Famous Birthdays In October - 16

1841  Prince Hirobumi Ito, Japanese governor of Korea (d. 1909) was born on October - 16.   

1849  Arnold Krug, composer was born on October - 16.   

1849  On October - 16 birth of charles Harford Lloyd, composer   

1849  Geoirge Washington Williams, famous African was born on this day in history.   

1851  James Ten Eyck, champion rower/coach (Ten Eyck Trophy namesake) was born on October - 16.   

1854  On this day in history birth of karl J Kautsky, Austrian marxist/socialist   

1854  Oscar Wilde, [Fingal O'Flahertie Wills], Dublin, (Pic of Dorian Gray) was born on October - 16.   

1855  On this day in history birth of camille Looten, Belgian priest/literature historian   

1855  On this day in history birth of samedbey Mehmandarov, Russian general (d. 1931)   

1861  On October - 16 birth of j. B. Bury, Irish historian (d. 1927)   

1863  Austen Chamberlain, British Foreign Secretary (Nobel 1925) was born on this day in history.   

1866  On this day in history birth of pieter J Kromsigt, theologist/publicist (Troffel & Sword)   

1868  On October - 16 birth of franz X Ritter von Epp, German general (China)   

1870  On October - 16 birth of helge Rode, Danish poet/essayist   

1878  Carlos Pedrell, composer was born on this day in history.   

1878  Maxey Long, American athlete (d. 1959) was born on October - 16.   

1883  Vasiliki Maliaros, Greek actress (d. 1973) was born on this day in history.   

1884  Rembrandt Bugatti, Italian sculptor (d. 1916) was born on October - 16.   

1885  On this day in history birth of dorando di Desiderio Pietri, Italian marathoner (Olympic-DQ gold-1908)   

1886  On this day in history birth of armin T Wegner, writer   

1886  On October - 16 birth of david Ben-Gurion, Plonsk Poland, 1st PM of Israel (1948-53, 55)   

1888  Eugene O'Neill, NYC, dramatist (Desire Under the Elms-Nobel 1936) was born on this day in history.   

1888  On this day in history birth of paul Popenoe, American activist (d. 1979)   

1890  On October - 16 birth of paul Strand, NYC, photographer (Native Land-1942)   

1890  Maria Goretti, Italian saint (d. 1902) was born on October - 16.   

1896  Edmond van Dooren, Flemish painter was born on this day in history.   

1897  On October - 16 birth of harrison Kerr, composer   

1897  On October - 16 birth of louis de Cazenave, France's oldest living man   

1898  Arthur H Dean, lawyer/advisor to FDR was born on this day in history.   

1898  On October - 16 birth of william O Douglas, Maine, 81st Supreme Court justice (1939-75)   

1900  Lloyd Corrigan, SF, actor (Papa Dodger-Willy, Prof McKillup-Hank) was born on October - 16.   

1900  On this day in history birth of [Leon] Goose Goslin, baseball hall of famer (AL bat champ 1928)   

1900  On this day in history birth of edward Ardizzone, artist and illustrator (d. 1979)   

1900  Primo Conti, Italian painter (d. 1988) was born on October - 16.   

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0775  Mansur, kalief of Abbasiden, dies on October - 16.   

1323  On this day in history amadeus V the Great, count of Flanders/Savoy, dies at 74   

1333  Nicolaas V, [Pietro Rainalducci], Italian anti-Pope (1328-30), dies on October - 16.   

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

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