Famous Birthdays In July - 16
Thursday, 12 December 2024
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 July - 16 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 On this day in history birth of marc René, marquis de Montalembert, French military engineer (d. 1800)
1715 On July - 16 birth of charles, Prince de Rohan-Soubise, marshal of France
1722 Joseph Wilton, sculptor was born on July - 16.
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 Henri Moreau, composer was born on July - 16.
1746 Giuseppe Piazzi, Italian monk/discoverer (1st asteroid-Ceres) was born on July - 16.
1796 On this day in history birth of jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, painter
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 Carlo Angeloni, composer was born on this day in history.
1834 Peter Leyten, bishop of Breda (1885-1914) was born on this day in history.
1839 Philipus J Hoedemaker, Dutch theologist was born on this day in history.
1848 Henri[cus A] Viotta, Dutch conductor/composer (Lexicon of Music) was born on this day in history.
1855 Charles Francis Abdy Williams, composer was born on July - 16.
1858 On July - 16 birth of eugene Ysaye, composer
1860 Jens Otto Harry Jespersen, linguist/philologist was born on this day in history.
1862 On this day in history birth of ida Bell Wells-Barnett [Iola], US civil rights activist
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 Béla Schick, Hungarian/US children artist (Serum Krankheit) was born on this day in history.
1882 Edward Earle, Toronto Ont, actor (Charlie Chan-Meeting at Midnight) was born on July - 16.
1882 On July - 16 birth of felix Locher, Switzerland, actor (Frankenstein's Daughter)
1884 Anna Vyrubova, Russian memoirist (d. 1964) was born on July - 16.
1887 On July - 16 birth of "Shoeless" Joe Jackson, black sox player (Say it aint so, Joe)
1888 On this day in history birth of frits Zernike, invented phase-contrast microscope (Nobel 1953)
1888 On July - 16 birth of percy Kilbride, SF CA, actor (Egg & I, Ma & Pa Kettle)