Famous Birthdays In February - 16

1032  On February - 16 birth of emperor Yingzong of China (d. 1067)  

1075  On this day in history birth of ordericus Vitalis, French monk/historian/poet  

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

1519  On this day in history birth of gaspard de Coligny, Huguenot leader/French admiral  

1543  On this day in history birth of kano Eitoku, Japanese painter (d. 1590)  

1620  Frederick William, Great Elector, founder of Brandenburg-Prussia was born on this day in history.  

1643  John Sharp, English Archbishop of York (d. 1714) was born on this day in history.  

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

1684  Bohuslav M Czernohorsky, Czech monk/composer was born on this day in history.  

1684  Bohuslav Matej Czernohorsky, Czech monk/composer was born on February - 16.  

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1698  On this day in history birth of pierre Bouguer, French mathematician (heliometer)  

1709  Charles Avison, composer was born on this day in history.  

1727  Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin, Austrian scientist (d. 1817) was born on this day in history.  

1740  Giambattista Bodoni, Saluzzo Italy, printer/typeface designer (Bodoni) was born on this day in history.  

1746  Johann Heinse, German Sturm und Drang novelist/art critic was born on February - 16.  

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

1774  Pierre Rode, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

1787  On this day in history birth of andreas Schelfhout, Dutch painter/etcher/lithographer  

1788  Juan van Halen, Dutch/Spanish officer/adventurer was born on February - 16.  

1790  On February - 16 birth of chretien Urhan, composer  

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

1804  On this day in history birth of karl Theodor Ernst von Siebold, German physiologist (d. 1885)  

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 this day in history.  

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 February - 16.  

1822  On this day in history birth of james Patton Anderson, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1872  

1823  John Daniel Imboden, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1895 was born on this day in history.  

1824  On February - 16 birth of peter Kozler, Slovenian cartographer and geographer (d. 1879)  

1826  On this day in history birth of franz von Holstein, composer  

1826  On this day in history birth of joseph V von Scheffel, German writer (Gaudeamus)  

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0309  Death of Pamphilus van Caesarea, Palestinian scholar/martyr, beheaded on this day in history.  

0923  On this day in history 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  Johannes V Palaeologus, Emperor of Byzantium (1341-91), dies on this day in history.  

1531  Death of Johannes Stöffler, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1452) on February - 16.  

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

1560  On February - 16 death of jean du Bellay, French Catholic cardinal and diplomat