Famous Personalities Born In February - 16

1032  Emperor yingzong of china: Emperor yingzong of china (d. 1067)   

1075  Ordericus vitalis: French monk/historian/poet   

1497  Philipp melanchthon: Germ, protestant reformer (augsburgse confessie)   

1519  Gaspard de coligny: Huguenot leader/french admiral   

1543  Kano eitoku: Japanese painter   

1620  Frederick william: Great elector, founder of brandenburg-prussia   

1643  John sharp: English archbishop of york   

1669  Arnold boonen: Dutch portrait painter   

1684  Bohuslav m czernohorsky: Czech monk/composer   

1698  Pierre bouguer: French mathematician (heliometer)   

1709  Charles avison: Composer   

1727  Nikolaus joseph von jacquin: Austrian scientist   

1740  Giambattista bodoni: Saluzzo italy, printer/typeface designer (bodoni)   

1746  Johann heinse: German sturm und drang novelist/art critic   

1761  Charles pichegru: French general   

1774  Pierre rode: Composer   

1786  Grand duchess maria pavlovna of russia: Grand duchess maria pavlovna of russia (d. 1859)   

1787  Andreas schelfhout: Dutch painter/etcher/lithographer   

1788  Juan van halen: Dutch/spanish officer/adventurer   

1790  Chretien urhan: Composer   

1802  Phineas parkhurst quimby: American philosopher   

1804  Karl theodor ernst von siebold: German physiologist   

1807  Lysander cutler: Bvt major general (union volunteers), died in 1866   

1812  Henry wilson: (r) 18th vp (1873-75)   

1813  Joseph reid anderson: Brig general (confederate army) died in 1892   

1813  Semyon stepanovich gulak-artemovsky: Composer   

1821  Heinrich barth: Hamburg germany, geographer/explorer (central africa)   

1822  Francis galton: Birmingham england, anthropologist & geneticist   

1822  James patton anderson: Major general (confederate army), died in 1872   

1823  John daniel imboden: Brig general (confederate army), died in 1895   

1824  Peter kozler: Slovenian cartographer and geographer   

1826  Franz von holstein: Composer   

1826  Joseph v von scheffel: German writer (gaudeamus)   

1831  Nikolai leskow: Writer   

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0309  Pamphilus van caesarea: Palestinian scholar/martyr, beheaded   

0923  Abu dja'far mohammed djarir al-tabari: Islamic historian,   

1247  Heinrich raspe: Landgrave of thuringia (b. 1204)   

1279  Afonso iii: King of portugal (1248-79),   

1391  Johannes v palaeologus: Emperor of byzantium (1341-91),   

1531  Johannes stöffler: German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1452)   

1538  Everhard/erardus van de mark: Prince-bishop of liege,   

1560  Jean du bellay: French catholic cardinal and diplomat