Famous Personalities Born In December - 16
Friday, 11 July 2025
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)