Famous Birthdays In December - 16
Friday, 25 October 2024
1485 On December - 16 birth of catherine of Aragon, Spanish princess/1st wife of Henry VIII
1584 On this day in history birth of john Selden, English jurist and oriental scholar (d. 1654)
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 this day in history birth of giovanni Maria Casini, composer
1714 George Whitefield, English-born Methodist leader (d. 1770) was born on December - 16.
1716 On this day in history 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 Georg Peter Weimar, composer was born on December - 16.
1742 On this day in history birth of gebhard Fürst Blücher von Wahlstatt, German Field Marshal (d. 1819)
1748 Ferdinand-Philippe-Joseph Staes, composer was born on this day in history.
1770 Ludwig van Beethoven, Bonn Germany, composer (5th Symphony, Ode to Joy) was born on this day in history.
1775 Francois-Adrien Boieldieu, composer was born on this day in history.
1775 On December - 16 birth of jane Austin, England, novelist (Pride & Prejudice)
1776 Johann Wilhelm Ritter, German physicist (d. 1810) was born on this day in history.
1777 On December - 16 birth of janos Fusz, composer
1787 Mary Russell Mitford, English writer (d. 1855) was born on December - 16.
1790 On this day in history birth of king Léopold I of Belgium (d. 1865)
1804 Viktor Bunyakovsky, Russian mathematician (d. 1889) was born on this day in history.
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 December - 16.
1819 Robert Selden Garnett, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1861 was born on this day in history.
1822 Charles Edward Horsley, composer was born on this day in history.
1825 On December - 16 birth of henry Heth, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1899
1825 Robert Prescott Stewart, composer was born on this day in history.
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 John Frederick Hartranft, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1889 was born on December - 16.
1834 On this day in history birth of leon Walras, French economist (border use theory)
1847 On December - 16 birth of augusta Mary Anne Holmes, composer
1850 On December - 16 birth of fred Morley, cricketer (legendary Notts & England bowler 1880-83)
1851 On December - 16 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.