Famous Personalities Born In February - 16

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

1075  On February - 16 birth of ordericus Vitalis, French monk/historian/poet   

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

1519  On February - 16 birth of gaspard de Coligny, Huguenot leader/French admiral   

1543  Kano Eitoku, Japanese painter (d. 1590) was born on February - 16.   

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

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

1761  Charles Pichegru, French general (d. 1804) was born on February - 16.   

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

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  Juan van Halen, Dutch/Spanish officer/adventurer was born on this day in history.   

1790  Chretien Urhan, composer was born on February - 16.   

1802  Phineas Parkhurst Quimby, American philosopher (d. 1866) was born on February - 16.   

1804  On this day in history 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 February - 16.   

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 this day in history.   

1813  Semyon Stepanovich Gulak-Artemovsky, composer was born on February - 16.   

1821  On this day in history birth of heinrich Barth, Hamburg Germany, geographer/explorer (Central Africa)   

1822  Francis Galton, Birmingham England, anthropologist & geneticist was born on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history birth of peter Kozler, Slovenian cartographer and geographer (d. 1879)   

1826  On this day in history birth of franz von Holstein, composer   

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

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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 this day in history.   

1247  Death of Heinrich Raspe, Landgrave of Thuringia (b. 1204) on this day in history.   

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

1391  Johannes V Palaeologus, Emperor of Byzantium (1341-91), dies on this day in history.   

1531  On this day in history 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.