Famous Personalities Born In August - 16
Saturday, 21 June 2025
1355 Philippa Plantagenet, Countess of Ulster was born on this day in history.
1378 Hongxi Emperor of China (d. 1425) was born on this day in history.
1397 On August - 16 birth of albrecht II von Habsburg, king of Bohemia/Hungary/Germany
1401 Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut, dauphine of France (d. 1436) was born on this day in history.
1550 On August - 16 birth of carolus Gallus, [Karel de Haan], Dutch lawyer/pastor/vicar
1557 Agostino Carracci, Italian artist (d. 1602) was born on August - 16.
1573 Anna of Austria, queen of Poland (d. 1598) was born on August - 16.
1596 On this day in history birth of frederick V, Elector Palatine (d. 1632)
1622 On August - 16 birth of tsjerk H de Vries, fleet guardian
1637 On August - 16 birth of emilie Juliane of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, German countess and poet (d. 1706)
1645 On this day in history birth of jean de La Bruyère, French writer (d. 1696)
1650 On August - 16 birth of vincenzo Coronelli, Italian cartographer and encylopedist (d. 1718)
1666 On this day in history birth of henriette Amalia, monarch of Nassau-Dietz
1682 Louis, duc de Bourgogne, heir-apparent to the French throne (d. 1712) was born on August - 16.
1761 Yevstigney Fomin, Russian composer (d. 1800) was born on August - 16.
1769 Jean Aime Vernier, composer was born on August - 16.
1776 On this day in history birth of philipp Jakob Riotte, composer
1795 Heinrich August Marschner, composer was born on August - 16.
1815 On August - 16 birth of john Bosco, Italian priest and educator (d. 1888)
1816 Joseph Robinson, composer was born on this day in history.
1817 On this day in history birth of henry Winter Davis, MC (Union), died in 1865
1820 On August - 16 birth of andrew Rainsford Wetmore, Canadian politician (d. 1892)
1828 On August - 16 birth of joseph Bradford Carr, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)
1831 On this day in history birth of edward Payson Chapin, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1863
1831 On August - 16 birth of john Jones Ross, Quebec politician (d. 1901)
1832 Wilhelm Wundt, German physiologist/psychologist/philosopher was born on August - 16.
1836 On this day in history birth of john Farmer, composer
1837 Emile A H Seipgens, Dutch priest/beer brewer was born on this day in history.
1842 On August - 16 birth of jakob Rosanes, German mathematician (d. 1922)
1845 On August - 16 birth of gabriel Lippmann, French physicist
1846 Justus van Maurik, Dutch cigar manufacturer/writer/editor (Groene) was born on this day in history.
1858 On August - 16 birth of arthur Achleitner, German writer (d. 1927)
1860 On August - 16 birth of jules Laforgue, Uruguay, French poet (Les Complaintas)
1860 On this day in history birth of lord Hawke, cricketer (England batsman 1890's, many official posts)