Famous Birthdays In February - 16
Tuesday, 19 March 2024
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 Philipp Melanchthon, Germ, Protestant reformer (Augsburgse Confessie) was born on this day in history.
1519 On this day in history birth of gaspard de Coligny, Huguenot leader/French admiral
1543 Kano Eitoku, Japanese painter (d. 1590) was born on February - 16.
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 February - 16.
1669 Arnold Boonen, Dutch portrait painter was born on February - 16.
1684 On this day in history birth of bohuslav M Czernohorsky, Czech monk/composer
1684 Bohuslav Matej Czernohorsky, Czech monk/composer was born on this day in history.
1698 On this day in history birth of pierre Bouguer, French mathematician (heliometer)
1709 Charles Avison, composer was born on this day in history.
1727 On this day in history birth of nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin, Austrian scientist (d. 1817)
1740 On February - 16 birth of giambattista Bodoni, Saluzzo Italy, printer/typeface designer (Bodoni)
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 this day in history.
1786 On this day in history birth of grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia (d. 1859)
1787 On February - 16 birth of andreas Schelfhout, Dutch painter/etcher/lithographer
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 February - 16 birth of karl Theodor Ernst von Siebold, German physiologist (d. 1885)
1807 Lysander Cutler, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1866 was born on this day in history.
1812 On this day in history birth of henry Wilson, (R) 18th VP (1873-75)
1813 Joseph Reid Anderson, Brig General (Confederate Army) died in 1892 was born on February - 16.
1813 On February - 16 birth of semyon Stepanovich Gulak-Artemovsky, composer
1821 Heinrich Barth, Hamburg Germany, geographer/explorer (Central Africa) was born on this day in history.
1822 On February - 16 birth of francis Galton, Birmingham England, anthropologist & geneticist
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 this day in history birth of peter Kozler, Slovenian cartographer and geographer (d. 1879)
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)