Famous Birthdays In February - 16

1032  Emperor Yingzong of China (d. 1067) was born on February - 16.   

1075  On this day in history birth of ordericus Vitalis, French monk/historian/poet   

1497  Philipp Melanchthon, Germ, Protestant reformer (Augsburgse Confessie) was born on February - 16.   

1519  Gaspard de Coligny, Huguenot leader/French admiral was born on this day in history.   

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

1620  Frederick William, Great Elector, founder of Brandenburg-Prussia was born on February - 16.   

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

1669  On February - 16 birth of arnold Boonen, Dutch portrait painter   

1684  On this day in history birth of bohuslav M Czernohorsky, Czech monk/composer   

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

1698  Pierre Bouguer, French mathematician (heliometer) was born on February - 16.   

1709  Charles Avison, composer was born on February - 16.   

1727  On February - 16 birth of nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin, Austrian scientist (d. 1817)   

1740  Giambattista Bodoni, Saluzzo Italy, printer/typeface designer (Bodoni) was born on February - 16.   

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  Pierre Rode, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1787  Andreas Schelfhout, Dutch painter/etcher/lithographer was born on this day in history.   

1788  Juan van Halen, Dutch/Spanish officer/adventurer was born on this day in history.   

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

1802  Phineas Parkhurst Quimby, American philosopher (d. 1866) was born on February - 16.   

1804  On this day in history birth of karl Theodor Ernst von Siebold, German physiologist (d. 1885)   

1807  Lysander Cutler, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1866 was born on this day in history.   

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

1813  On February - 16 birth of joseph Reid Anderson, Brig General (Confederate Army) died in 1892   

1813  On this day in history birth of semyon Stepanovich Gulak-Artemovsky, composer   

1821  Heinrich Barth, Hamburg Germany, geographer/explorer (Central Africa) was born on February - 16.   

1822  Francis Galton, Birmingham England, anthropologist & geneticist was born on this day in history.   

1822  On February - 16 birth of james Patton Anderson, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1872   

1823  On this day in history birth of john Daniel Imboden, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1895   

1824  Peter Kozler, Slovenian cartographer and geographer (d. 1879) was born on this day in history.   

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  Death of Pamphilus van Caesarea, Palestinian scholar/martyr, beheaded on February - 16.   

0923  Abu Dja'far Mohammed Djarir al-Tabari, islamic historian, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1247  On this day in history death of heinrich Raspe, Landgrave of Thuringia (b. 1204)   

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  Everhard/Erardus van de Mark, prince-bishop of Liege, dies at 65 on February - 16.   

1560  On February - 16 death of jean du Bellay, French Catholic cardinal and diplomat