Famous Personalities Born In February - 16
Thursday, 18 September 2025
1032 On this day in history birth of emperor Yingzong of China (d. 1067)
1075 On February - 16 birth of ordericus Vitalis, French monk/historian/poet
1497 On February - 16 birth of philipp Melanchthon, Germ, Protestant reformer (Augsburgse Confessie)
1519 On February - 16 birth of gaspard de Coligny, Huguenot leader/French admiral
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 this day in history birth of john Sharp, English Archbishop of York (d. 1714)
1669 Arnold Boonen, Dutch portrait painter was born on February - 16.
1684 Bohuslav M Czernohorsky, Czech monk/composer was born on February - 16.
1684 On February - 16 birth of bohuslav Matej Czernohorsky, Czech monk/composer
1698 Pierre Bouguer, French mathematician (heliometer) was born on February - 16.
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 this day in history.
1761 On February - 16 birth of charles Pichegru, French general (d. 1804)
1774 Pierre Rode, composer was born on February - 16.
1786 Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia (d. 1859) was born on this day in history.
1787 Andreas Schelfhout, Dutch painter/etcher/lithographer was born on this day in history.
1788 Juan van Halen, Dutch/Spanish officer/adventurer was born on this day in history.
1790 On this day in history birth of chretien Urhan, composer
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 On this day in history birth of lysander Cutler, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1866
1812 Henry Wilson, (R) 18th VP (1873-75) was born on this day in history.
1813 Joseph Reid Anderson, Brig General (Confederate Army) died in 1892 was born on February - 16.
1813 Semyon Stepanovich Gulak-Artemovsky, composer was born on February - 16.
1821 On February - 16 birth of heinrich Barth, Hamburg Germany, geographer/explorer (Central Africa)
1822 Francis Galton, Birmingham England, anthropologist & geneticist was born on this day in history.
1822 On February - 16 birth of james Patton Anderson, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1872
1823 On February - 16 birth of john Daniel Imboden, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1895
1824 Peter Kozler, Slovenian cartographer and geographer (d. 1879) was born on this day in history.
1826 Franz von Holstein, composer was born on this day in history.
1826 On February - 16 birth of joseph V von Scheffel, German writer (Gaudeamus)