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April 16 birthdays

323 notable historical figures were born on April 16, and 186 died on this day. Everyone born on April 16 is a Aries.

19% of April 16 birthdays work in Arts & Music, more than any other field. More come from United States (82) than any other country.

Born on April 16

• Selena (1971 to 1995. American singer-songwriter (1971–1995))
• Benedict XVI (1927 to 2022. Head of the Catholic Church from 2005 to 2013)
• Charlie Chaplin (1889 to 1977. English actor and filmmaker (1889–1977))
• Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (born 1947. American basketball player (born 1947))
• Antony Blinken (born 1962. American lawyer and diplomat (born 1962))
• Margrethe II (born 1940. Queen of Denmark from 1972 to 2024)
• Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (born 1955. Grand Duke of Luxembourg from 2000 to 2025)
• Louis I (778 to 840. Emperor of the Carolingian Empire from 813 to 840)
• Alexey Pajitnov (born 1955. Russian-American computer engineer (born 1955))
• Edward Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax (1881 to 1959. British politician (1881–1959))
• Henry Mancini (1924 to 1994. American film composer (1924–1994))
• John Franklin (1786 to 1847. British naval officer and explorer (1786–1847))
• Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun (1755 to 1842. French portrait painter (1755–1842))
• Anatole France (1844 to 1924. French author and journalist (1844–1924))
• John T. Dunlap (born 1957. Prince & Grand Master of the Order of Malta)
• Tristan Tzara (1896 to 1963. Romanian-French poet (1896–1963))
• Ibrahim ibn Muhammad (630 to 632. Youngest son of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad (630–632))
• John Millington Synge (1871 to 1909. Irish writer and collector of folklore (1871–1909))
• Merce Cunningham (1919 to 2009. American dancer and choreographer (1919–2009))
• Akon (born 1973. Senegalese-American singer (born 1973))
• David M. Brown (1956 to 2003. American astronaut (1956–2003))
• Princess Eléonore of Belgium (born 2008. Belgian princess (born 2008))
• Margaret Woodrow Wilson (1886 to 1944. First Lady of the United States from 1914 to 1915)
• John Bagot Glubb (1897 to 1986. British military officer and author (1897–1986))
• Ben Hodges (born 1958. United States Army officer (born 1958))
• Hans Sloane (1660 to 1753. Anglo-Irish physician, naturalist and collector (1660–1753))
• Joan Bakewell (born 1933. English journalist, television presenter and politician (born 1933))
• Peter Ustinov (1921 to 2004. British actor and humanitarian (1921–2004))
• David Nutt (born 1951. English neuropsychopharmacologist)
• Swathi Thirunal Rama Varma (1813 to 1846. Maharaja of Travancore from 1829 to 1846)
• Joseph Black (1728 to 1799. British physicist and chemist (1728–1799))
• Joseph-Armand Bombardier (1907 to 1964. Canadian inventor and businessman (1907–1964))
• Charlotte Salomon (1917 to 1943. German painter (1917–1943))
• Ernest Solvay (1838 to 1922. Belgian chemist, industrialist, philanthropist (1838–1922))
• Frank J. Mrvan (born 1969. American mortgage broker & politician (born 1969))
• Edward Feser (born 1968. American professor of philosophy (born 1968))
• Prince Seeiso of Lesotho (born 1966. Principal Chief of Matsieng)
• Jerzy Neyman (1894 to 1981. Polish American mathematician)
• Kandukuri Veeresalingam (1848 to 1919. Indian social reformer (1848–1919))
• Gordon Bennett (general) (1887 to 1962. Australian Army general)
• Pratap Singh Shah (1751 to 1777. King of Nepal from 1775 – 1777)
• Gotthold Eisenstein (1823 to 1852. German mathematician (1823–1852))
• Federico Mompou (1893 to 1987. Catalan composer and pianist (1893–1987))
• Emperor Wu of Liu Song (363 to 422. Emperor of Liu Song from 420 to 422)
• Rafa Benítez (born 1960. Spanish association football player and manager (born 1960))
• Michael Barratt (astronaut) (born 1959. American aerospace medicine physician and astronaut born 1959)
• Zheng Zhilong (1604 to 1661. 17th-century Chinese merchant, pirate, and political leader)
• Tabinshwehti (1516 to 1550. Founder of the First Toungoo Empire)
• Harry Chauvel (1865 to 1945. Australian army officer (1865–1945))
• Šaban Bajramović (1936 to 2008. Serbian Romani singer-songwriter (1936–2008))
• Sadie Sink (born 2002. American actress (born 2002))
• Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax (1661 to 1715. British politician and poet (1661–1715))
• Georgy Voronoy (1868 to 1908. Russian mathematician)
• Ali al-Jifri (born 1971. Islamic scholar)
• Hubert Minnis (born 1954. Bahamian physician and politician (born 1954))
• Lara Dutta (born 1978. Indian actress (born 1978))
• Pēteris Vasks (born 1946. Latvian composer (born 1946))
• Hsuan Hua (1918 to 1995. Chinese Chan Buddhist monk)
• Qahhor Mahkamov (1932 to 2016. Tajik politician)
• Rachid Yazami (born 1953. Moroccan scientist (born 1953))

Died on April 16

• Rosalind Franklin (1920 to 1958. British X-ray crystallographer (1920–1958))
• Francisco Goya (1746 to 1828. Spanish painter and printmaker (1746–1828))
• Bernadette Soubirous (1844 to 1879. French Roman Catholic saint (1844–1879))
• Alexis de Tocqueville (1805 to 1859. French diplomat, political philosopher and historian (1805–1859))
• Otho (32 to 69. Roman emperor in AD 69)
• Yasunari Kawabata (1899 to 1972. Japanese novelist (1899–1972))
• Ralph Ellison (1914 to 1994. American novelist, literary critic, scholar and writer (1913–1994))
• Edna Ferber (1885 to 1968. American novelist and playwright (1885–1968))
• Richard Neutra (1892 to 1970. Austrian-American architect (1892–1970))
• Putra of Perlis (1920 to 2000. Yang di-Pertuan Agong from 1960 to 1965)
• Liviu Librescu (1930 to 2007. Romanian-Israeli-American scientist, Holocaust survivor)
• George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham (1628 to 1687. 17th-century English statesman and poet)
• Ludovico II (1799 to 1883. Duke of Parma and Piacenza from 1847 to 1849)
• José Carlos Mariátegui (1894 to 1930. Peruvian writer and academic (1894–1930))
• Lucius D. Clay (1897 to 1978. United States Army general (1898–1978))
• Emilio Jacinto (1875 to 1899. Filipino revolutionary (1875–1899))
• Nelson W. Aldrich (1841 to 1915. American politician (1841–1915))
• Émile Bernard (1868 to 1941. French painter (1868–1941))
• Samuel Smiles (1812 to 1904. British author (1812–1904))
• Charles Geschke (1939 to 2021. American computer scientist and co-founder of Adobe (1939–2021))
• Philibert Tsiranana (1912 to 1978. Malagasy politician, first President of Madagascar from 1959 to 1972)
• Gyude Bryant (1949 to 2014. Head of state of Liberia from 2003 to 2006)
• Prince Paul of Württemberg (1785 to 1852. German prince (1785–1852))
• Mohammad Rabbani (1955 to 2001. Prime Minister of Afghanistan from 1996 to 2001)
• Rasim Delić (1949 to 2010. Bosnian Army general (1949–2010))
• Sviatopolk II (1050 to 1113. Grand Prince of Kiev from 1093 to 1113)
• Johanna Schopenhauer (1766 to 1838. German writer (1766–1838))
• Sikelgaita (1040 to 1090. 11th-century Lombard princess)
• Rachel Bluwstein (1890 to 1931. Israeli poet)
• Yongqi, Prince Rong (1741 to 1766. Qing dynasty prince (1741–1766))

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