Famous Personalities Born In February - 16

1032  On this day in history birth of emperor Yingzong of China (d. 1067)   

1075  On February - 16 birth of ordericus Vitalis, French monk/historian/poet   

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

1519  On February - 16 birth of gaspard de Coligny, Huguenot leader/French admiral   

1543  Kano Eitoku, Japanese painter (d. 1590) was born on this day in history.   

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  Arnold Boonen, Dutch portrait painter was born on February - 16.   

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

1684  On February - 16 birth of bohuslav Matej Czernohorsky, Czech monk/composer   

1698  Pierre Bouguer, French mathematician (heliometer) was born on February - 16.   

1709  Charles Avison, composer was born on this day in history.   

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  Johann Heinse, German Sturm und Drang novelist/art critic was born on this day in history.   

1761  On February - 16 birth of charles Pichegru, French general (d. 1804)   

1774  Pierre Rode, composer was born on February - 16.   

1786  Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia (d. 1859) was born on this day in history.   

1787  Andreas Schelfhout, Dutch painter/etcher/lithographer was born on this day in history.   

1788  Juan van Halen, Dutch/Spanish officer/adventurer was born on this day in history.   

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  Karl Theodor Ernst von Siebold, German physiologist (d. 1885) was born on this day in history.   

1807  On this day in history birth of lysander Cutler, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1866   

1812  Henry Wilson, (R) 18th VP (1873-75) was born on this day in history.   

1813  Joseph Reid Anderson, Brig General (Confederate Army) died in 1892 was born on February - 16.   

1813  Semyon Stepanovich Gulak-Artemovsky, composer was born on February - 16.   

1821  On February - 16 birth of heinrich Barth, Hamburg Germany, geographer/explorer (Central Africa)   

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

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

0923  On February - 16 abu Dja'far Mohammed Djarir al-Tabari, islamic historian, dies at 83   

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

1279  On this day in history afonso III, King of Portugal (1248-79), dies   

1391  On this day in history 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 February - 16.   

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