Famous Personalities Born In December - 16

1485  Catherine of Aragon, Spanish princess/1st wife of Henry VIII was born on this day in history.   

1584  John Selden, English jurist and oriental scholar (d. 1654) was born on December - 16.   

1614  On December - 16 birth of eberhard III, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1674)   

1622  Kurt S Adeler, Danish admiral/ship builder was born on December - 16.   

1652  On December - 16 birth of giovanni Maria Casini, composer   

1714  George Whitefield, English-born Methodist leader (d. 1770) was born on this day in history.   

1716  Louis-Jules Mancini-Mazarini, Duc de Nivernais, French diplomat and writer (d. 1798) was born on December - 16.   

1717  Elizabeth Carter, English writer (d. 1806) was born on this day in history.   

1734  On this day in history birth of georg Peter Weimar, composer   

1742  Gebhard Fürst Blücher von Wahlstatt, German Field Marshal (d. 1819) was born on this day in history.   

1748  On this day in history birth of ferdinand-Philippe-Joseph Staes, composer   

1770  Ludwig van Beethoven, Bonn Germany, composer (5th Symphony, Ode to Joy) was born on December - 16.   

1775  Francois-Adrien Boieldieu, composer was born on December - 16.   

1775  Jane Austin, England, novelist (Pride & Prejudice) was born on this day in history.   

1776  Johann Wilhelm Ritter, German physicist (d. 1810) was born on this day in history.   

1777  On this day in history birth of janos Fusz, composer   

1787  On this day in history birth of mary Russell Mitford, English writer (d. 1855)   

1790  King Léopold I of Belgium (d. 1865) was born on December - 16.   

1804  On this day in history birth of viktor Bunyakovsky, Russian mathematician (d. 1889)   

1809  On this day in history birth of peter P van Bosse, Dutch attorney/liberal minister of Finance   

1812  William Grose, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1900 was born on this day in history.   

1819  On this day in history birth of robert Selden Garnett, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1861   

1822  Charles Edward Horsley, composer was born on December - 16.   

1825  Henry Heth, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1899 was born on December - 16.   

1825  Robert Prescott Stewart, composer was born on December - 16.   

1827  On December - 16 birth of john A C Oudemans, Dutch geographer/astronomer   

1828  On December - 16 birth of john Beatty, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1914   

1830  John Frederick Hartranft, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1889 was born on December - 16.   

1834  Leon Walras, French economist (border use theory) was born on this day in history.   

1847  Augusta Mary Anne Holmes, composer was born on this day in history.   

1850  On this day in history birth of fred Morley, cricketer (legendary Notts & England bowler 1880-83)   

1851  Theodoor H de Meester, Dutch premier (1905-08) was born on December - 16.   

1857  On this day in history birth of edward Emerson Barnard, Tenn, astronomer (Jupiter's 5th satellite)   

1861  On this day in history birth of antonio de La Gandara, French painter (d. 1917)   

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0705  On this day in history death of empress Wu of Zhou (b. 625)   

0714  Pippin II, of Héristal, Duke/prince of France, dies on this day in history.   

0867  Death of Eberhard of Friuli on December - 16.   

0875  On December - 16 ado of Vienne, French archbishop of Vienne, dies at about 75   

0882  John VIII, Italian Pope (872-82), dies on this day in history.   

0999  On December - 16 adelheid the Saint, German empress of Otto I/saint, dies at about 68   

1325  On this day in history death of charles of Valois, son of Philip III of France (b. 1270)   

1378  On this day in history death of otto III of Montferrat