Famous Birthdays In February - 16

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)   

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0309  On February - 16 death of pamphilus van Caesarea, Palestinian scholar/martyr, beheaded   

0923  On this day in history abu Dja'far Mohammed Djarir al-Tabari, islamic historian, dies at 83   

1247  Death of Heinrich Raspe, Landgrave of Thuringia (b. 1204) on February - 16.   

1279  On this day in history afonso III, King of Portugal (1248-79), dies   

1391  On February - 16 johannes V Palaeologus, Emperor of Byzantium (1341-91), dies   

1531  Death of Johannes Stöffler, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1452) on February - 16.   

1538  Everhard/Erardus van de Mark, prince-bishop of Liege, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1560  Death of Jean du Bellay, French Catholic cardinal and diplomat on this day in history.