Famous Birthdays In October - 16
Tuesday, 29 October 2024
1396 On October - 16 birth of william de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk, English soldier (d. 1450)
1430 On October - 16 birth of king James II of Scotland (d. 1460)
1483 On this day in history birth of gasparo Contarini, Italian diplomat and cardinal (d. 1542)
1535 On October - 16 birth of niwa Nagahide, Japanese warlord (d. 1585)
1605 Charles C Dassoucy, French writer/singer was born on this day in history.
1663 On this day in history birth of prince Eugene of Savoy, French-born Austrian general (d. 1736)
1679 Jan Dismas Zelenka, composer was born on October - 16.
1708 On this day in history birth of albrecht von Haller, Switz, experimental physiology (Acad of Science)
1710 On October - 16 birth of andreas Hadik, Austro-Hungarian general (d. 1790)
1714 On this day in history birth of giovanni Arduino, Italian geologist (d. 1795)
1723 Johann Andreas Joseph Giulini, composer was born on this day in history.
1726 On October - 16 birth of daniel Chodowiecki, Polish painter (d. 1801)
1729 Pierre van Maldere, composer was born on October - 16.
1751 Frederika Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt, Queen of Prussia (d. 1805) was born on this day in history.
1754 Morgan Lewis, Governor of New York (1804-07) (d. 1844) was born on October - 16.
1758 On this day in history birth of noah Webster, lexicographer (Webster's Dictionary)
1762 Paul Hamilton, Governor of South Carolina (1804-06) and U.S. Secretary of Navy (1809-12) (d. 1816) was born on October - 16.
1765 Frederic Nicolas Duvernoy, composer was born on October - 16.
1789 On October - 16 birth of william Burton, Governor of Delaware (1859-63) (d. 1866)
1795 William Buell Sprague, American clergyman and author (d. 1876) was born on this day in history.
1802 Isaac Murphy, Governor of Arkansas (1864-68) (d. 1882) was born on this day in history.
1806 William Pitt Fessenden, Secy Treas (Union), died in 1869 was born on this day in history.
1811 Gaetano Capocci, composer was born on October - 16.
1815 Francis Lubbock, Governor of Texas (d. 1905) was born on this day in history.
1816 On October - 16 birth of william Preston, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1887
1819 Austin F. Pike, American politician from New Hampshire (d. 1886) was born on October - 16.
1821 On this day in history birth of albert Franz Doppler, composer
1825 On this day in history birth of thomas Turpin Crittenden, Brig Genl (Union volunteers), died in 1905
1826 Piotr Studzinski, composer was born on October - 16.
1830 On October - 16 birth of ferdinand van der Haeghen, Flemish librarian/bibliography
1832 George Crockett Strong, Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1863 was born on October - 16.
1832 Vicente Riva Palacio, Mexico, writer/diplomat was born on this day in history.
1837 John Francis Barnett, composer was born on October - 16.
1840 Kuroda Kiyotaka, Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1900) was born on October - 16.