Famous Personalities Born In February - 16

1032  Emperor Yingzong of China (d. 1067) was born on February - 16.   

1075  Ordericus Vitalis, French monk/historian/poet was born on February - 16.   

1497  Philipp Melanchthon, Germ, Protestant reformer (Augsburgse Confessie) was born on this day in history.   

1519  Gaspard de Coligny, Huguenot leader/French admiral was born on February - 16.   

1543  On February - 16 birth of kano Eitoku, Japanese painter (d. 1590)   

1620  On this day in history birth of frederick William, Great Elector, founder of Brandenburg-Prussia   

1643  John Sharp, English Archbishop of York (d. 1714) was born on February - 16.   

1669  Arnold Boonen, Dutch portrait painter was born on this day in history.   

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  Pierre Bouguer, French mathematician (heliometer) was born on this day in history.   

1709  Charles Avison, composer was born on February - 16.   

1727  On February - 16 birth of nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin, Austrian scientist (d. 1817)   

1740  Giambattista Bodoni, Saluzzo Italy, printer/typeface designer (Bodoni) was born on February - 16.   

1746  On February - 16 birth of johann Heinse, German Sturm und Drang novelist/art critic   

1761  On February - 16 birth of charles Pichegru, French general (d. 1804)   

1774  On February - 16 birth of pierre Rode, composer   

1786  Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia (d. 1859) was born on February - 16.   

1787  On February - 16 birth of andreas Schelfhout, Dutch painter/etcher/lithographer   

1788  Juan van Halen, Dutch/Spanish officer/adventurer was born on this day in history.   

1790  Chretien Urhan, composer was born on this day in history.   

1802  Phineas Parkhurst Quimby, American philosopher (d. 1866) was born on this day in history.   

1804  Karl Theodor Ernst von Siebold, German physiologist (d. 1885) was born on this day in history.   

1807  On February - 16 birth of lysander Cutler, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1866   

1812  On February - 16 birth of henry Wilson, (R) 18th VP (1873-75)   

1813  Joseph Reid Anderson, Brig General (Confederate Army) died in 1892 was born on February - 16.   

1813  On February - 16 birth of semyon Stepanovich Gulak-Artemovsky, composer   

1821  On February - 16 birth of heinrich Barth, Hamburg Germany, geographer/explorer (Central Africa)   

1822  Francis Galton, Birmingham England, anthropologist & geneticist was born on February - 16.   

1822  James Patton Anderson, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1872 was born on this day in history.   

1823  John Daniel Imboden, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1895 was born on February - 16.   

1824  Peter Kozler, Slovenian cartographer and geographer (d. 1879) was born on February - 16.   

1826  On February - 16 birth of franz von Holstein, composer   

1826  Joseph V von Scheffel, German writer (Gaudeamus) was born on February - 16.   

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0309  Death of Pamphilus van Caesarea, Palestinian scholar/martyr, beheaded on February - 16.   

0923  On February - 16 abu Dja'far Mohammed Djarir al-Tabari, islamic historian, dies at 83   

1247  On February - 16 death of heinrich Raspe, Landgrave of Thuringia (b. 1204)   

1279  On this day in history afonso III, King of Portugal (1248-79), dies   

1391  On this day in history johannes V Palaeologus, Emperor of Byzantium (1341-91), dies   

1531  On February - 16 death of johannes Stöffler, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1452)   

1538  On February - 16 everhard/Erardus van de Mark, prince-bishop of Liege, dies at 65   

1560  Death of Jean du Bellay, French Catholic cardinal and diplomat on this day in history.