Famous Personalities Born In April - 16
Wednesday, 02 April 2025
0778 King Louis the Pious (d. 840) was born on this day in history.
1319 On this day in history birth of king John II of France (d. 1364)
1495 Petrus Apianus, German mathematician (d. 1557) was born on April - 16.
1628 On this day in history birth of cornelis Evertsen de Young, vice admiral of Zealand
1635 On this day in history birth of frans van Mieris, the Elder, Dutch painter
1646 On this day in history birth of jules Hardouin Mansart, French architect (d. 1708)
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 April - 16 birth of hans Sloane, England, physician/naturalist/founder (British Museum)
1661 On April - 16 birth of charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax, British poet and statesman (d. 1715)
1673 Francesco Feroci, composer was born on April - 16.
1682 On this day in history birth of john Hadley, mathematician/inventor (1st reflecting telescope)
1693 On this day in history birth of anne Sophie Reventlow, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1743)
1696 On April - 16 birth of giovanni Battista Tupolo, Italian painter
1697 On this day in history birth of johann Gottlieb Gorner, composer
1703 On this day in history birth of caffarelli, [Gaetano Majorano], Italian castra singer/duke
1728 Joseph Zwart, Scottish chemist/physicist was born on April - 16.
1738 On April - 16 birth of henry Clinton, British general (d. 1795)
1755 Élisabeth-Louise Vigée Le Brun, French painter (d. 1842) was born on April - 16.
1800 Jozef Stefani, composer was born on this day in history.
1800 On this day in history birth of william Chambers, author/publisher (Basis of Communication & Coding)
1800 On April - 16 birth of george Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan, British soldier (d. 1888)
1808 On this day in history birth of caleb Blood Smith, Secy Int (Union), died in 1864
1816 On this day in history birth of edward "Old Allegheny" Johnson, Major General (Confederate Army)
1820 On April - 16 birth of georg Curtius, German classical linguist
1821 On April - 16 birth of ford Maddox Brown, painter
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 April - 16.
1823 Ferdinand Eisenstein, German mathematician (d. 1852) was born on this day in history.
1827 On April - 16 birth of octave Crémazie, French Canadian poet (d. 1879)
1832 John A Neuhuys, painter was born on April - 16.
1838 Karel Bendl, composer was born on this day in history.
1844 On this day in history birth of anatole France, writer (Thaïs, Wickerwork Woman, Nobel 1921)
1847 On April - 16 birth of hans Auer, Swiss architect, (d. 1906)