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 this day in history.   

1652  On December - 16 birth of giovanni Maria Casini, composer   

1714  On December - 16 birth of george Whitefield, English-born Methodist leader (d. 1770)   

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 this day in history 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  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 this day in history.   

1775  Francois-Adrien Boieldieu, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

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  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  Viktor Bunyakovsky, Russian mathematician (d. 1889) was born on this day in history.   

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

1812  On December - 16 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  On December - 16 birth of charles Edward Horsley, composer   

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

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 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  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 December - 16 birth of antonio de La Gandara, French painter (d. 1917)   

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0705  Death of Empress Wu of Zhou (b. 625) on this day in history.   

0714  On this day in history pippin II, of Héristal, Duke/prince of France, dies   

0867  On December - 16 death of eberhard of Friuli   

0875  Ado of Vienne, French archbishop of Vienne, dies at about 75 on December - 16.   

0882  John VIII, Italian Pope (872-82), dies on December - 16.   

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 December - 16.   

1378  Death of Otto III of Montferrat on this day in history.