Famous Birthdays In March - 16

1338  Thomas de Beauchamp, 12th Earl of Warwick (d. 1401) was born on this day in history.  

1445  On this day in history birth of johann Geiler von Kaisersberg, Swiss-born preacher (d. 1510)  

1473  On this day in history birth of henry IV the Pious, Duke of Saxony (d. 1541)  

1581  Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft, Dutch historian and writer (d. 1647) was born on March - 16.  

1585  Gerbrant A Bredero, Holland, poet/playwright (Klucht van de Koe) was born on this day in history.  

1609  On March - 16 birth of michael Franck, composer  

1631  On this day in history birth of rené Le Bossu, French critic (d. 1680)  

1634  Contessa Marie Madeleine La Fayette, novelist was born on this day in history.  

1651  Zaccaria Tevo, composer was born on this day in history.  

1654  Andreas Acoluthus, German orientalist (d. 1704) was born on this day in history.  

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1663  Nicholas Siret, composer was born on March - 16.  

1687  On this day in history birth of sophia Dorothea of Hanover, queen consort in Prussia (d. 1757)  

1729  Georg W "Franz" Panzer, German vicar/librarian (Annales typographic) was born on this day in history.  

1739  On this day in history birth of george Clymer, US merchant (signed Decl of Ind, Constitution)  

1745  Johann Wilhelm Cornelius von Konigslow, composer was born on March - 16.  

1750  Caroline Lucretia Herchel, Hanover, Germany, 1st mod woman astronomer was born on this day in history.  

1751  On this day in history birth of james Madison, Port Conway Va, (D-R), 4th US president (1809-17)  

1757  On this day in history birth of bengt Lidner, Swedish poet (Medea, Yttersa Domen)  

1773  On March - 16 birth of juan Ramón Balcarce, Argentine military leader and politician (d. 1836)  

1774  On March - 16 birth of matthew Flinders, English navigator/cartographer (coast Australia)  

1776  On this day in history birth of johan G Verstolk van Soelen, Dutch minister of Foreign Affairs  

1787  Georg Simon Ohm, physicist (discovered Ohm's Law) was born on this day in history.  

1789  Georg Simon Ohm, German physicist (d. 1854) was born on this day in history.  

1794  Ami Boué, Austrian geologist (d. 1881) was born on March - 16.  

1800  On March - 16 birth of emperor Ninko of Japan (d. 1846)  

1802  On this day in history birth of george Archibald McCall, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1868  

1805  On March - 16 birth of peter Ernst von Lasaulx, German philosopher and writer (d. 1861)  

1806  Norbert Rillieux, inventor (sugar refiner) was born on this day in history.  

1812  On March - 16 birth of henry Dwight Terry, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1869  

1814  On this day in history birth of jules Eugene Abraham Alary, composer  

1821  Ernest Feydeau, French author (Georges Feydeau) was born on March - 16.  

1822  John Pope, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1892 was born on March - 16.  

1822  Rosa Bonheur, French landscape painter (Buffalo Bill) was born on this day in history.  

1823  William Henry Monk, composer was born on this day in history.  

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0455  On this day in history death of valentinian III, Roman Emperor (b. 419)  

1021  Death of Heribert of Cologne, Archbishop of Cologne and Chancellor of Emperor Otto III on March - 16.  

1037  On March - 16 death of robert I, Archbishop of Rouen  

1072  Adalbert, archbishop of Bremen-Hamburg, dies on this day in history.  

1322  Death of Humphrey de Bohun, 4th Earl of Hereford, English soldier (b. 1276) on March - 16.  

1410  On this day in history death of john Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset (b. 1373)  

1485  Death of Anne Neville, queen of Richard III of England (b. 1456) on this day in history.  

1536  On this day in history death of ibrahim Pasha, grand-visier of Osmaanse Rich, murdered at about 45