Famous Birthdays In December - 16

1485  Catherine of Aragon, Spanish princess/1st wife of Henry VIII was born on December - 16.   

1584  John Selden, English jurist and oriental scholar (d. 1654) was born on December - 16.   

1614  On this day in history birth of eberhard III, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1674)   

1622  On this day in history birth of kurt S Adeler, Danish admiral/ship builder   

1652  Giovanni Maria Casini, composer was born on this day in history.   

1714  George Whitefield, English-born Methodist leader (d. 1770) was born on December - 16.   

1716  Louis-Jules Mancini-Mazarini, Duc de Nivernais, French diplomat and writer (d. 1798) was born on December - 16.   

1717  Elizabeth Carter, English writer (d. 1806) was born on this day in history.   

1734  On this day in history birth of georg Peter Weimar, composer   

1742  On December - 16 birth of gebhard Fürst Blücher von Wahlstatt, German Field Marshal (d. 1819)   

1748  On December - 16 birth of ferdinand-Philippe-Joseph Staes, composer   

1770  Ludwig van Beethoven, Bonn Germany, composer (5th Symphony, Ode to Joy) was born on this day in history.   

1775  On December - 16 birth of francois-Adrien Boieldieu, composer   

1775  On this day in history birth of jane Austin, England, novelist (Pride & Prejudice)   

1776  On this day in history birth of johann Wilhelm Ritter, German physicist (d. 1810)   

1777  On December - 16 birth of janos Fusz, composer   

1787  On December - 16 birth of mary Russell Mitford, English writer (d. 1855)   

1790  On December - 16 birth of king Léopold I of Belgium (d. 1865)   

1804  Viktor Bunyakovsky, Russian mathematician (d. 1889) was born on this day in history.   

1809  Peter P van Bosse, Dutch attorney/liberal minister of Finance was born on this day in history.   

1812  William Grose, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1900 was born on December - 16.   

1819  Robert Selden Garnett, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1861 was born on December - 16.   

1822  Charles Edward Horsley, composer was born on this day in history.   

1825  On December - 16 birth of henry Heth, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1899   

1825  Robert Prescott Stewart, composer was born on December - 16.   

1827  On this day in history birth of john A C Oudemans, Dutch geographer/astronomer   

1828  John Beatty, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1914 was born on December - 16.   

1830  John Frederick Hartranft, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1889 was born on this day in history.   

1834  On December - 16 birth of leon Walras, French economist (border use theory)   

1847  On December - 16 birth of augusta Mary Anne Holmes, composer   

1850  Fred Morley, cricketer (legendary Notts & England bowler 1880-83) was born on this day in history.   

1851  Theodoor H de Meester, Dutch premier (1905-08) was born on this day in history.   

1857  On December - 16 birth of edward Emerson Barnard, Tenn, astronomer (Jupiter's 5th satellite)   

1861  Antonio de La Gandara, French painter (d. 1917) was born on December - 16.   

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0705  Death of Empress Wu of Zhou (b. 625) on December - 16.   

0714  Pippin II, of Héristal, Duke/prince of France, dies on December - 16.   

0867  On this day in history death of eberhard of Friuli   

0875  Ado of Vienne, French archbishop of Vienne, dies at about 75 on December - 16.   

0882  John VIII, Italian Pope (872-82), dies on this day in history.   

0999  On this day in history adelheid the Saint, German empress of Otto I/saint, dies at about 68   

1325  Death of Charles of Valois, son of Philip III of France (b. 1270) on this day in history.   

1378  Death of Otto III of Montferrat on this day in history.