Famous Personalities Born In April - 16
Saturday, 26 April 2025
0778 King Louis the Pious (d. 840) was born on April - 16.
1319 King John II of France (d. 1364) was born on this day in history.
1495 On this day in history birth of petrus Apianus, German mathematician (d. 1557)
1628 Cornelis Evertsen de Young, vice admiral of Zealand was born on April - 16.
1635 On April - 16 birth of frans van Mieris, the Elder, Dutch painter
1646 Jules Hardouin Mansart, French architect (d. 1708) was born on this day in history.
1648 On April - 16 birth of john Luyken, poet/etcher (Duytse Lyre)
1652 On this day in history birth of clement XII, [Lorenzo Corsini], Italy, Pope (1730-40)
1660 On this day in history birth of hans Sloane, England, physician/naturalist/founder (British Museum)
1661 Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax, British poet and statesman (d. 1715) was born on this day in history.
1673 Francesco Feroci, composer was born on April - 16.
1682 John Hadley, mathematician/inventor (1st reflecting telescope) was born on April - 16.
1693 Anne Sophie Reventlow, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1743) was born on this day in history.
1696 Giovanni Battista Tupolo, Italian painter was born on April - 16.
1697 Johann Gottlieb Gorner, composer was born on April - 16.
1703 On this day in history birth of caffarelli, [Gaetano Majorano], Italian castra singer/duke
1728 On April - 16 birth of joseph Zwart, Scottish chemist/physicist
1738 On this day in history birth of henry Clinton, British general (d. 1795)
1755 On this day in history birth of Élisabeth-Louise Vigée Le Brun, French painter (d. 1842)
1800 On April - 16 birth of jozef Stefani, composer
1800 On this day in history birth of william Chambers, author/publisher (Basis of Communication & Coding)
1800 On this day in history birth of george Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan, British soldier (d. 1888)
1808 Caleb Blood Smith, Secy Int (Union), died in 1864 was born on this day in history.
1816 Edward "Old Allegheny" Johnson, Major General (Confederate Army) was born on this day in history.
1820 Georg Curtius, German classical linguist was born on this day in history.
1821 Ford Maddox Brown, painter was born on April - 16.
1823 Mother Joseph, [Esther Pariseau], religious leader (US capitol) was born on this day in history.
1823 Orlando Bolivar Wilcox, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1907 was born on this day in history.
1823 Ferdinand Eisenstein, German mathematician (d. 1852) was born on April - 16.
1827 Octave Crémazie, French Canadian poet (d. 1879) was born on April - 16.
1832 John A Neuhuys, painter was born on this day in history.
1838 On this day in history birth of karel Bendl, composer
1844 On this day in history birth of anatole France, writer (Thaïs, Wickerwork Woman, Nobel 1921)
1847 On this day in history birth of hans Auer, Swiss architect, (d. 1906)