Famous Birthdays In February - 16

1032  On February - 16 birth of emperor Yingzong of China (d. 1067)   

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

1497  Philipp Melanchthon, Germ, Protestant reformer (Augsburgse Confessie) was born on this day in history.   

1519  On this day in history birth of gaspard de Coligny, Huguenot leader/French admiral   

1543  On February - 16 birth of kano Eitoku, Japanese painter (d. 1590)   

1620  Frederick William, Great Elector, founder of Brandenburg-Prussia was born on February - 16.   

1643  On this day in history birth of john Sharp, English Archbishop of York (d. 1714)   

1669  On February - 16 birth of arnold Boonen, Dutch portrait painter   

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

1746  On this day in history birth of johann Heinse, German Sturm und Drang novelist/art critic   

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

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

1786  On February - 16 birth of grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia (d. 1859)   

1787  Andreas Schelfhout, Dutch painter/etcher/lithographer was born on February - 16.   

1788  On February - 16 birth of juan van Halen, Dutch/Spanish officer/adventurer   

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

1802  On this day in history birth of phineas Parkhurst Quimby, American philosopher (d. 1866)   

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

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 this day in history.   

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

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0309  Death of Pamphilus van Caesarea, Palestinian scholar/martyr, beheaded on this day in history.   

0923  Abu Dja'far Mohammed Djarir al-Tabari, islamic historian, dies at 83 on February - 16.   

1247  On February - 16 death of heinrich Raspe, Landgrave of Thuringia (b. 1204)   

1279  Afonso III, King of Portugal (1248-79), dies on this day in history.   

1391  On February - 16 johannes V Palaeologus, Emperor of Byzantium (1341-91), dies   

1531  Death of Johannes Stöffler, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1452) on February - 16.   

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 this day in history.