Famous Personalities Born In February - 16
Wednesday, 02 April 2025
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)