Famous Personalities Born In February - 16

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

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

1497  On February - 16 birth of philipp Melanchthon, Germ, Protestant reformer (Augsburgse Confessie)   

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  On this day in history birth of frederick William, Great Elector, founder of Brandenburg-Prussia   

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

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

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

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 February - 16.   

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

1740  Giambattista Bodoni, Saluzzo Italy, printer/typeface designer (Bodoni) was born on February - 16.   

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 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 February - 16.   

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  Karl Theodor Ernst von Siebold, German physiologist (d. 1885) was born on February - 16.   

1807  Lysander Cutler, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1866 was born on February - 16.   

1812  Henry Wilson, (R) 18th VP (1873-75) was born on this day in history.   

1813  On this day in history birth of joseph Reid Anderson, Brig General (Confederate Army) died in 1892   

1813  On February - 16 birth of semyon Stepanovich Gulak-Artemovsky, composer   

1821  Heinrich Barth, Hamburg Germany, geographer/explorer (Central Africa) was born on February - 16.   

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 February - 16.   

1823  John Daniel Imboden, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1895 was born on February - 16.   

1824  Peter Kozler, Slovenian cartographer and geographer (d. 1879) was born on February - 16.   

1826  On February - 16 birth of franz von Holstein, composer   

1826  On February - 16 birth of joseph V von Scheffel, German writer (Gaudeamus)   

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0309  On this day in history 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  On February - 16 death of heinrich Raspe, Landgrave of Thuringia (b. 1204)   

1279  Afonso III, King of Portugal (1248-79), dies on February - 16.   

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

1531  On this day in history death of johannes Stöffler, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1452)   

1538  On this day in history everhard/Erardus van de Mark, prince-bishop of Liege, dies at 65   

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