Famous Birthdays In February - 16

1032  Emperor Yingzong of China (d. 1067) was born on this day in history.  

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

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  On February - 16 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  On February - 16 birth of arnold Boonen, Dutch portrait painter  

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

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

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1698  On February - 16 birth of pierre Bouguer, French mathematician (heliometer)  

1709  On this day in history birth of charles Avison, composer  

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

1740  On this day in history birth of giambattista Bodoni, Saluzzo Italy, printer/typeface designer (Bodoni)  

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

1786  On this day in history birth of grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia (d. 1859)  

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 February - 16 birth of chretien Urhan, composer  

1802  On February - 16 birth of phineas Parkhurst Quimby, American philosopher (d. 1866)  

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

1807  On this day in history birth of lysander Cutler, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1866  

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  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 February - 16.  

1822  On February - 16 birth of james Patton Anderson, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1872  

1823  On this day in history 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 this day in history birth of joseph V von Scheffel, German writer (Gaudeamus)  

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0309  On February - 16 death of pamphilus van Caesarea, Palestinian scholar/martyr, beheaded  

0923  On this day in history abu Dja'far Mohammed Djarir al-Tabari, islamic historian, dies at 83  

1247  On this day in history 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 February - 16 johannes V Palaeologus, Emperor of Byzantium (1341-91), dies  

1531  Death of Johannes Stöffler, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1452) on this day in history.  

1538  Everhard/Erardus van de Mark, prince-bishop of Liege, dies at 65 on this day in history.  

1560  On this day in history death of jean du Bellay, French Catholic cardinal and diplomat