Famous Personalities Born In December - 16

1485  On this day in history birth of catherine of Aragon, Spanish princess/1st wife of Henry VIII   

1584  On this day in history birth of john Selden, English jurist and oriental scholar (d. 1654)   

1614  Eberhard III, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1674) was born on December - 16.   

1622  Kurt S Adeler, Danish admiral/ship builder was born on December - 16.   

1652  Giovanni Maria Casini, composer was born on this day in history.   

1714  On December - 16 birth of george Whitefield, English-born Methodist leader (d. 1770)   

1716  Louis-Jules Mancini-Mazarini, Duc de Nivernais, French diplomat and writer (d. 1798) was born on December - 16.   

1717  Elizabeth Carter, English writer (d. 1806) was born on December - 16.   

1734  On this day in history birth of georg Peter Weimar, composer   

1742  Gebhard Fürst Blücher von Wahlstatt, German Field Marshal (d. 1819) was born on this day in history.   

1748  On this day in history birth of ferdinand-Philippe-Joseph Staes, composer   

1770  On December - 16 birth of ludwig van Beethoven, Bonn Germany, composer (5th Symphony, Ode to Joy)   

1775  On December - 16 birth of francois-Adrien Boieldieu, composer   

1775  On December - 16 birth of jane Austin, England, novelist (Pride & Prejudice)   

1776  On December - 16 birth of johann Wilhelm Ritter, German physicist (d. 1810)   

1777  Janos Fusz, composer was born on this day in history.   

1787  On this day in history birth of mary Russell Mitford, English writer (d. 1855)   

1790  King Léopold I of Belgium (d. 1865) was born on this day in history.   

1804  On this day in history birth of viktor Bunyakovsky, Russian mathematician (d. 1889)   

1809  On this day in history birth of peter P van Bosse, Dutch attorney/liberal minister of Finance   

1812  On this day in history birth of william Grose, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1900   

1819  Robert Selden Garnett, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1861 was born on this day in history.   

1822  Charles Edward Horsley, composer was born on this day in history.   

1825  Henry Heth, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1899 was born on December - 16.   

1825  Robert Prescott Stewart, composer was born on this day in history.   

1827  On December - 16 birth of john A C Oudemans, Dutch geographer/astronomer   

1828  On December - 16 birth of john Beatty, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1914   

1830  John Frederick Hartranft, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1889 was born on this day in history.   

1834  Leon Walras, French economist (border use theory) was born on December - 16.   

1847  Augusta Mary Anne Holmes, composer was born on this day in history.   

1850  Fred Morley, cricketer (legendary Notts & England bowler 1880-83) was born on this day in history.   

1851  Theodoor H de Meester, Dutch premier (1905-08) was born on this day in history.   

1857  On December - 16 birth of edward Emerson Barnard, Tenn, astronomer (Jupiter's 5th satellite)   

1861  On this day in history birth of antonio de La Gandara, French painter (d. 1917)   

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0705  Death of Empress Wu of Zhou (b. 625) on this day in history.   

0714  On this day in history pippin II, of Héristal, Duke/prince of France, dies   

0867  Death of Eberhard of Friuli on this day in history.   

0875  Ado of Vienne, French archbishop of Vienne, dies at about 75 on December - 16.   

0882  John VIII, Italian Pope (872-82), dies on December - 16.   

0999  On this day in history adelheid the Saint, German empress of Otto I/saint, dies at about 68   

1325  Death of Charles of Valois, son of Philip III of France (b. 1270) on this day in history.   

1378  Death of Otto III of Montferrat on this day in history.