Famous Birthdays In February - 16
Friday, 26 July 2024
1032 Emperor Yingzong of China (d. 1067) was born on February - 16.
1075 On this day in history birth of ordericus Vitalis, French monk/historian/poet
1497 On this day in history birth of philipp Melanchthon, Germ, Protestant reformer (Augsburgse Confessie)
1519 On February - 16 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 February - 16 birth of frederick William, Great Elector, founder of Brandenburg-Prussia
1643 John Sharp, English Archbishop of York (d. 1714) was born on this day in history.
1669 Arnold Boonen, Dutch portrait painter was born on February - 16.
1684 Bohuslav M Czernohorsky, Czech monk/composer was born on February - 16.
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 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 On this day in history birth of charles Pichegru, French general (d. 1804)
1774 On February - 16 birth of pierre Rode, composer
1786 On February - 16 birth of grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia (d. 1859)
1787 On this day in history birth of andreas Schelfhout, Dutch painter/etcher/lithographer
1788 On February - 16 birth of juan van Halen, Dutch/Spanish officer/adventurer
1790 Chretien Urhan, composer was born on February - 16.
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 this day in history.
1813 Joseph Reid Anderson, Brig General (Confederate Army) died in 1892 was born on February - 16.
1813 On this day in history 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 this day in history birth of francis Galton, Birmingham England, anthropologist & geneticist
1822 On February - 16 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 Franz von Holstein, composer was born on February - 16.
1826 Joseph V von Scheffel, German writer (Gaudeamus) was born on this day in history.