What happened on January 16 ?

1245 - Edmund Crouchback, son of Henry III of England (d. 1296)

1409 - King René I of Naples (d. 1480)

1477 - Johannes Schöner, German astronomer and cartographer (d. 1547)

1501 - Anthony Denny, confidant of King Henry VIII of England (d. 1559)

1616 - François de Vendôme, duc de Beaufort, French soldier (d. 1669)

1626 - Lucas Achtschellinck, Flemish painter (d. 1699)

1634 - Dorthe Engelbrechtsdatter, Norwegian poet (d. 1716)

1675 - Louis de Rouvroy, duc de Saint-Simon, French writer (d. 1755)

1728 - Niccola Piccinni, Italian composer (d. 1800)

1821 - John C. Breckenridge, U.S. Senator from Kentucky and Confederate general (d. 1875)

1838 - Franz Brentano, German philosopher and psychologist (d. 1917)

1853 - Andre Michelin, French industrialist (d. 1931)

1874 - Robert W. Service, Canadian poet (d. 1958)

1886 - John Hamilton, American actor (d. 1958)

1888 - Osip Brik, Russian writer (d. 1945)

1897 - Carlos Pellicer, Mexican poet (d. 1977)

1898 - Margaret Booth, American film editor (d. 2002)

1901 - Fulgencio Batista, Cuban leader (d. 1973)

1901 - Frank Zamboni, American inventor (d. 1988)

1902 - Eric Liddell, Scottish runner (d. 1945)

1906 - Diana Wynyard, British actress (d. 1964.

1907 - Paul Nitze, American government official (d. 2004)

1908 - Ethel Merman, American actress, singer (d. 1984)

1910 - Dizzy Dean, baseball player (d. 1974)

1918 - Nel Benschop, Dutch poetess (d. 2005)

1918 - Stirling Silliphant, American writer and producer (d. 1996)

1921 - Francesco Scavullo, American fashion photographer (d. 2004)

1922 - Ernesto Bonino, Italian singer

1923 - Anthony Hecht, American poet (d. 2004)

1924 - Katy Jurado, Mexican actress (d. 2002)

1928 - William Kennedy, American author

1931 - Johannes Rau, President of Germany (d. 2006)

1932 - Dian Fossey, American zoologist (d. 1985)

1933 - Susan Sontag, American writer and activist (d. 2004)

1934 - Marilyn Horne, American mezzo-soprano

1935 - A.J. Foyt, American race car driver

1943 - Brian Ferneyhough, British composer

1943 - Ronnie Milsap, American singer/songwriter, musician

1946 - Kabir Bedi, Indian actor

1946 - Katia Ricciarelli, Italian soprano

1947 - Laura Schlessinger, American radio talk show host

1948 - John Carpenter, American film director

1948 - Dalvanius, New Zealand entertainer (d. 2002)

1948 - Cliff Thorburn, Canadian snooker player

1950 - Debbie Allen, American actress, dancer, and choreographer

1952 - King Fuad II of Egypt

1956 - Martin Jol, Dutch football manager

1958 - Anatoli Boukreev, Russian climber (d. 1997)

1959 - Sade, Nigerian-born singer

1962 - Paul Webb, British musician (Talk Talk)

1963 - James May, Top Gear presenter and journalist (Top Gear)

1966 - Maxine Jones, American singer (En Vogue)

1969 - Roy Jones Jr., American boxer

1970 - Ron Villone, Major League Baseball Player

1970 - Garth Ennis, Irish comic book author

1974 - Kate Moss, English model

1977 - Jeff Foster, American basketball player

1979 - Aaliyah, American singer (d. 2001)

1979 - Brenden Morrow, Canadian hockey player

1980 - Albert Pujols, baseball player

1980 - Michelle Wild, Hungarian model

1981 - Nick Valensi, American guitarist (The Strokes)

1982 - Samuel Preston, lead singer of British rock band The Ordinary Boys

1983 - Emanuel Pogatetz, Austrian footballer