Famous Personalities Born In October - 16

1396  William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk, English soldier (d. 1450) was born on this day in history.   

1430  King James II of Scotland (d. 1460) was born on this day in history.   

1483  Gasparo Contarini, Italian diplomat and cardinal (d. 1542) was born on this day in history.   

1535  Niwa Nagahide, Japanese warlord (d. 1585) was born on October - 16.   

1605  On this day in history birth of charles C Dassoucy, French writer/singer   

1663  On this day in history birth of prince Eugene of Savoy, French-born Austrian general (d. 1736)   

1679  Jan Dismas Zelenka, composer was born on October - 16.   

1708  Albrecht von Haller, Switz, experimental physiology (Acad of Science) was born on October - 16.   

1710  On October - 16 birth of andreas Hadik, Austro-Hungarian general (d. 1790)   

1714  On October - 16 birth of giovanni Arduino, Italian geologist (d. 1795)   

1723  On October - 16 birth of johann Andreas Joseph Giulini, composer   

1726  On October - 16 birth of daniel Chodowiecki, Polish painter (d. 1801)   

1729  Pierre van Maldere, composer was born on October - 16.   

1751  On October - 16 birth of frederika Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt, Queen of Prussia (d. 1805)   

1754  Morgan Lewis, Governor of New York (1804-07) (d. 1844) was born on October - 16.   

1758  Noah Webster, lexicographer (Webster's Dictionary) was born on October - 16.   

1762  On this day in history birth of paul Hamilton, Governor of South Carolina (1804-06) and U.S. Secretary of Navy (1809-12) (d. 1816)   

1765  On this day in history birth of frederic Nicolas Duvernoy, composer   

1789  William Burton, Governor of Delaware (1859-63) (d. 1866) was born on October - 16.   

1795  William Buell Sprague, American clergyman and author (d. 1876) was born on this day in history.   

1802  Isaac Murphy, Governor of Arkansas (1864-68) (d. 1882) was born on this day in history.   

1806  William Pitt Fessenden, Secy Treas (Union), died in 1869 was born on this day in history.   

1811  Gaetano Capocci, composer was born on this day in history.   

1815  On this day in history birth of francis Lubbock, Governor of Texas (d. 1905)   

1816  On this day in history birth of william Preston, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1887   

1819  Austin F. Pike, American politician from New Hampshire (d. 1886) was born on this day in history.   

1821  Albert Franz Doppler, composer was born on this day in history.   

1825  On this day in history birth of thomas Turpin Crittenden, Brig Genl (Union volunteers), died in 1905   

1826  Piotr Studzinski, composer was born on this day in history.   

1830  Ferdinand van der Haeghen, Flemish librarian/bibliography was born on this day in history.   

1832  On October - 16 birth of george Crockett Strong, Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1863   

1832  On October - 16 birth of vicente Riva Palacio, Mexico, writer/diplomat   

1837  On October - 16 birth of john Francis Barnett, composer   

1840  Kuroda Kiyotaka, Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1900) was born on this day in history.   

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0775  On October - 16 mansur, kalief of Abbasiden, dies   

1323  On this day in history amadeus V the Great, count of Flanders/Savoy, dies at 74   

1333  On this day in history nicolaas V, [Pietro Rainalducci], Italian anti-Pope (1328-30), dies   

1355  On this day in history death of louis, King of Sicily, felled by the Black Death   

1473  On October - 16 reinoud II van Brederode, viscount of Utrecht, dies   

1553  On this day in history lucas Cranach Sr, German painter, dies at 81   

1555  On October - 16 death of hugh Latimer, royal chaplain of Anna Boley, burned at stake at 80   

1570  Death of Baron van Montigny, Dutch earl of Horne, murdered on this day in history.