Famous Personalities Born In February - 16

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

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 this day in history.   

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

1620  Frederick William, Great Elector, founder of Brandenburg-Prussia was born on February - 16.   

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

1669  On February - 16 birth of arnold Boonen, Dutch portrait painter   

1684  On February - 16 birth of bohuslav M Czernohorsky, Czech monk/composer   

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

1761  Charles Pichegru, French general (d. 1804) was born on this day in history.   

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

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 February - 16.   

1788  On February - 16 birth of juan van Halen, Dutch/Spanish officer/adventurer   

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

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

1812  Henry Wilson, (R) 18th VP (1873-75) was born on February - 16.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1822  On this day in history birth of francis Galton, Birmingham England, anthropologist & geneticist   

1822  On this day in history 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  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  On this day in history death of pamphilus van Caesarea, Palestinian scholar/martyr, beheaded   

0923  Abu Dja'far Mohammed Djarir al-Tabari, islamic historian, dies at 83 on February - 16.   

1247  On this day in history death of heinrich Raspe, Landgrave of Thuringia (b. 1204)   

1279  On February - 16 afonso III, King of Portugal (1248-79), dies   

1391  Johannes V Palaeologus, Emperor of Byzantium (1341-91), dies on February - 16.   

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

1538  Everhard/Erardus van de Mark, prince-bishop of Liege, dies at 65 on February - 16.   

1560  Death of Jean du Bellay, French Catholic cardinal and diplomat on February - 16.