Famous Personalities Born In December - 16

1485  Catherine of Aragon, Spanish princess/1st wife of Henry VIII was born on December - 16.   

1584  John Selden, English jurist and oriental scholar (d. 1654) was born on this day in history.   

1614  On December - 16 birth of eberhard III, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1674)   

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  George Whitefield, English-born Methodist leader (d. 1770) was born on December - 16.   

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 December - 16 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 this day in history.   

1770  Ludwig van Beethoven, Bonn Germany, composer (5th Symphony, Ode to Joy) was born on December - 16.   

1775  Francois-Adrien Boieldieu, composer was born on December - 16.   

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  Janos Fusz, composer was born on December - 16.   

1787  Mary Russell Mitford, English writer (d. 1855) was born on December - 16.   

1790  On this day in history birth of king Léopold I of Belgium (d. 1865)   

1804  On December - 16 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  Henry Heth, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1899 was born on this day in history.   

1825  Robert Prescott Stewart, composer was born on this day in history.   

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  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  On December - 16 birth of augusta Mary Anne Holmes, composer   

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 this day in history 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 December - 16 pippin II, of Héristal, Duke/prince of France, dies   

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

0875  Ado of Vienne, French archbishop of Vienne, dies at about 75 on this day in history.   

0882  John VIII, Italian Pope (872-82), dies on this day in history.   

0999  On December - 16 adelheid the Saint, German empress of Otto I/saint, dies at about 68   

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