Famous Birthdays In October - 16

1396  On October - 16 birth of william de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk, English soldier (d. 1450)   

1430  King James II of Scotland (d. 1460) was born on October - 16.   

1483  On October - 16 birth of gasparo Contarini, Italian diplomat and cardinal (d. 1542)   

1535  On this day in history birth of niwa Nagahide, Japanese warlord (d. 1585)   

1605  On this day in history birth of charles C Dassoucy, French writer/singer   

1663  Prince Eugene of Savoy, French-born Austrian general (d. 1736) was born on October - 16.   

1679  On this day in history birth of jan Dismas Zelenka, composer   

1708  Albrecht von Haller, Switz, experimental physiology (Acad of Science) was born on October - 16.   

1710  Andreas Hadik, Austro-Hungarian general (d. 1790) was born on October - 16.   

1714  Giovanni Arduino, Italian geologist (d. 1795) was born on this day in history.   

1723  On this day in history birth of johann Andreas Joseph Giulini, composer   

1726  Daniel Chodowiecki, Polish painter (d. 1801) was born on October - 16.   

1729  Pierre van Maldere, composer was born on October - 16.   

1751  On this day in history birth of frederika Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt, Queen of Prussia (d. 1805)   

1754  Morgan Lewis, Governor of New York (1804-07) (d. 1844) was born on October - 16.   

1758  Noah Webster, lexicographer (Webster's Dictionary) was born on October - 16.   

1762  On October - 16 birth of paul Hamilton, Governor of South Carolina (1804-06) and U.S. Secretary of Navy (1809-12) (d. 1816)   

1765  Frederic Nicolas Duvernoy, composer was born on this day in history.   

1789  William Burton, Governor of Delaware (1859-63) (d. 1866) was born on October - 16.   

1795  William Buell Sprague, American clergyman and author (d. 1876) was born on October - 16.   

1802  On this day in history birth of isaac Murphy, Governor of Arkansas (1864-68) (d. 1882)   

1806  William Pitt Fessenden, Secy Treas (Union), died in 1869 was born on October - 16.   

1811  On October - 16 birth of gaetano Capocci, composer   

1815  On October - 16 birth of francis Lubbock, Governor of Texas (d. 1905)   

1816  William Preston, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1887 was born on this day in history.   

1819  Austin F. Pike, American politician from New Hampshire (d. 1886) was born on October - 16.   

1821  On October - 16 birth of albert Franz Doppler, composer   

1825  Thomas Turpin Crittenden, Brig Genl (Union volunteers), died in 1905 was born on this day in history.   

1826  On this day in history birth of piotr Studzinski, composer   

1830  Ferdinand van der Haeghen, Flemish librarian/bibliography was born on October - 16.   

1832  On October - 16 birth of george Crockett Strong, Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1863   

1832  On October - 16 birth of vicente Riva Palacio, Mexico, writer/diplomat   

1837  John Francis Barnett, composer was born on October - 16.   

1840  Kuroda Kiyotaka, Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1900) was born on this day in history.   

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0775  On October - 16 mansur, kalief of Abbasiden, dies   

1323  On this day in history amadeus V the Great, count of Flanders/Savoy, dies at 74   

1333  On this day in history nicolaas V, [Pietro Rainalducci], Italian anti-Pope (1328-30), dies   

1355  Death of Louis, King of Sicily, felled by the Black Death on October - 16.   

1473  Reinoud II van Brederode, viscount of Utrecht, dies on October - 16.   

1553  Lucas Cranach Sr, German painter, dies at 81 on October - 16.   

1555  On October - 16 death of hugh Latimer, royal chaplain of Anna Boley, burned at stake at 80   

1570  On this day in history death of baron van Montigny, Dutch earl of Horne, murdered