Famous Personalities Born In February - 16

1032  Emperor Yingzong of China (d. 1067) was born on this day in history.   

1075  Ordericus Vitalis, French monk/historian/poet was born on February - 16.   

1497  Philipp Melanchthon, Germ, Protestant reformer (Augsburgse Confessie) was born on this day in history.   

1519  Gaspard de Coligny, Huguenot leader/French admiral was born on February - 16.   

1543  Kano Eitoku, Japanese painter (d. 1590) was born on this day in history.   

1620  On this day in history birth of frederick William, Great Elector, founder of Brandenburg-Prussia   

1643  On February - 16 birth of john Sharp, English Archbishop of York (d. 1714)   

1669  Arnold Boonen, Dutch portrait painter was born on February - 16.   

1684  Bohuslav M Czernohorsky, Czech monk/composer was born on February - 16.   

1684  Bohuslav Matej Czernohorsky, Czech monk/composer was born on this day in history.   

1698  On February - 16 birth of pierre Bouguer, French mathematician (heliometer)   

1709  Charles Avison, composer was born on this day in history.   

1727  On this day in history birth of nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin, Austrian scientist (d. 1817)   

1740  On this day in history birth of giambattista Bodoni, Saluzzo Italy, printer/typeface designer (Bodoni)   

1746  Johann Heinse, German Sturm und Drang novelist/art critic was born on this day in history.   

1761  Charles Pichegru, French general (d. 1804) was born on this day in history.   

1774  On this day in history birth of pierre Rode, composer   

1786  On February - 16 birth of grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia (d. 1859)   

1787  On this day in history birth of andreas Schelfhout, Dutch painter/etcher/lithographer   

1788  On this day in history birth of juan van Halen, Dutch/Spanish officer/adventurer   

1790  On this day in history birth of chretien Urhan, composer   

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 this day in history.   

1807  Lysander Cutler, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1866 was born on February - 16.   

1812  Henry Wilson, (R) 18th VP (1873-75) was born on this day in history.   

1813  On this day in history birth of joseph Reid Anderson, Brig General (Confederate Army) died in 1892   

1813  On February - 16 birth of semyon Stepanovich Gulak-Artemovsky, composer   

1821  Heinrich Barth, Hamburg Germany, geographer/explorer (Central Africa) was born on this day in history.   

1822  On this day in history 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  On February - 16 birth of john Daniel Imboden, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1895   

1824  Peter Kozler, Slovenian cartographer and geographer (d. 1879) was born on February - 16.   

1826  Franz von Holstein, composer was born on February - 16.   

1826  Joseph V von Scheffel, German writer (Gaudeamus) was born on February - 16.   

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0309  On this day in history death of pamphilus van Caesarea, Palestinian scholar/martyr, beheaded   

0923  On this day in history abu Dja'far Mohammed Djarir al-Tabari, islamic historian, dies at 83   

1247  Death of Heinrich Raspe, Landgrave of Thuringia (b. 1204) on this day in history.   

1279  On this day in history afonso III, King of Portugal (1248-79), dies   

1391  Johannes V Palaeologus, Emperor of Byzantium (1341-91), dies on this day in history.   

1531  On this day in history death of johannes Stöffler, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1452)   

1538  On February - 16 everhard/Erardus van de Mark, prince-bishop of Liege, dies at 65   

1560  Death of Jean du Bellay, French Catholic cardinal and diplomat on February - 16.