Famous Personalities Born In December - 16

1485  Catherine of Aragon, Spanish princess/1st wife of Henry VIII was born on this day in history.   

1584  On this day in history 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 December - 16.   

1652  On this day in history birth of giovanni Maria Casini, composer   

1714  On this day in history birth of george Whitefield, English-born Methodist leader (d. 1770)   

1716  Louis-Jules Mancini-Mazarini, Duc de Nivernais, French diplomat and writer (d. 1798) was born on this day in history.   

1717  Elizabeth Carter, English writer (d. 1806) was born on December - 16.   

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)   

1748  On December - 16 birth of ferdinand-Philippe-Joseph Staes, composer   

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

1775  On this day in history birth of francois-Adrien Boieldieu, composer   

1775  Jane Austin, England, novelist (Pride & Prejudice) was born on this day in history.   

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

1777  Janos Fusz, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1790  On December - 16 birth of king Léopold I of Belgium (d. 1865)   

1804  Viktor Bunyakovsky, Russian mathematician (d. 1889) was born on December - 16.   

1809  On December - 16 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  On this day in history birth of robert Selden Garnett, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1861   

1822  Charles Edward Horsley, composer was born on this day in history.   

1825  Henry Heth, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1899 was born on December - 16.   

1825  On this day in history birth of robert Prescott Stewart, composer   

1827  John A C Oudemans, Dutch geographer/astronomer was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1834  On December - 16 birth of leon Walras, French economist (border use theory)   

1847  Augusta Mary Anne Holmes, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1851  On this day in history birth of theodoor H de Meester, Dutch premier (1905-08)   

1857  On December - 16 birth of edward Emerson Barnard, Tenn, astronomer (Jupiter's 5th satellite)   

1861  Antonio de La Gandara, French painter (d. 1917) was born on this day in history.   

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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 this day in history death of eberhard of Friuli   

0875  Ado of Vienne, French archbishop of Vienne, dies at about 75 on this day in history.   

0882  On this day in history john VIII, Italian Pope (872-82), dies   

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 December - 16.   

1378  Death of Otto III of Montferrat on December - 16.