Famous Personalities Born In February - 16
Wednesday, 14 May 2025
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 On February - 16 birth of philipp Melanchthon, Germ, Protestant reformer (Augsburgse Confessie)
1519 On February - 16 birth of gaspard de Coligny, Huguenot leader/French admiral
1543 Kano Eitoku, Japanese painter (d. 1590) was born on this day in history.
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 Bohuslav M Czernohorsky, Czech monk/composer was born on this day in history.
1684 On this day in history birth of bohuslav Matej Czernohorsky, Czech monk/composer
1698 Pierre Bouguer, French mathematician (heliometer) was born on this day in history.
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 On February - 16 birth of johann Heinse, German Sturm und Drang novelist/art critic
1761 On February - 16 birth of charles Pichegru, French general (d. 1804)
1774 Pierre Rode, composer was born on February - 16.
1786 Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia (d. 1859) was born on February - 16.
1787 Andreas Schelfhout, Dutch painter/etcher/lithographer was born on this day in history.
1788 On this day in history birth of juan van Halen, Dutch/Spanish officer/adventurer
1790 On this day in history birth of chretien Urhan, composer
1802 Phineas Parkhurst Quimby, American philosopher (d. 1866) was born on this day in history.
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 this day in history.
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 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 February - 16.
1822 Francis Galton, Birmingham England, anthropologist & geneticist was born on February - 16.
1822 On February - 16 birth of james Patton Anderson, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1872
1823 John Daniel Imboden, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1895 was born on this day in history.
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 On this day in history birth of joseph V von Scheffel, German writer (Gaudeamus)