Famous Personalities Born In March - 16
Wednesday, 16 April 2025
1338 Thomas de Beauchamp, 12th Earl of Warwick (d. 1401) was born on March - 16.
1445 On this day in history birth of johann Geiler von Kaisersberg, Swiss-born preacher (d. 1510)
1473 On March - 16 birth of henry IV the Pious, Duke of Saxony (d. 1541)
1581 Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft, Dutch historian and writer (d. 1647) was born on this day in history.
1585 Gerbrant A Bredero, Holland, poet/playwright (Klucht van de Koe) was born on this day in history.
1609 Michael Franck, composer was born on this day in history.
1631 On March - 16 birth of rené Le Bossu, French critic (d. 1680)
1634 On March - 16 birth of contessa Marie Madeleine La Fayette, novelist
1651 On this day in history birth of zaccaria Tevo, composer
1654 On this day in history birth of andreas Acoluthus, German orientalist (d. 1704)
1663 On March - 16 birth of nicholas Siret, composer
1687 On this day in history birth of sophia Dorothea of Hanover, queen consort in Prussia (d. 1757)
1729 On March - 16 birth of georg W "Franz" Panzer, German vicar/librarian (Annales typographic)
1739 On this day in history birth of george Clymer, US merchant (signed Decl of Ind, Constitution)
1745 On this day in history birth of johann Wilhelm Cornelius von Konigslow, composer
1750 On March - 16 birth of caroline Lucretia Herchel, Hanover, Germany, 1st mod woman astronomer
1751 On this day in history birth of james Madison, Port Conway Va, (D-R), 4th US president (1809-17)
1757 On March - 16 birth of bengt Lidner, Swedish poet (Medea, Yttersa Domen)
1773 Juan Ramón Balcarce, Argentine military leader and politician (d. 1836) was born on this day in history.
1774 Matthew Flinders, English navigator/cartographer (coast Australia) was born on March - 16.
1776 Johan G Verstolk van Soelen, Dutch minister of Foreign Affairs was born on March - 16.
1787 On this day in history birth of georg Simon Ohm, physicist (discovered Ohm's Law)
1789 Georg Simon Ohm, German physicist (d. 1854) was born on March - 16.
1794 On this day in history birth of ami Boué, Austrian geologist (d. 1881)
1800 On March - 16 birth of emperor Ninko of Japan (d. 1846)
1802 George Archibald McCall, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1868 was born on March - 16.
1805 Peter Ernst von Lasaulx, German philosopher and writer (d. 1861) was born on this day in history.
1806 Norbert Rillieux, inventor (sugar refiner) was born on March - 16.
1812 Henry Dwight Terry, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1869 was born on this day in history.
1814 Jules Eugene Abraham Alary, composer was born on this day in history.
1821 Ernest Feydeau, French author (Georges Feydeau) was born on March - 16.
1822 John Pope, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1892 was born on March - 16.
1822 Rosa Bonheur, French landscape painter (Buffalo Bill) was born on March - 16.
1823 William Henry Monk, composer was born on this day in history.