Famous Birthdays In December - 16

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 this day in history.  

1622  On December - 16 birth of kurt S Adeler, Danish admiral/ship builder  

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

1714  George Whitefield, English-born Methodist leader (d. 1770) was born on this day in history.  

1716  On this day in history birth of louis-Jules Mancini-Mazarini, Duc de Nivernais, French diplomat and writer (d. 1798)  

1717  On December - 16 birth of elizabeth Carter, English writer (d. 1806)  

1734  On December - 16 birth of georg Peter Weimar, composer  

1742  Gebhard Fürst Blücher von Wahlstatt, German Field Marshal (d. 1819) was born on December - 16.  

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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  Jane Austin, England, novelist (Pride & Prejudice) was born on this day in history.  

1776  On December - 16 birth of johann Wilhelm Ritter, German physicist (d. 1810)  

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  On December - 16 birth of king Léopold I of Belgium (d. 1865)  

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 this day in history.  

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 December - 16.  

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  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 this day in history.  

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

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

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 this day in history.  

1861  On December - 16 birth of antonio de La Gandara, French painter (d. 1917)  

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0705  On this day in history death of empress Wu of Zhou (b. 625)  

0714  On December - 16 pippin II, of Héristal, Duke/prince of France, dies  

0867  Death of Eberhard of Friuli on this day in history.  

0875  On this day in history ado of Vienne, French archbishop of Vienne, dies at about 75  

0882  On December - 16 john VIII, Italian Pope (872-82), dies  

0999  Adelheid the Saint, German empress of Otto I/saint, dies at about 68 on December - 16.  

1325  On December - 16 death of charles of Valois, son of Philip III of France (b. 1270)  

1378  On December - 16 death of otto III of Montferrat