Famous Birthdays In December - 16

1485  Catherine of Aragon, Spanish princess/1st wife of Henry VIII was born on this day in history.  

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

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 December - 16.  

1714  On this day in history birth of george Whitefield, English-born Methodist leader (d. 1770)  

1716  On this day in history 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  Georg Peter Weimar, composer was born on December - 16.  

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 this day in history.  

1775  Jane Austin, England, novelist (Pride & Prejudice) was born on this day in history.  

1776  On this day in history birth of johann Wilhelm Ritter, German physicist (d. 1810)  

1777  On December - 16 birth of janos Fusz, composer  

1787  Mary Russell Mitford, English writer (d. 1855) was born on this day in history.  

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  William Grose, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1900 was born on this day in history.  

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 December - 16.  

1825  On this day in history birth of henry Heth, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1899  

1825  Robert Prescott Stewart, composer was born on December - 16.  

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

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 December - 16.  

1857  Edward Emerson Barnard, Tenn, astronomer (Jupiter's 5th satellite) was born on December - 16.  

1861  On this day in history 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 December - 16.  

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

0882  On this day in history 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 this day in history death of charles of Valois, son of Philip III of France (b. 1270)  

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