Famous Birthdays 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 this day in history.  

1497  Philipp Melanchthon, Germ, Protestant reformer (Augsburgse Confessie) was born on February - 16.  

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

1643  On February - 16 birth of john Sharp, English Archbishop of York (d. 1714)  

1669  Arnold Boonen, Dutch portrait painter was born on February - 16.  

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.  

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

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

1727  On this day in history birth of nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin, Austrian scientist (d. 1817)  

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  Charles Pichegru, French general (d. 1804) was born on February - 16.  

1774  Pierre Rode, composer was born on February - 16.  

1786  On February - 16 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 February - 16.  

1790  On this day in history birth of chretien Urhan, composer  

1802  On this day in history 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 February - 16 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  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 this day in history.  

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

1823  On February - 16 birth of john Daniel Imboden, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1895  

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

1826  Franz von Holstein, composer was born on this day in history.  

1826  Joseph V von Scheffel, German writer (Gaudeamus) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

1247  Death of Heinrich Raspe, Landgrave of Thuringia (b. 1204) on February - 16.  

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

1391  On February - 16 johannes V Palaeologus, Emperor of Byzantium (1341-91), dies  

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 this day in history.  

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