Famous Birthdays In December - 16

1485  On this day in history 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  Eberhard III, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1674) was born on December - 16.   

1622  Kurt S Adeler, Danish admiral/ship builder was born on December - 16.   

1652  Giovanni Maria Casini, composer was born on December - 16.   

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 this day in history birth of georg Peter Weimar, composer   

1742  Gebhard Fürst Blücher von Wahlstatt, German Field Marshal (d. 1819) was born on this day in history.   

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

1775  Jane Austin, England, novelist (Pride & Prejudice) was born on December - 16.   

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

1777  On December - 16 birth of janos Fusz, composer   

1787  Mary Russell Mitford, English writer (d. 1855) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1809  Peter P van Bosse, Dutch attorney/liberal minister of Finance was born on December - 16.   

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 December - 16 birth of charles Edward Horsley, composer   

1825  On December - 16 birth of henry Heth, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1899   

1825  On December - 16 birth of robert Prescott Stewart, composer   

1827  On December - 16 birth of john A C Oudemans, Dutch geographer/astronomer   

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

1830  On December - 16 birth of john Frederick Hartranft, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1889   

1834  On this day in history birth of leon Walras, French economist (border use theory)   

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

1850  On this day in history 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  Edward Emerson Barnard, Tenn, astronomer (Jupiter's 5th satellite) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

0999  On this day in history adelheid the Saint, German empress of Otto I/saint, dies at about 68   

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

1378  On this day in history death of otto III of Montferrat