Famous Personalities Born In December - 16
Wednesday, 19 March 2025
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)