Who Was Born Today – April 16 Birthdays
Important and famous people from throughout history born on this day
Born on April 16 | ||
1660 | Hans Sloane, physician, naturalist, founder of the British Museum. | |
1728 | Joseph Black, Scottish chemist and physicist. | |
1786 | Sir John Franklin, arctic explorer. | |
1800 | George Charles Bingham, British soldier, commanded the Light Brigade during the famous charge. | |
1844 | Anatole France, French writer. | |
1850 | Thomas Sidney Gilchrist, British metallurgist and inventor. | |
1864 | Flora Batson, African-American soprano-baritone singer. | |
1867 | Wilbur Wright, designer, builder and flyer of the first airplane. | |
1871 | John Millington Synge, dramatist and poet (Playboy of the Western World). | |
1889 | Charlie Chaplin, film actor and director. | |
1919 | Merce Cuningham, American dancer and choreographer. | |
1922 | Kingsley Amis, British author (Lucky Jim). | |
1924 | Henry Mancini, composer and conductor (“Moon River”). | |
1947 | Lew Alcinder (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar), professional basketball player. |