Famous Personalities Born In February - 16
Wednesday, 03 September 2025
1032 Emperor Yingzong of China (d. 1067) was born on this day in history.
1075 On February - 16 birth of ordericus Vitalis, French monk/historian/poet
1497 Philipp Melanchthon, Germ, Protestant reformer (Augsburgse Confessie) was born on February - 16.
1519 Gaspard de Coligny, Huguenot leader/French admiral was born on February - 16.
1543 Kano Eitoku, Japanese painter (d. 1590) was born on this day in history.
1620 Frederick William, Great Elector, founder of Brandenburg-Prussia was born on February - 16.
1643 On February - 16 birth of john Sharp, English Archbishop of York (d. 1714)
1669 On this day in history birth of arnold Boonen, Dutch portrait painter
1684 Bohuslav M Czernohorsky, Czech monk/composer was born on February - 16.
1684 Bohuslav Matej Czernohorsky, Czech monk/composer was born on this day in history.
1698 On this day in history birth of pierre Bouguer, French mathematician (heliometer)
1709 On this day in history birth of charles Avison, composer
1727 Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin, Austrian scientist (d. 1817) was born on this day in history.
1740 On this day in history birth of giambattista Bodoni, Saluzzo Italy, printer/typeface designer (Bodoni)
1746 Johann Heinse, German Sturm und Drang novelist/art critic was born on this day in history.
1761 On this day in history birth of charles Pichegru, French general (d. 1804)
1774 Pierre Rode, composer was born on February - 16.
1786 On February - 16 birth of grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia (d. 1859)
1787 Andreas Schelfhout, Dutch painter/etcher/lithographer was born on February - 16.
1788 Juan van Halen, Dutch/Spanish officer/adventurer was born on this day in history.
1790 Chretien Urhan, composer was born on February - 16.
1802 Phineas Parkhurst Quimby, American philosopher (d. 1866) was born on February - 16.
1804 Karl Theodor Ernst von Siebold, German physiologist (d. 1885) was born on this day in history.
1807 Lysander Cutler, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1866 was born on this day in history.
1812 On this day in history birth of henry Wilson, (R) 18th VP (1873-75)
1813 On February - 16 birth of joseph Reid Anderson, Brig General (Confederate Army) died in 1892
1813 On February - 16 birth of semyon Stepanovich Gulak-Artemovsky, composer
1821 Heinrich Barth, Hamburg Germany, geographer/explorer (Central Africa) was born on this day in history.
1822 Francis Galton, Birmingham England, anthropologist & geneticist was born on this day in history.
1822 James Patton Anderson, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1872 was born on this day in history.
1823 On this day in history birth of john Daniel Imboden, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1895
1824 On February - 16 birth of peter Kozler, Slovenian cartographer and geographer (d. 1879)
1826 On February - 16 birth of franz von Holstein, composer
1826 On February - 16 birth of joseph V von Scheffel, German writer (Gaudeamus)