Famous Birthdays In February - 16

1032  Emperor Yingzong of China (d. 1067) was born on February - 16.   

1075  On this day in history birth of ordericus Vitalis, French monk/historian/poet   

1497  On this day in history birth of philipp Melanchthon, Germ, Protestant reformer (Augsburgse Confessie)   

1519  On February - 16 birth of gaspard de Coligny, Huguenot leader/French admiral   

1543  On this day in history birth of kano Eitoku, Japanese painter (d. 1590)   

1620  On February - 16 birth of frederick William, Great Elector, founder of Brandenburg-Prussia   

1643  John Sharp, English Archbishop of York (d. 1714) was born on this day in history.   

1669  Arnold Boonen, Dutch portrait painter was born on February - 16.   

1684  Bohuslav M Czernohorsky, Czech monk/composer was born on February - 16.   

1684  Bohuslav Matej Czernohorsky, Czech monk/composer was born on this day in history.   

1698  On this day in history birth of pierre Bouguer, French mathematician (heliometer)   

1709  Charles Avison, composer was born on this day in history.   

1727  On this day in history birth of nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin, Austrian scientist (d. 1817)   

1740  Giambattista Bodoni, Saluzzo Italy, printer/typeface designer (Bodoni) was born on this day in history.   

1746  Johann Heinse, German Sturm und Drang novelist/art critic was born on this day in history.   

1761  On this day in history birth of charles Pichegru, French general (d. 1804)   

1774  On February - 16 birth of pierre Rode, composer   

1786  On February - 16 birth of grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia (d. 1859)   

1787  On this day in history birth of andreas Schelfhout, Dutch painter/etcher/lithographer   

1788  On February - 16 birth of juan van Halen, Dutch/Spanish officer/adventurer   

1790  Chretien Urhan, composer was born on February - 16.   

1802  Phineas Parkhurst Quimby, American philosopher (d. 1866) was born on February - 16.   

1804  Karl Theodor Ernst von Siebold, German physiologist (d. 1885) was born on this day in history.   

1807  On February - 16 birth of lysander Cutler, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1866   

1812  Henry Wilson, (R) 18th VP (1873-75) was born on this day in history.   

1813  Joseph Reid Anderson, Brig General (Confederate Army) died in 1892 was born on February - 16.   

1813  On this day in history birth of semyon Stepanovich Gulak-Artemovsky, composer   

1821  Heinrich Barth, Hamburg Germany, geographer/explorer (Central Africa) was born on this day in history.   

1822  On this day in history birth of francis Galton, Birmingham England, anthropologist & geneticist   

1822  On February - 16 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 this day in history.   

1826  Franz von Holstein, composer was born on February - 16.   

1826  Joseph V von Scheffel, German writer (Gaudeamus) was born on this day in history.   

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

0923  Abu Dja'far Mohammed Djarir al-Tabari, islamic historian, dies at 83 on February - 16.   

1247  On February - 16 death of heinrich Raspe, Landgrave of Thuringia (b. 1204)   

1279  Afonso III, King of Portugal (1248-79), dies on February - 16.   

1391  Johannes V Palaeologus, Emperor of Byzantium (1341-91), dies on this day in history.   

1531  On this day in history death of johannes Stöffler, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1452)   

1538  On February - 16 everhard/Erardus van de Mark, prince-bishop of Liege, dies at 65   

1560  On this day in history death of jean du Bellay, French Catholic cardinal and diplomat