Famous Birthdays In February - 16

1032  On February - 16 birth of emperor Yingzong of China (d. 1067)   

1075  On February - 16 birth of ordericus Vitalis, French monk/historian/poet   

1497  On February - 16 birth of philipp Melanchthon, Germ, Protestant reformer (Augsburgse Confessie)   

1519  On February - 16 birth of gaspard de Coligny, Huguenot leader/French admiral   

1543  Kano Eitoku, Japanese painter (d. 1590) was born on this day in history.   

1620  On February - 16 birth of frederick William, Great Elector, founder of Brandenburg-Prussia   

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

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

1698  Pierre Bouguer, French mathematician (heliometer) was born on February - 16.   

1709  Charles Avison, composer was born on this day in history.   

1727  Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin, Austrian scientist (d. 1817) was born on February - 16.   

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 this day in history birth of pierre Rode, composer   

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

1787  On February - 16 birth of andreas Schelfhout, Dutch painter/etcher/lithographer   

1788  Juan van Halen, Dutch/Spanish officer/adventurer was born on February - 16.   

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

1802  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1812  On February - 16 birth of henry Wilson, (R) 18th VP (1873-75)   

1813  Joseph Reid Anderson, Brig General (Confederate Army) died in 1892 was born on this day in history.   

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

1821  Heinrich Barth, Hamburg Germany, geographer/explorer (Central Africa) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1824  On this day in history birth of peter Kozler, Slovenian cartographer and geographer (d. 1879)   

1826  On February - 16 birth of franz von Holstein, composer   

1826  On February - 16 birth of joseph V von Scheffel, German writer (Gaudeamus)   

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0309  On this day in history death of pamphilus van Caesarea, Palestinian scholar/martyr, beheaded   

0923  On February - 16 abu Dja'far Mohammed Djarir al-Tabari, islamic historian, dies at 83   

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

1279  Afonso III, King of Portugal (1248-79), dies on this day in history.   

1391  On February - 16 johannes V Palaeologus, Emperor of Byzantium (1341-91), dies   

1531  Death of Johannes Stöffler, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1452) on this day in history.   

1538  Everhard/Erardus van de Mark, prince-bishop of Liege, dies at 65 on February - 16.   

1560  Death of Jean du Bellay, French Catholic cardinal and diplomat on February - 16.