Famous Birthdays In December - 16

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

1584  John Selden, English jurist and oriental scholar (d. 1654) was born on this day in history.  

1614  Eberhard III, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1674) was born on December - 16.  

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  George Whitefield, English-born Methodist leader (d. 1770) was born on December - 16.  

1716  On December - 16 birth of louis-Jules Mancini-Mazarini, Duc de Nivernais, French diplomat and writer (d. 1798)  

1717  Elizabeth Carter, English writer (d. 1806) was born on this day in history.  

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

1742  On this day in history birth of gebhard Fürst Blücher von Wahlstatt, German Field Marshal (d. 1819)  

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

1770  On this day in history birth of ludwig van Beethoven, Bonn Germany, composer (5th Symphony, Ode to Joy)  

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

1775  On December - 16 birth of jane Austin, England, novelist (Pride & Prejudice)  

1776  On this day in history birth of johann Wilhelm Ritter, German physicist (d. 1810)  

1777  On this day in history birth of janos Fusz, composer  

1787  On December - 16 birth of mary Russell Mitford, English writer (d. 1855)  

1790  King Léopold I of Belgium (d. 1865) was born on December - 16.  

1804  On this day in history birth of viktor Bunyakovsky, Russian mathematician (d. 1889)  

1809  On this day in history birth of peter P van Bosse, Dutch attorney/liberal minister of Finance  

1812  William Grose, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1900 was born on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history birth of henry Heth, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1899  

1825  Robert Prescott Stewart, composer was born on this day in history.  

1827  John A C Oudemans, Dutch geographer/astronomer was born on December - 16.  

1828  John Beatty, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1914 was born on December - 16.  

1830  John Frederick Hartranft, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1889 was born on this day in history.  

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

1847  On December - 16 birth of augusta Mary Anne Holmes, composer  

1850  On this day in history birth of fred Morley, cricketer (legendary Notts & England bowler 1880-83)  

1851  Theodoor H de Meester, Dutch premier (1905-08) was born on this day in history.  

1857  Edward Emerson Barnard, Tenn, astronomer (Jupiter's 5th satellite) was born on December - 16.  

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

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0705  On this day in history death of empress Wu of Zhou (b. 625)  

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

0867  Death of Eberhard of Friuli on December - 16.  

0875  On December - 16 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 December - 16.