Famous Personalities Born In October - 16

1396  William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk, English soldier (d. 1450) was born on this day in history.   

1430  On October - 16 birth of king James II of Scotland (d. 1460)   

1483  Gasparo Contarini, Italian diplomat and cardinal (d. 1542) was born on October - 16.   

1535  On October - 16 birth of niwa Nagahide, Japanese warlord (d. 1585)   

1605  Charles C Dassoucy, French writer/singer was born on October - 16.   

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  On October - 16 birth of albrecht von Haller, Switz, experimental physiology (Acad of Science)   

1710  Andreas Hadik, Austro-Hungarian general (d. 1790) was born on October - 16.   

1714  On this day in history birth of giovanni Arduino, Italian geologist (d. 1795)   

1723  Johann Andreas Joseph Giulini, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1729  On October - 16 birth of pierre van Maldere, composer   

1751  On October - 16 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 this day in history.   

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 October - 16 birth of frederic Nicolas Duvernoy, composer   

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

1795  On October - 16 birth of william Buell Sprague, American clergyman and author (d. 1876)   

1802  Isaac Murphy, Governor of Arkansas (1864-68) (d. 1882) was born on this day in history.   

1806  William Pitt Fessenden, Secy Treas (Union), died in 1869 was born on October - 16.   

1811  On October - 16 birth of gaetano Capocci, composer   

1815  On October - 16 birth of francis Lubbock, Governor of Texas (d. 1905)   

1816  On this day in history birth of william Preston, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1887   

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

1821  On October - 16 birth of albert Franz Doppler, composer   

1825  On October - 16 birth of thomas Turpin Crittenden, Brig Genl (Union volunteers), died in 1905   

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  George Crockett Strong, Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1863 was born on this day in history.   

1832  Vicente Riva Palacio, Mexico, writer/diplomat was born on this day in history.   

1837  John Francis Barnett, composer was born on October - 16.   

1840  Kuroda Kiyotaka, Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1900) was born on October - 16.   

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0775  On this day in history mansur, kalief of Abbasiden, dies   

1323  Amadeus V the Great, count of Flanders/Savoy, dies at 74 on October - 16.   

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

1355  On October - 16 death of louis, King of Sicily, felled by the Black Death   

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  On October - 16 death of hugh Latimer, royal chaplain of Anna Boley, burned at stake at 80   

1570  On October - 16 death of baron van Montigny, Dutch earl of Horne, murdered