Famous Personalities Born In July - 16
Wednesday, 02 April 2025
1194 On July - 16 birth of saint Clare of Assisi, Italian follower of Francis of Assisi (d. 1253)
1571 Theodoor Galle, Flemish engraver, baptized was born on July - 16.
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 On July - 16 birth of marc René, marquis de Montalembert, French military engineer (d. 1800)
1715 On this day in history birth of charles, Prince de Rohan-Soubise, marshal of France
1722 On this day in history birth of joseph Wilton, sculptor
1723 Joshua Reynolds, England, portrait painter (Simplicity) was born on July - 16.
1725 Georg Simon Lohlein, composer was born on this day in history.
1728 On July - 16 birth of henri Moreau, composer
1746 On this day in history birth of giuseppe Piazzi, Italian monk/discoverer (1st asteroid-Ceres)
1796 On this day in history birth of jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, painter
1821 Mary Baker Eddy, founded Christian Science (Science & Health) was born on July - 16.
1822 Luigi Arditi, violinist/composer was born on this day in history.
1823 James Isham Gilbert, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) was born on this day in history.
1829 On July - 16 birth of robert Brown Potter, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1887
1834 On July - 16 birth of carlo Angeloni, composer
1834 Peter Leyten, bishop of Breda (1885-1914) was born on this day in history.
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 On July - 16 birth of charles Francis Abdy Williams, composer
1858 Eugene Ysaye, composer was born on July - 16.
1860 On this day in history birth of jens Otto Harry Jespersen, linguist/philologist
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 On July - 16 birth of lambert McKenna, Irish scholar (d. 1956)
1872 Roald Amundsen, Norway, explorer, discovered South Pole was born on this day in history.
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 this day in history.
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 "Shoeless" Joe Jackson, black sox player (Say it aint so, Joe) was born on July - 16.
1888 Frits Zernike, invented phase-contrast microscope (Nobel 1953) was born on July - 16.
1888 Percy Kilbride, SF CA, actor (Egg & I, Ma & Pa Kettle) was born on this day in history.