nobel 1953) was born on this day in history.   

1888  Percy Kilbride, SF CA, actor (Egg & I, Ma & Pa Kettle) was born on this day in history.   

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0276  On July - 16 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 July - 16.   

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

1324  Death of Emperor Go-Uda of Japan (b. 1267) on this day in history.   

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

1482  On this day in history john van Schaffelaar, Gelders knight, dies