Famous Personalities Born In February - 16

1032  Emperor Yingzong of China (d. 1067) was born on February - 16.   

1075  Ordericus Vitalis, French monk/historian/poet was born on February - 16.   

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

1519  Gaspard de Coligny, Huguenot leader/French admiral was born on February - 16.   

1543  On February - 16 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 February - 16.   

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

1684  On this day in history birth of bohuslav M Czernohorsky, Czech monk/composer   

1684  On this day in history 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  Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin, Austrian scientist (d. 1817) was born on this day in history.   

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  On February - 16 birth of charles Pichegru, French general (d. 1804)   

1774  On this day in history birth of pierre Rode, composer   

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  On February - 16 birth of juan van Halen, Dutch/Spanish officer/adventurer   

1790  Chretien Urhan, composer was born on this day in history.   

1802  On this day in history 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  On February - 16 birth of henry Wilson, (R) 18th VP (1873-75)   

1813  Joseph Reid Anderson, Brig General (Confederate Army) died in 1892 was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1279  On this day in history 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  On this day in history everhard/Erardus van de Mark, prince-bishop of Liege, dies at 65   

1560  Death of Jean du Bellay, French Catholic cardinal and diplomat on February - 16.