Famous Birthdays In February - 16
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1032 Emperor Yingzong of China (d. 1067) was born on February - 16.
1075 Ordericus Vitalis, French monk/historian/poet was born on February - 16.
1497 Philipp Melanchthon, Germ, Protestant reformer (Augsburgse Confessie) was born on this day in history.
1519 On February - 16 birth of gaspard de Coligny, Huguenot leader/French admiral
1543 On February - 16 birth of kano Eitoku, Japanese painter (d. 1590)
1620 Frederick William, Great Elector, founder of Brandenburg-Prussia was born on this day in history.
1643 On this day in history birth of john Sharp, English Archbishop of York (d. 1714)
1669 On this day in history birth of arnold Boonen, Dutch portrait painter
1684 Bohuslav M Czernohorsky, Czech monk/composer was born on this day in history.
1684 On February - 16 birth of bohuslav Matej Czernohorsky, Czech monk/composer
1698 On this day in history birth of pierre Bouguer, French mathematician (heliometer)
1709 On this day in history birth of charles Avison, composer
1727 Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin, Austrian scientist (d. 1817) was born on this day in history.
1740 On February - 16 birth of giambattista Bodoni, Saluzzo Italy, printer/typeface designer (Bodoni)
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 On this day in history birth of pierre Rode, composer
1786 Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia (d. 1859) was born on this day in history.
1787 On this day in history birth of andreas Schelfhout, Dutch painter/etcher/lithographer
1788 On this day in history birth of juan van Halen, Dutch/Spanish officer/adventurer
1790 Chretien Urhan, composer was born on February - 16.
1802 On this day in history birth of phineas Parkhurst Quimby, American philosopher (d. 1866)
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 February - 16.
1812 On February - 16 birth of henry Wilson, (R) 18th VP (1873-75)
1813 On this day in history 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 On February - 16 birth of heinrich Barth, Hamburg Germany, geographer/explorer (Central Africa)
1822 Francis Galton, Birmingham England, anthropologist & geneticist was born on this day in history.
1822 On this day in history birth of james Patton Anderson, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1872
1823 On February - 16 birth of john Daniel Imboden, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1895
1824 Peter Kozler, Slovenian cartographer and geographer (d. 1879) was born on February - 16.
1826 Franz von Holstein, composer was born on February - 16.
1826 On February - 16 birth of joseph V von Scheffel, German writer (Gaudeamus)