Famous Birthdays In February - 16

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

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 this day in history birth of kano Eitoku, Japanese painter (d. 1590)  

1620  On this day in history 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  Bohuslav M Czernohorsky, Czech monk/composer was born on this day in history.  

1684  Bohuslav Matej Czernohorsky, Czech monk/composer was born on February - 16.  

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1698  On February - 16 birth of pierre Bouguer, French mathematician (heliometer)  

1709  On February - 16 birth of charles Avison, composer  

1727  On February - 16 birth of nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin, Austrian scientist (d. 1817)  

1740  On this day in history birth of giambattista Bodoni, Saluzzo Italy, printer/typeface designer (Bodoni)  

1746  Johann Heinse, German Sturm und Drang novelist/art critic was born on February - 16.  

1761  Charles Pichegru, French general (d. 1804) was born on this day in history.  

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

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  Chretien Urhan, composer was born on February - 16.  

1802  Phineas Parkhurst Quimby, American philosopher (d. 1866) was born on this day in history.  

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

1813  On February - 16 birth of joseph Reid Anderson, Brig General (Confederate Army) died in 1892  

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 February - 16.  

1822  On this day in history birth of francis Galton, Birmingham England, anthropologist & geneticist  

1822  On this day in history 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  Peter Kozler, Slovenian cartographer and geographer (d. 1879) was born on this day in history.  

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

1826  On February - 16 birth of joseph V von Scheffel, German writer (Gaudeamus)  

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

1279  Afonso III, King of Portugal (1248-79), dies on February - 16.  

1391  On this day in history johannes V Palaeologus, Emperor of Byzantium (1341-91), dies  

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 February - 16.  

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