Famous Birthdays In December - 16

1485  On December - 16 birth of catherine of Aragon, Spanish princess/1st wife of Henry VIII  

1584  On December - 16 birth of john Selden, English jurist and oriental scholar (d. 1654)  

1614  On this day in history birth of eberhard III, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1674)  

1622  Kurt S Adeler, Danish admiral/ship builder was born on this day in history.  

1652  On December - 16 birth of giovanni Maria Casini, composer  

1714  On December - 16 birth of george Whitefield, English-born Methodist leader (d. 1770)  

1716  On this day in history birth of louis-Jules Mancini-Mazarini, Duc de Nivernais, French diplomat and writer (d. 1798)  

1717  On this day in history birth of elizabeth Carter, English writer (d. 1806)  

1734  On December - 16 birth of georg Peter Weimar, composer  

1742  Gebhard Fürst Blücher von Wahlstatt, German Field Marshal (d. 1819) was born on December - 16.  

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1748  Ferdinand-Philippe-Joseph Staes, composer was born on December - 16.  

1770  Ludwig van Beethoven, Bonn Germany, composer (5th Symphony, Ode to Joy) was born on December - 16.  

1775  Francois-Adrien Boieldieu, composer was born on December - 16.  

1775  On this day in history birth of jane Austin, England, novelist (Pride & Prejudice)  

1776  Johann Wilhelm Ritter, German physicist (d. 1810) was born on this day in history.  

1777  Janos Fusz, composer was born on December - 16.  

1787  On this day in history birth of mary Russell Mitford, English writer (d. 1855)  

1790  King Léopold I of Belgium (d. 1865) was born on this day in history.  

1804  On December - 16 birth of viktor Bunyakovsky, Russian mathematician (d. 1889)  

1809  Peter P van Bosse, Dutch attorney/liberal minister of Finance was born on this day in history.  

1812  William Grose, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1900 was born on December - 16.  

1819  Robert Selden Garnett, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1861 was born on December - 16.  

1822  On this day in history birth of charles Edward Horsley, composer  

1825  Henry Heth, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1899 was born on this day in history.  

1825  Robert Prescott Stewart, composer was born on December - 16.  

1827  On this day in history birth of john A C Oudemans, Dutch geographer/astronomer  

1828  On December - 16 birth of john Beatty, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1914  

1830  On this day in history birth of john Frederick Hartranft, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1889  

1834  Leon Walras, French economist (border use theory) was born on this day in history.  

1847  On this day in history birth of augusta Mary Anne Holmes, composer  

1850  Fred Morley, cricketer (legendary Notts & England bowler 1880-83) was born on this day in history.  

1851  On December - 16 birth of theodoor H de Meester, Dutch premier (1905-08)  

1857  On this day in history birth of edward Emerson Barnard, Tenn, astronomer (Jupiter's 5th satellite)  

1861  On this day in history birth of antonio de La Gandara, French painter (d. 1917)  

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0705  Death of Empress Wu of Zhou (b. 625) on December - 16.  

0714  On December - 16 pippin II, of Héristal, Duke/prince of France, dies  

0867  On December - 16 death of eberhard of Friuli  

0875  On this day in history ado of Vienne, French archbishop of Vienne, dies at about 75  

0882  John VIII, Italian Pope (872-82), dies on December - 16.  

0999  Adelheid the Saint, German empress of Otto I/saint, dies at about 68 on this day in history.  

1325  Death of Charles of Valois, son of Philip III of France (b. 1270) on this day in history.  

1378  Death of Otto III of Montferrat on this day in history.