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 this day in history birth of eberhard III, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1674)   

1622  Kurt S Adeler, Danish admiral/ship builder was born on this day in history.   

1652  Giovanni Maria Casini, composer was born on December - 16.   

1714  On this day in history birth of george Whitefield, English-born Methodist leader (d. 1770)   

1716  On this day in history birth of louis-Jules Mancini-Mazarini, Duc de Nivernais, French diplomat and writer (d. 1798)   

1717  On December - 16 birth of elizabeth Carter, English writer (d. 1806)   

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

1742  On December - 16 birth of gebhard Fürst Blücher von Wahlstatt, German Field Marshal (d. 1819)   

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  On December - 16 birth of francois-Adrien Boieldieu, composer   

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

1776  On December - 16 birth of johann Wilhelm Ritter, German physicist (d. 1810)   

1777  On December - 16 birth of janos Fusz, composer   

1787  Mary Russell Mitford, English writer (d. 1855) was born on this day in history.   

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

1804  Viktor Bunyakovsky, Russian mathematician (d. 1889) was born on this day in history.   

1809  Peter P van Bosse, Dutch attorney/liberal minister of Finance was born on this day in history.   

1812  William Grose, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1900 was born on December - 16.   

1819  Robert Selden Garnett, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1861 was born on December - 16.   

1822  On December - 16 birth of charles Edward Horsley, composer   

1825  Henry Heth, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1899 was born on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history birth of john Frederick Hartranft, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1889   

1834  On this day in history birth of leon Walras, French economist (border use theory)   

1847  On December - 16 birth of augusta Mary Anne Holmes, composer   

1850  On December - 16 birth of fred Morley, cricketer (legendary Notts & England bowler 1880-83)   

1851  On this day in history birth of theodoor H de Meester, Dutch premier (1905-08)   

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

1861  Antonio de La Gandara, French painter (d. 1917) was born on this day in history.   

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0705  Death of Empress Wu of Zhou (b. 625) on this day in history.   

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  Ado of Vienne, French archbishop of Vienne, dies at about 75 on this day in history.   

0882  John VIII, Italian Pope (872-82), dies on December - 16.   

0999  Adelheid the Saint, German empress of Otto I/saint, dies at about 68 on this day in history.   

1325  Death of Charles of Valois, son of Philip III of France (b. 1270) on December - 16.   

1378  On December - 16 death of otto III of Montferrat