Famous Birthdays In February - 16

1831  On February - 16 birth of nikolai Leskow, writer   

1832  Camille Armand Jules Marie de Polignac, Mjr General (Confederate Army) was born on February - 16.   

1834  Ernst Heinrich Haeckel, Potsdam Germ, biologist (Causes of Evolution) was born on this day in history.   

1836  On February - 16 birth of benjamin Edward Woolf, Dutch composer   

1838  On this day in history birth of arnoldus Pannevis, South African ship's doctor/linguist   

1838  On February - 16 birth of henry Adams, Boston Mass, historian, writer (Education of Henry Adams)   

1847  Ludwig Philipp Scharwenka, German composer (Album polonaise) was born on February - 16.   

1848  On this day in history birth of hugo de Vries, Dutch botanist (How species emerge)   

1850  On February - 16 birth of octave Mirbeau, France, writer (Journal of a Lady's Maid)   

1852  On this day in history birth of charles Taze Russell, religion founder (Jehovah's Witnesses)   

1852  William Scarborough, Macon Ga, linguist/author (Birds of Aristophanes) was born on February - 16.   

1854  Oscar Fetras, composer was born on February - 16.   

1856  On this day in history birth of willem Kes, Dutch violinist/composer/conductor (Parkorkest Amsterdam)   

1856  On this day in history birth of rudolph Karstadt, German entrepreneur (d. 1944)   

1858  Laurence "Lon" Myers, US, track star (top US miler) was born on this day in history.   

1866  On February - 16 birth of johann Strauss, Austria, composer (Waltz King)   

1866  On this day in history birth of vyacheslav I Ivanov, Russian philosopher/classical/poet [NS=Feb 28]   

1866  William "Sliding Billy" Hamilton, NJ, hall of fame baseball player was born on this day in history.   

1868  On this day in history birth of wilhelm Schmidt, German anthropologist/linguist (Anthropos)   

1874  Marie Gutheil-Schoder, German soprano (d. 1935) was born on this day in history.   

1876  On this day in history birth of george Macauley Trevelyan, England, historian (Giuseppi Garibaldi)   

1878  On this day in history birth of selim Palmgren, Finnish pianist/composer/conductor (Peter Schlemihl)   

1880  On this day in history birth of frank Burke, American baseball player (d. 1946)   

1881  On this day in history birth of maurits H E Uyldert, Dutch poet/writer (Youth of a Poet)   

1883  Elizabeth Craig, British writer (d. 1980) was born on this day in history.   

1884  Robert Flaherty, Mich, father of documentary film (Nanook of North) was born on February - 16.   

1886  Andrew Ducat, cricketer (Test for Eng 1921 (3 & 2) Soccer intl) was born on February - 16.   

1886  Van Wyck Brooks, NJ, literary historian/writer (Ordeal of Mark Twain) was born on this day in history.   

1887  Kathleen Clifford, American actress (d. 1962) was born on February - 16.   

1890  Semyon Semyonovich Bogatiryov, composer was born on this day in history.   

1891  Hans F. K. Günther, German eugenicist (d. 1967) was born on February - 16.   

1893  Ivor Armstrong Richards, England, literary critic [OS] was born on February - 16.   

1896  On February - 16 birth of alexander Brailowsky, Russia, pianist (Chopin)   

1898  Katharine Cornell, actress (Barretts of Wimpole St) was born on February - 16.   

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0309  Death of Pamphilus van Caesarea, Palestinian scholar/martyr, beheaded on this day in history.   

0923  Abu Dja'far Mohammed Djarir al-Tabari, islamic historian, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1247  Death of Heinrich Raspe, Landgrave of Thuringia (b. 1204) on this day in history.   

1279  Afonso III, King of Portugal (1248-79), dies on this day in history.   

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

1531  Death of Johannes Stöffler, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1452) on this day in history.   

1538  Everhard/Erardus van de Mark, prince-bishop of Liege, dies at 65 on February - 16.   

1560  Death of Jean du Bellay, French Catholic cardinal and diplomat on February - 16.