Famous Birthdays In February - 16
Saturday, 25 March 2023
1032 On this day in history birth of emperor Yingzong of China (d. 1067)
1075 Ordericus Vitalis, French monk/historian/poet was born on this day in history.
1497 On this day in history birth of philipp Melanchthon, Germ, Protestant reformer (Augsburgse Confessie)
1519 Gaspard de Coligny, Huguenot leader/French admiral was born on this day in history.
1543 Kano Eitoku, Japanese painter (d. 1590) was born on February - 16.
1620 Frederick William, Great Elector, founder of Brandenburg-Prussia was born on this day in history.
1643 John Sharp, English Archbishop of York (d. 1714) was born on this day in history.
1669 On this day in history birth of arnold Boonen, Dutch portrait painter
1684 Bohuslav M Czernohorsky, Czech monk/composer was born on this day in history.
1684 On February - 16 birth of bohuslav Matej Czernohorsky, Czech monk/composer
1698 Pierre Bouguer, French mathematician (heliometer) was born on this day in history.
1709 On this day in history birth of charles Avison, composer
1727 Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin, Austrian scientist (d. 1817) was born on February - 16.
1740 Giambattista Bodoni, Saluzzo Italy, printer/typeface designer (Bodoni) was born on this day in history.
1746 Johann Heinse, German Sturm und Drang novelist/art critic was born on this day in history.
1761 On this day in history birth of charles Pichegru, French general (d. 1804)
1774 On this day in history birth of pierre Rode, composer
1786 Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia (d. 1859) was born on February - 16.
1787 On February - 16 birth of andreas Schelfhout, Dutch painter/etcher/lithographer
1788 Juan van Halen, Dutch/Spanish officer/adventurer was born on February - 16.
1790 On this day in history birth of chretien Urhan, composer
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 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 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 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 Peter Kozler, Slovenian cartographer and geographer (d. 1879) was born on this day in history.
1826 Franz von Holstein, composer was born on February - 16.
1826 Joseph V von Scheffel, German writer (Gaudeamus) was born on February - 16.