Famous Personalities Born In February - 16

1032  On this day in history birth of emperor Yingzong of China (d. 1067)   

1075  On February - 16 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 February - 16 birth of kano Eitoku, Japanese painter (d. 1590)   

1620  Frederick William, Great Elector, founder of Brandenburg-Prussia was born on this day in history.   

1643  On this day in history birth of john Sharp, English Archbishop of York (d. 1714)   

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

1684  On this day in history birth of bohuslav M Czernohorsky, Czech monk/composer   

1684  On this day in history birth of bohuslav Matej Czernohorsky, Czech monk/composer   

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

1709  On February - 16 birth of charles Avison, composer   

1727  Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin, Austrian scientist (d. 1817) was born on this day in history.   

1740  Giambattista Bodoni, Saluzzo Italy, printer/typeface designer (Bodoni) was born on February - 16.   

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 February - 16 birth of andreas Schelfhout, Dutch painter/etcher/lithographer   

1788  On this day in history birth of juan van Halen, Dutch/Spanish officer/adventurer   

1790  On this day in history birth of chretien Urhan, composer   

1802  Phineas Parkhurst Quimby, American philosopher (d. 1866) was born on this day in history.   

1804  On this day in history birth of karl Theodor Ernst von Siebold, German physiologist (d. 1885)   

1807  Lysander Cutler, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1866 was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1813  On February - 16 birth of semyon Stepanovich Gulak-Artemovsky, composer   

1821  On February - 16 birth of heinrich Barth, Hamburg Germany, geographer/explorer (Central Africa)   

1822  Francis Galton, Birmingham England, anthropologist & geneticist was born on this day in history.   

1822  On this day in history birth of james Patton Anderson, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1872   

1823  John Daniel Imboden, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1895 was born on February - 16.   

1824  On February - 16 birth of peter Kozler, Slovenian cartographer and geographer (d. 1879)   

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

1826  On this day in history birth of joseph V von Scheffel, German writer (Gaudeamus)   

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0309  Death of Pamphilus van Caesarea, Palestinian scholar/martyr, beheaded on February - 16.   

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 February - 16.   

1391  On this day in history johannes V Palaeologus, Emperor of Byzantium (1341-91), dies   

1531  On February - 16 death of johannes Stöffler, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1452)   

1538  Everhard/Erardus van de Mark, prince-bishop of Liege, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1560  On February - 16 death of jean du Bellay, French Catholic cardinal and diplomat