Famous Personalities Born In December - 16

1485  On December - 16 birth of catherine of Aragon, Spanish princess/1st wife of Henry VIII   

1584  On this day in history birth of john Selden, English jurist and oriental scholar (d. 1654)   

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 December - 16.   

1652  On this day in history birth of giovanni Maria Casini, composer   

1714  George Whitefield, English-born Methodist leader (d. 1770) was born on December - 16.   

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

1748  Ferdinand-Philippe-Joseph Staes, composer was born on this day in history.   

1770  Ludwig van Beethoven, Bonn Germany, composer (5th Symphony, Ode to Joy) was born on this day in history.   

1775  Francois-Adrien Boieldieu, composer was born on this day in history.   

1775  Jane Austin, England, novelist (Pride & Prejudice) was born on December - 16.   

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 December - 16 birth of mary Russell Mitford, English writer (d. 1855)   

1790  On this day in history birth of king Léopold I of Belgium (d. 1865)   

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

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 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  On December - 16 birth of henry Heth, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1899   

1825  Robert Prescott Stewart, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1828  John Beatty, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1914 was born on this day in history.   

1830  On this day in history birth of john Frederick Hartranft, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1889   

1834  On December - 16 birth of leon Walras, French economist (border use theory)   

1847  On this day in history birth of augusta Mary Anne Holmes, composer   

1850  Fred Morley, cricketer (legendary Notts & England bowler 1880-83) was born on this day in history.   

1851  Theodoor H de Meester, Dutch premier (1905-08) was born on this day in history.   

1857  Edward Emerson Barnard, Tenn, astronomer (Jupiter's 5th satellite) was born on December - 16.   

1861  Antonio de La Gandara, French painter (d. 1917) was born on December - 16.   

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0705  Death of Empress Wu of Zhou (b. 625) on December - 16.   

0714  On this day in history pippin II, of Héristal, Duke/prince of France, dies   

0867  On this day in history death of eberhard of Friuli   

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

0882  On this day in history john VIII, Italian Pope (872-82), dies   

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  Death of Otto III of Montferrat on this day in history.