Birthdays occurring on April, 16

1918

Spike Milligan was born on April 16, 1918 Indian born Irish humorist, actor and musician (Digby, 3 Musketeers). Creator of The Goon Show. 1918-2002 Money can't buy friends but it can get you a better class of enemy More quotations from Spike Milligan

1921

Peter Ustinov was born on April 16, 1921 English actor and writer, b. 1921 Love is an act of endless forgiveness, a tender look which becomes a habit. More quotations from Peter Ustinov

1922

Kingsley Amis was born on April 16, 1922 English novelist, poet, critic and teacher, He created in Lucky Jim, 1954 a comic figure who became a household word in Great Britain in the 1950s. 1922-1995 I enjoy talking to you more than anybody else because I never feel I am giving myself away and so can admit to shady, dishonest, crawling, cowardly, unjust, arrogant, snobbish, lecherous, perverted and generally shameful feelings that I don't want anybody else to know about; but most of all because I am always on the verge of violent laughter when talking to you. If you were here, I keep thinking, we would spend the time in talk and drink and smoke and I should be laughing a lot of the time, and I should be enjoying myself a lot of the time. More quotations from Kingsley Amis

Deaths occurring on April, 16

1689

Aphra Behn died on April 16, 1689 English dramatist, novelist, and poet, 1640-1689 Each moment of a happy lover's hour is worth an age of dull and common life More quotations from Aphra Behn

1788

George-Louis Leclerc de Buffon died on April 16, 1788 French naturalist devoted to science, in 1773 became a Count, 1707 - 1788 Never think that God's delays are God's denials. Hold on; hold fast; hold out. Patience is genius. More quotations from George-Louis Leclerc de Buffon

1828

Goya died on April 16, 1828 Spanish artist and court painter, 1746-1828 Fantasy, abandoned by reason, produces impossible monsters; united with it, she is the mother of the arts and the origin of marvels. More quotations from Goya

1859

Alexis de Tocqueville died on April 16, 1859 French historian and political scientist. 1805-1859 The greatness of America lies not in being more enlightened than any other nation, but rather in her ability to repair her faults. More quotations from Alexis de Tocqueville

1904

Samuel Smiles died on April 16, 1904 Scottish author, 1812-1904 Enthusiasm...the sustaining power of all great action. More quotations from Samuel Smiles