Famous Personalities Born In February - 16

1032  Emperor Yingzong of China (d. 1067) was born on February - 16.   

1075  Ordericus Vitalis, French monk/historian/poet was born on this day in history.   

1497  Philipp Melanchthon, Germ, Protestant reformer (Augsburgse Confessie) was born on this day in history.   

1519  Gaspard de Coligny, Huguenot leader/French admiral was born on this day in history.   

1543  On this day in history birth of kano Eitoku, Japanese painter (d. 1590)   

1620  Frederick William, Great Elector, founder of Brandenburg-Prussia was born on February - 16.   

1643  John Sharp, English Archbishop of York (d. 1714) was born on February - 16.   

1669  On this day in history birth of arnold Boonen, Dutch portrait painter   

1684  On February - 16 birth of bohuslav M Czernohorsky, Czech monk/composer   

1684  Bohuslav Matej Czernohorsky, Czech monk/composer was born on February - 16.   

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

1709  On February - 16 birth of charles Avison, composer   

1727  On this day in history birth of nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin, Austrian scientist (d. 1817)   

1740  On this day in history birth of giambattista Bodoni, Saluzzo Italy, printer/typeface designer (Bodoni)   

1746  Johann Heinse, German Sturm und Drang novelist/art critic was born on February - 16.   

1761  On this day in history birth of charles Pichegru, French general (d. 1804)   

1774  On February - 16 birth of pierre Rode, composer   

1786  Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia (d. 1859) was born on February - 16.   

1787  Andreas Schelfhout, Dutch painter/etcher/lithographer was born on this day in history.   

1788  Juan van Halen, Dutch/Spanish officer/adventurer was born on this day in history.   

1790  Chretien Urhan, composer was born on this day in history.   

1802  On February - 16 birth of phineas Parkhurst Quimby, American philosopher (d. 1866)   

1804  Karl Theodor Ernst von Siebold, German physiologist (d. 1885) was born on this day in history.   

1807  Lysander Cutler, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1866 was born on February - 16.   

1812  Henry Wilson, (R) 18th VP (1873-75) was born on February - 16.   

1813  Joseph Reid Anderson, Brig General (Confederate Army) died in 1892 was born on February - 16.   

1813  Semyon Stepanovich Gulak-Artemovsky, composer was born on this day in history.   

1821  On this day in history birth of heinrich Barth, Hamburg Germany, geographer/explorer (Central Africa)   

1822  Francis Galton, Birmingham England, anthropologist & geneticist was born on February - 16.   

1822  James Patton Anderson, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1872 was born on February - 16.   

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  On February - 16 birth of franz von Holstein, composer   

1826  Joseph V von Scheffel, German writer (Gaudeamus) was born on February - 16.   

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0309  On February - 16 death of pamphilus van Caesarea, Palestinian scholar/martyr, beheaded   

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

1247  On February - 16 death of heinrich Raspe, Landgrave of Thuringia (b. 1204)   

1279  Afonso III, King of Portugal (1248-79), dies on February - 16.   

1391  Johannes V Palaeologus, Emperor of Byzantium (1341-91), dies on February - 16.   

1531  Death of Johannes Stöffler, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1452) on February - 16.   

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

1560  On this day in history death of jean du Bellay, French Catholic cardinal and diplomat