Famous Personalities Born In April - 16
Saturday, 22 February 2025
0778 King Louis the Pious (d. 840) was born on this day in history.
1319 King John II of France (d. 1364) was born on April - 16.
1495 Petrus Apianus, German mathematician (d. 1557) was born on this day in history.
1628 Cornelis Evertsen de Young, vice admiral of Zealand was born on April - 16.
1635 On this day in history 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 this day in history 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 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 Giovanni Battista Tupolo, Italian painter was born on April - 16.
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 this day in history.
1738 Henry Clinton, British general (d. 1795) was born on April - 16.
1755 Élisabeth-Louise Vigée Le Brun, French painter (d. 1842) was born on this day in history.
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 George Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan, British soldier (d. 1888) was born on this day in history.
1808 On this day in history birth of caleb Blood Smith, Secy Int (Union), died in 1864
1816 Edward "Old Allegheny" Johnson, Major General (Confederate Army) was born on April - 16.
1820 On this day in history birth of georg Curtius, German classical linguist
1821 Ford Maddox Brown, painter was born on April - 16.
1823 Mother Joseph, [Esther Pariseau], religious leader (US capitol) was born on April - 16.
1823 Orlando Bolivar Wilcox, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1907 was born on April - 16.
1823 On this day in history birth of ferdinand Eisenstein, German mathematician (d. 1852)
1827 On this day in history 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 April - 16.
1844 On this day in history birth of anatole France, writer (Thaïs, Wickerwork Woman, Nobel 1921)
1847 Hans Auer, Swiss architect, (d. 1906) was born on this day in history.