Famous Birthdays In February - 16
Monday, 13 May 2024
1032 On this day in history birth of emperor Yingzong of China (d. 1067)
1075 On February - 16 birth of ordericus Vitalis, French monk/historian/poet
1497 On this day in history birth of philipp Melanchthon, Germ, Protestant reformer (Augsburgse Confessie)
1519 Gaspard de Coligny, Huguenot leader/French admiral was born on February - 16.
1543 Kano Eitoku, Japanese painter (d. 1590) was born on February - 16.
1620 Frederick William, Great Elector, founder of Brandenburg-Prussia was born on this day in history.
1643 John Sharp, English Archbishop of York (d. 1714) was born on February - 16.
1669 On this day in history birth of arnold Boonen, Dutch portrait painter
1684 On this day in history birth of bohuslav M Czernohorsky, Czech monk/composer
1684 Bohuslav Matej Czernohorsky, Czech monk/composer was born on February - 16.
1698 Pierre Bouguer, French mathematician (heliometer) was born on this day in history.
1709 On this day in history birth of charles Avison, composer
1727 On this day in history birth of nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin, Austrian scientist (d. 1817)
1740 Giambattista Bodoni, Saluzzo Italy, printer/typeface designer (Bodoni) was born on February - 16.
1746 On February - 16 birth of johann Heinse, German Sturm und Drang novelist/art critic
1761 Charles Pichegru, French general (d. 1804) was born on February - 16.
1774 Pierre Rode, composer was born on this day in history.
1786 On February - 16 birth of grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia (d. 1859)
1787 Andreas Schelfhout, Dutch painter/etcher/lithographer was born on this day in history.
1788 Juan van Halen, Dutch/Spanish officer/adventurer was born on February - 16.
1790 Chretien Urhan, composer was born on this day in history.
1802 On this day in history birth of phineas Parkhurst Quimby, American philosopher (d. 1866)
1804 Karl Theodor Ernst von Siebold, German physiologist (d. 1885) was born on February - 16.
1807 Lysander Cutler, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1866 was born on February - 16.
1812 On February - 16 birth of henry Wilson, (R) 18th VP (1873-75)
1813 Joseph Reid Anderson, Brig General (Confederate Army) died in 1892 was born on this day in history.
1813 Semyon Stepanovich Gulak-Artemovsky, composer was born on February - 16.
1821 Heinrich Barth, Hamburg Germany, geographer/explorer (Central Africa) was born on this day in history.
1822 On February - 16 birth of francis Galton, Birmingham England, anthropologist & geneticist
1822 James Patton Anderson, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1872 was born on February - 16.
1823 John Daniel Imboden, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1895 was born on February - 16.
1824 Peter Kozler, Slovenian cartographer and geographer (d. 1879) was born on this day in history.
1826 On February - 16 birth of franz von Holstein, composer
1826 Joseph V von Scheffel, German writer (Gaudeamus) was born on February - 16.