Famous Personalities Born In October - 16

1396  On this day in history birth of william de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk, English soldier (d. 1450)   

1430  King James II of Scotland (d. 1460) was born on this day in history.   

1483  Gasparo Contarini, Italian diplomat and cardinal (d. 1542) was born on this day in history.   

1535  On this day in history birth of niwa Nagahide, Japanese warlord (d. 1585)   

1605  Charles C Dassoucy, French writer/singer was born on this day in history.   

1663  On this day in history birth of prince Eugene of Savoy, French-born Austrian general (d. 1736)   

1679  On October - 16 birth of jan Dismas Zelenka, composer   

1708  Albrecht von Haller, Switz, experimental physiology (Acad of Science) was born on this day in history.   

1710  Andreas Hadik, Austro-Hungarian general (d. 1790) was born on this day in history.   

1714  Giovanni Arduino, Italian geologist (d. 1795) was born on October - 16.   

1723  On October - 16 birth of johann Andreas Joseph Giulini, composer   

1726  On October - 16 birth of daniel Chodowiecki, Polish painter (d. 1801)   

1729  Pierre van Maldere, composer was born on this day in history.   

1751  On this day in history birth of frederika Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt, Queen of Prussia (d. 1805)   

1754  Morgan Lewis, Governor of New York (1804-07) (d. 1844) was born on October - 16.   

1758  Noah Webster, lexicographer (Webster's Dictionary) was born on this day in history.   

1762  Paul Hamilton, Governor of South Carolina (1804-06) and U.S. Secretary of Navy (1809-12) (d. 1816) was born on this day in history.   

1765  On this day in history birth of frederic Nicolas Duvernoy, composer   

1789  William Burton, Governor of Delaware (1859-63) (d. 1866) was born on October - 16.   

1795  William Buell Sprague, American clergyman and author (d. 1876) was born on this day in history.   

1802  On this day in history birth of isaac Murphy, Governor of Arkansas (1864-68) (d. 1882)   

1806  On this day in history birth of william Pitt Fessenden, Secy Treas (Union), died in 1869   

1811  Gaetano Capocci, composer was born on October - 16.   

1815  On this day in history birth of francis Lubbock, Governor of Texas (d. 1905)   

1816  William Preston, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1887 was born on October - 16.   

1819  On October - 16 birth of austin F. Pike, American politician from New Hampshire (d. 1886)   

1821  On this day in history birth of albert Franz Doppler, composer   

1825  Thomas Turpin Crittenden, Brig Genl (Union volunteers), died in 1905 was born on this day in history.   

1826  Piotr Studzinski, composer was born on October - 16.   

1830  On this day in history birth of ferdinand van der Haeghen, Flemish librarian/bibliography   

1832  On October - 16 birth of george Crockett Strong, Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1863   

1832  On October - 16 birth of vicente Riva Palacio, Mexico, writer/diplomat   

1837  John Francis Barnett, composer was born on this day in history.   

1840  On this day in history birth of kuroda Kiyotaka, Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1900)   

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0775  On October - 16 mansur, kalief of Abbasiden, dies   

1323  Amadeus V the Great, count of Flanders/Savoy, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1333  On October - 16 nicolaas V, [Pietro Rainalducci], Italian anti-Pope (1328-30), dies   

1355  Death of Louis, King of Sicily, felled by the Black Death on October - 16.   

1473  On this day in history reinoud II van Brederode, viscount of Utrecht, dies   

1553  On this day in history lucas Cranach Sr, German painter, dies at 81   

1555  Death of Hugh Latimer, royal chaplain of Anna Boley, burned at stake at 80 on this day in history.   

1570  Death of Baron van Montigny, Dutch earl of Horne, murdered on October - 16.