Famous Birthdays In October - 16

1396  William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk, English soldier (d. 1450) was born on October - 16.   

1430  On this day in history birth of king James II of Scotland (d. 1460)   

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 this day in history.   

1605  On October - 16 birth of charles C Dassoucy, French writer/singer   

1663  Prince Eugene of Savoy, French-born Austrian general (d. 1736) was born on this day in history.   

1679  On this day in history birth of jan Dismas Zelenka, composer   

1708  On October - 16 birth of albrecht von Haller, Switz, experimental physiology (Acad of Science)   

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

1714  On this day in history birth of giovanni Arduino, Italian geologist (d. 1795)   

1723  On this day in history birth of johann Andreas Joseph Giulini, composer   

1726  Daniel Chodowiecki, Polish painter (d. 1801) was born on this day in history.   

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

1751  Frederika Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt, Queen of Prussia (d. 1805) was born on October - 16.   

1754  Morgan Lewis, Governor of New York (1804-07) (d. 1844) was born on this day in history.   

1758  On this day in history birth of noah Webster, lexicographer (Webster's Dictionary)   

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  On this day in history birth of william Burton, Governor of Delaware (1859-63) (d. 1866)   

1795  On this day in history birth of william Buell Sprague, American clergyman and author (d. 1876)   

1802  On this day in history birth of isaac Murphy, Governor of Arkansas (1864-68) (d. 1882)   

1806  On October - 16 birth of william Pitt Fessenden, Secy Treas (Union), died in 1869   

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

1815  On October - 16 birth of francis Lubbock, Governor of Texas (d. 1905)   

1816  William Preston, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1887 was born on October - 16.   

1819  On October - 16 birth of austin F. Pike, American politician from New Hampshire (d. 1886)   

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

1825  Thomas Turpin Crittenden, Brig Genl (Union volunteers), died in 1905 was born on October - 16.   

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  George Crockett Strong, Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1863 was born on this day in history.   

1832  Vicente Riva Palacio, Mexico, writer/diplomat was born on October - 16.   

1837  On this day in history 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 this day in history mansur, kalief of Abbasiden, dies   

1323  On October - 16 amadeus V the Great, count of Flanders/Savoy, dies at 74   

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

1355  Death of Louis, King of Sicily, felled by the Black Death on October - 16.   

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

1553  Lucas Cranach Sr, German painter, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1555  Death of Hugh Latimer, royal chaplain of Anna Boley, burned at stake at 80 on this day in history.   

1570  On October - 16 death of baron van Montigny, Dutch earl of Horne, murdered