Famous Birthdays 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 December - 16.  

1614  Eberhard III, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1674) was born on this day in history.  

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  Louis-Jules Mancini-Mazarini, Duc de Nivernais, French diplomat and writer (d. 1798) was born on December - 16.  

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  On December - 16 birth of gebhard Fürst Blücher von Wahlstatt, German Field Marshal (d. 1819)  

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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  On this day in history birth of francois-Adrien Boieldieu, composer  

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 December - 16.  

1790  On December - 16 birth of king Léopold I of Belgium (d. 1865)  

1804  Viktor Bunyakovsky, Russian mathematician (d. 1889) was born on December - 16.  

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  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 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  John A C Oudemans, Dutch geographer/astronomer was born on this day in history.  

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 December - 16.  

1834  On this day in history birth of leon Walras, French economist (border use theory)  

1847  On this day in history 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 December - 16.  

1857  Edward Emerson Barnard, Tenn, astronomer (Jupiter's 5th satellite) was born on this day in history.  

1861  Antonio de La Gandara, French painter (d. 1917) was born on this day in history.  

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0705  Death of Empress Wu of Zhou (b. 625) on December - 16.  

0714  Pippin II, of Héristal, Duke/prince of France, dies on December - 16.  

0867  Death of Eberhard of Friuli on December - 16.  

0875  Ado of Vienne, French archbishop of Vienne, dies at about 75 on December - 16.  

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

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

1325  Death of Charles of Valois, son of Philip III of France (b. 1270) on this day in history.  

1378  On this day in history death of otto III of Montferrat