Historical Events In July - 16

1848  Henri[cus A] Viotta, Dutch conductor/composer (Lexicon of Music) on July - 16.   

1855  Charles Francis Abdy Williams, composer on this day in history.   

1856  On this day in history statue of Laurens Jansz Coster unveiled in Haarlem   

1857  On this day in history sir Henry Havelock arrives at Battle of Cawnpore   

1857  On this day in history pierre-Jean de Baranger, poet, dies   

1858  On this day in history eugene Ysaye, composer   

1860  On July - 16 jens Otto Harry Jespersen, linguist/philologist   

1861  On July - 16 battle of Bull Run, the 1st major battle of the Civil War, is fought   

1862  David G Farragut became first rear admiral in US Navy on July - 16.   

1862  David G Farragut is 1st rear admiral in US Navy on July - 16.   

1862  Ida Bell Wells-Barnett [Iola], US civil rights activist on this day in history.   

1863  Utrecht-Swells railway opens on July - 16.   

1864  On July - 16 victor JB Girardey, Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 27   

1865  On July - 16 george A Birmingham, [Rev James Owen Hannay], novelist   

1867  Amstel Hotel, "the dignified old lady" opens in Amsterdam on July - 16.   

1868  Louis-Francois Dauprat, composer, dies at 87 on this day in history.   

1871  On July - 16 tad Lincoln, son of U.S. president Abraham Lincoln   

1872  Roald Amundsen, Norway, explorer, discovered South Pole on this day in history.   

1877  Béla Schick, Hungarian/US children artist (Serum Krankheit) on July - 16.   

1880  On July - 16 dr. Emily Stowe becomes the first woman licenced to practice medicine in Canada.   

1882  On this day in history edward Earle, Toronto Ont, actor (Charlie Chan-Meeting at Midnight)   

1886  On this day in history ned Buntline, [Edward Zane Carroll Judson], author, dies   

1887  On this day in history "Shoeless" Joe Jackson, black sox player (Say it aint so, Joe)   

1887  Nicaise de Keyser, Flemish painter (Battle at Woeringen), dies at 73 on July - 16.   

1888  Frits Zernike, invented phase-contrast microscope (Nobel 1953) on this day in history.   

1889  On this day in history michele Amari, Italian historian/minister of Education, dies at 83   

1890  Gottfried Keller, novelist/poet, dies on this day in history.   

1893  A Charlois discovers asteroid #371 Bohemia on this day in history.   

1894  On this day in history many negro miners in Alabama killed by striking white miners   

1894  Treaty of Aoki-Kimberley signed between Japan & England on July - 16.   

1895  On July - 16 archie MacLaren completes cricket 424 for Lancs v Somerset at Taunton   

1896  On this day in history mauritius R J Dekker [Boris Robazki], Dutch writer (Merkteken)   

1896  Edmond-Louis-Antoine Huot de Goncourt, novelist, dies at 74 on July - 16.   

1897  Levin Goldschmidt, German business law expert, dies on July - 16.   

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1194  On this day in history 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  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 this day in history.   

1714  Marc René, marquis de Montalembert, French military engineer (d. 1800) was born on July - 16.   

1715  On this day in history birth of charles, Prince de Rohan-Soubise, marshal of France   

1722  On July - 16 birth of joseph Wilton, sculptor   

1723  Joshua Reynolds, England, portrait painter (Simplicity) was born on this day in history.   

0276  Death of Mark Annius Florianus, emperor of Rome (276), murdered on July - 16.   

0599  Monulphus, bishop of Tongeren-Maastricht (St Servaaskerk), dies on this day in history.   

1099  El Cid, [Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar], Span general strategist, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1139  On this day in history walram II, duke of Limburg/Neth-Lutherans, dies   

1216  Innocent III, [Lotario di Segni], Italian Pope (1198-1216), dies on July - 16.   

1324  On July - 16 death of emperor Go-Uda of Japan (b. 1267)   

1342  On July - 16 death of king Charles I of Hungary   

1482  On July - 16 john van Schaffelaar, Gelders knight, dies