Famous Birthdays In December - 16
Wednesday, 03 March 2021
1485 On December - 16 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 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 this day in history.
1652 On December - 16 birth of giovanni Maria Casini, composer
1714 George Whitefield, English-born Methodist leader (d. 1770) was born on December - 16.
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 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 December - 16.
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 On December - 16 birth of jane Austin, England, novelist (Pride & Prejudice)
1776 On this day in history birth of johann Wilhelm Ritter, German physicist (d. 1810)
1777 On this day in history 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 On this day in history birth of viktor Bunyakovsky, Russian mathematician (d. 1889)
1809 On this day in history birth of peter P van Bosse, Dutch attorney/liberal minister of Finance
1812 William Grose, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1900 was born on this day in history.
1819 Robert Selden Garnett, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1861 was born on December - 16.
1822 On this day in history birth of charles Edward Horsley, composer
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 this day in history.
1827 John A C Oudemans, Dutch geographer/astronomer was born on December - 16.
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 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 this day in history birth of antonio de La Gandara, French painter (d. 1917)