Who Was Born Today – January 16 Birthdays
Important and famous people from throughout history born on this day
Born on January 16 | ||
1757 | Samuel McIntire, architect of Salem, Massachusetts. | |
1749 | Vittorio Alfieri, Italian tragic poet (Cleopatra, Parigi shastigliata). | |
1821 | John C. Breckinridge, 14th U.S. Vice President, Confederate Secretary of War. | |
1909 | Ethel Merman, U.S. singer and actress, the “Queen of Broadway.” | |
1933 | Susan Sontag, American essayist and novelist (The Style of Radical Will, Illness as a Metaphor) |