Famous Personalities Born In December - 16

1485  On this day in history birth of catherine of Aragon, Spanish princess/1st wife of Henry VIII   

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

1652  Giovanni Maria Casini, composer was born on this day in history.   

1714  On this day in history 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 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  On December - 16 birth of ferdinand-Philippe-Joseph Staes, composer   

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 December - 16.   

1775  On this day in history birth of jane Austin, England, novelist (Pride & Prejudice)   

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

1777  Janos Fusz, composer was born on December - 16.   

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

1790  King Léopold I of Belgium (d. 1865) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1812  On this day in history birth of william Grose, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1900   

1819  Robert Selden Garnett, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1861 was born on December - 16.   

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  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  Leon Walras, French economist (border use theory) was born on this day in history.   

1847  Augusta Mary Anne Holmes, composer was born on December - 16.   

1850  Fred Morley, cricketer (legendary Notts & England bowler 1880-83) was born on December - 16.   

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

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0705  On December - 16 death of empress Wu of Zhou (b. 625)   

0714  Pippin II, of Héristal, Duke/prince of France, dies on December - 16.   

0867  On December - 16 death of eberhard of Friuli   

0875  On December - 16 ado of Vienne, French archbishop of Vienne, dies at about 75   

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

0999  On December - 16 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  On December - 16 death of otto III of Montferrat