Famous Personalities Born In December - 16
Saturday, 12 July 2025
1485 Catherine of Aragon, Spanish princess/1st wife of Henry VIII was born on this day in history.
1584 John Selden, English jurist and oriental scholar (d. 1654) was born on December - 16.
1614 Eberhard III, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1674) was born on December - 16.
1622 On December - 16 birth of kurt S Adeler, Danish admiral/ship builder
1652 Giovanni Maria Casini, composer was born on this day in history.
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 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 December - 16.
1748 On this day in history 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 Francois-Adrien Boieldieu, composer was born on December - 16.
1775 On December - 16 birth of jane Austin, England, novelist (Pride & Prejudice)
1776 On December - 16 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 On December - 16 birth of king Léopold I of Belgium (d. 1865)
1804 On this day in history birth of viktor Bunyakovsky, Russian mathematician (d. 1889)
1809 Peter P van Bosse, Dutch attorney/liberal minister of Finance was born on December - 16.
1812 On this day in history birth of william Grose, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1900
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 On December - 16 birth of henry Heth, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1899
1825 Robert Prescott Stewart, composer was born on December - 16.
1827 John A C Oudemans, Dutch geographer/astronomer was born on this day in history.
1828 John Beatty, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1914 was born on this day in history.
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 December - 16.
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 Edward Emerson Barnard, Tenn, astronomer (Jupiter's 5th satellite) was born on this day in history.
1861 On this day in history birth of antonio de La Gandara, French painter (d. 1917)