Famous Personalities Born In July - 16
Saturday, 22 February 2025
1194 Saint Clare of Assisi, Italian follower of Francis of Assisi (d. 1253) was born on this day in history.
1571 Theodoor Galle, Flemish engraver, baptized was born on July - 16.
1611 Archduchess Cecilia Renata of Austria, Queen of Poland (d. 1644) was born on this day in history.
1704 John Kay, England, machinist, invented flying shuttle was born on July - 16.
1714 Marc René, marquis de Montalembert, French military engineer (d. 1800) was born on July - 16.
1715 On July - 16 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 this day in history.
1725 On July - 16 birth of georg Simon Lohlein, composer
1728 Henri Moreau, composer was born on this day in history.
1746 Giuseppe Piazzi, Italian monk/discoverer (1st asteroid-Ceres) was born on July - 16.
1796 Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, painter was born on July - 16.
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 July - 16.
1829 Robert Brown Potter, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1887 was born on this day in history.
1834 On this day in history birth of carlo Angeloni, composer
1834 Peter Leyten, bishop of Breda (1885-1914) was born on July - 16.
1839 Philipus J Hoedemaker, Dutch theologist was born on July - 16.
1848 Henri[cus A] Viotta, Dutch conductor/composer (Lexicon of Music) was born on July - 16.
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 Roald Amundsen, Norway, explorer, discovered South Pole was born on this day in history.
1877 On this day in history birth of béla Schick, Hungarian/US children artist (Serum Krankheit)
1882 Edward Earle, Toronto Ont, actor (Charlie Chan-Meeting at Midnight) was born on this day in history.
1882 Felix Locher, Switzerland, actor (Frankenstein's Daughter) was born on this day in history.
1884 On July - 16 birth of anna Vyrubova, Russian memoirist (d. 1964)
1887 On July - 16 birth of "Shoeless" Joe Jackson, black sox player (Say it aint so, Joe)
1888 On July - 16 birth of frits Zernike, invented phase-contrast microscope (Nobel 1953)
1888 Percy Kilbride, SF CA, actor (Egg & I, Ma & Pa Kettle) was born on July - 16.