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Jul 16 1194

Saint Clare of Assisi Italian follower of Francis of Assisi and founder of the Order of Poor Ladies (the Poor Clares) born in Assisi Italy (d. 1253)

Jul 16 1571

Theodoor Galle Flemish engraver born in Antwerp Belgium (d. 1633)

Jul 16 1611

Archduchess Cecilia Renata of Austria Queen of Poland born in Graz Austria (d. 1644)

Jul 16 1714

Marc Ren Marquis de Montalembert French military engineer and writer born in Angoulme France (d. 1800)

Jul 16 1715

Charles de Rohan Prince de Soubise Marshal of France born in Paris (d. 1787)

Jul 16 1722

Joseph Wilton English sculptor (Westminster Abbey) born in London (d. 1803)

Jul 16 1723

Joshua Reynolds English portrait painter (Simplicity) born in Plympton Devon England (d. 1792)

Jul 16 1725

Georg Simon Lhlein German pianist and composer born in Neustadt bei Coburg Germany (d. 1781)

Jul 16 1728

Henri Moreau Flemish composer born in Lige (d. 1803)

Jul 16 1746

Giuseppe Piazzi Italian astronomer (found 1st asteroid-Ceres) born in Ponte in Valtellina Italy (d. 1826)

Jul 16 1796

Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot French painter born in Paris (d. 1875)

Jul 16 1822

Luigi Arditi Italian violinist and composer born in Crescentino Italy (d. 1903)

Jul 16 1823

James Isham Gilbert American Brevet Major General (Union Army) born in Louisville Kentucky (d. 1884)

Jul 16 1829

Robert Brown Potter American lawyer and Major General (Union Army) born in Schenectady New York (d. 1887)

Jul 16 1834

Carlo Angeloni Italian composer born in Lucca Italy (d. 1901)

Jul 16 1834

Peter Leyten Bishop of Breda (1885-1914) (d. 1914)

Jul 16 1839

Philippus Jacobus Hoedemaker Dutch theologist born in Utrecht Netherlands (d. 1910)

Jul 16 1848

Henri Viotta Dutch conductor and composer (Lexicon of Music) born in Amsterdam Netherlands (d. 1933)

Jul 16 1855

Charles Francis Abdy Williams composer (d. 1923)

Jul 16 1858

Eugene Ysaye Belgian composer and violinist born in Lige (d. 1931)

Jul 16 1860

Otto Jespersen Danish linguist born in Randers Denmark (d. 1943)

Jul 16 1862

Ida Bell Wells-Barnett American journalist and civil rights activist born in Holly Springs Mississippi (d. 1931)

Jul 16 1865

George A. Birmingham Irish clergyman and novelist born in Belfast (d. 1950)

Jul 16 1870

Lambert McKenna Irish editor and lexicographer born in Clontarf County Dublin Ireland (d. 1956)

Jul 16 1877

Bla Schick Hungarian-American paediatrician (Schick test) born in Balatonboglr Hungary (d. 1967)

Jul 16 1882

Edward Earle Canadian actor (Charlie Chan-Meeting at Midnight) born in Toronto Ontario (d. 1972)

Jul 16 1882

Felix Locher Swiss actor (Frankensteins Daughter) born in Berne Switzerland (d. 1969)

Jul 16 1884

Anna Vyrubova Russian lady-in-waiting the best friend and confidante of Tsaritsa Alexandra Fyodorovna born in Oranienbaum Russian Empire (d. 1964)

Jul 16 1887

Shoeless Joe Jackson American professional baseball player (Black Sox Scandal) born in Pickens County South Carolina (d. 1951)

Jul 16 1888

Frits Zernike Dutch physicist invented phase-contrast microscope (Nobel 1953) born in Amsterdam (d. 1966)

Jul 16 1888

Percy Kilbride American actor (Egg & I Ma & Pa Kettle) born in San Francisco California (d. 1964)

Jul 16 1889

Larry Semon American comedian and director (The Wizard of Oz) born in West Point Mississippi (d. 1928)

Jul 16 1896

Maurits Dekker Dutch writer (Merkteken) born in Amsterdam (d. 1962)

Jul 16 1054 Michael Caerularius excommunicated of Constantinople

Jul 16 1054 Three Roman legates fracture relations between Western and Eastern Christian churches by placing invalid Papal Bull of Excommunication on altar of Hagia Sophia during liturgy. Often dated start of the East-West Schism.

Jul 16 1099 Crusaders herd Jews of Jerusalem into a synagogue & set it afire

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