Famous Birthdays In January - 16

1875  Leonor Michaelis, German enzyme kinetic theorist (d. 1947) was born on January - 16.   

1878  Harry Carey Sr, Bronx NY, actor (Aces Wild, Border Cafe, Air Force) was born on January - 16.   

1878  Henry Dewitt "Harry" Carey II, US actor (Informer) was born on this day in history.   

1878  Robert Garbe, German poet (Gorniek) was born on January - 16.   

1885  On this day in history birth of wladyslaw Raczkiewicz, president of Poland (1939-40)   

1885  Zhou Zuoren, Chinese writer (d. 1967) was born on this day in history.   

1887  On this day in history birth of john Hamilton, Penn, actor (Perry White-Superman)   

1888  On January - 16 birth of osip Brik, Russian writer (d. 1945)   

1890  Karl Freund, Czech/Austrian cameraman/director was born on this day in history.   

1890  Lloyd Bacon, San Jose CA, actor (Charlie Chaplin) was born on January - 16.   

1893  Daisy Kennedy, Australian violinist (d. 1981) was born on January - 16.   

1894  On this day in history birth of guy Chamberlin, early NFL end/coach (Canton, Frankford, Cards)   

1894  On January - 16 birth of irving Mills, American jazz music publisher (d. 1985)   

1895  Nat Schachner, American author (d. 1955) was born on this day in history.   

1896  Ruth Rose, American screenwriter (d. 1978) was born on January - 16.   

1897  Carlos Pellicer, Mexican poet (d. 1977) was born on January - 16.   

1898  Margaret Booth, American film editor (d. 2002) was born on this day in history.   

1898  On January - 16 birth of irving Rapper, UK-US film director (d. 1999)   

1901  On this day in history birth of fulgencio Batista, president/dictator of Cuba (1933-44, 1952-59)   

1901  On January - 16 birth of frank Zamboni, American inventor (d. 1988)   

1902  On January - 16 birth of eric Liddell, China, English 400m runner (Olympic-gold-1924)   

1902  On January - 16 birth of evelyn Levine, composer   

1904  Max Vredenburg, composer was born on January - 16.   

1905  Ernesto Halffter, composer was born on this day in history.   

1906  Clement Greenberg, art critic was born on January - 16.   

1906  On January - 16 birth of diana Winyard, London, actress (Cavalcade)   

1907  On January - 16 birth of alexander Knox, Canada, actor (Gorky Park, 2 of a Kind)   

1907  On this day in history birth of phillip Humphrey Vellacott, classicist   

1907  Paul Nitze, American government official (d. 2004) was born on January - 16.   

1908  On this day in history birth of ethel Merman, stage & screen actress (Anything Goes, Call Me Madam)   

1908  On this day in history birth of günther Prien, German World War II submarine captain (d. 1941)   

1910  David McCampbell, US pilot/capt (WW II-Pacific-downed 34 Japanese planes) was born on January - 16.   

1911  On January - 16 birth of gilbert Gadoffre, French scholar   

1911  On this day in history birth of jay Hanna "Dizzy" Dean, HOF baseball pitcher (St Louis Cardinals)   

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0308  On January - 16 marcellus I, Catholic Pope (-308), dies   

0429  On this day in history honoratius of Arles, bishop/saint, dies [or 430]   

0960  Death of Polyeuctus, Patriarch of Constantinople on January - 16.   

1343  On January - 16 robert of Anjou, king (Naples), dies   

1400  Death of John Holland, 1st Duke of Exeter, English politician (executed) (b. 1352) on this day in history.   

1545  Death of George Spalatin, German reformer (b. 1484) on this day in history.   

1547  Death of Johannes Schöner, German astronomer and cartographer (b. 1477) on this day in history.   

1554  Death of Christiern Pedersen, Danish humanist (b. 1480) on this day in history.