Famous Personalities Born In March - 16
Thursday, 12 February 2026
1338 On this day in history birth of thomas de Beauchamp, 12th Earl of Warwick (d. 1401) 

1445 Johann Geiler von Kaisersberg, Swiss-born preacher (d. 1510) was born on this day in history. 

1473 Henry IV the Pious, Duke of Saxony (d. 1541) was born on this day in history. 

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

1585 On March - 16 birth of gerbrant A Bredero, Holland, poet/playwright (Klucht van de Koe) 

1609 Michael Franck, composer was born on March - 16. 

1631 On March - 16 birth of rené Le Bossu, French critic (d. 1680) 

1634 Contessa Marie Madeleine La Fayette, novelist was born on March - 16. 

1651 On March - 16 birth of zaccaria Tevo, composer 

1654 On March - 16 birth of andreas Acoluthus, German orientalist (d. 1704) 

1663 Nicholas Siret, composer was born on this day in history. 

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

1729 On March - 16 birth of georg W "Franz" Panzer, German vicar/librarian (Annales typographic) 

1739 On March - 16 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 March - 16. 

1751 James Madison, Port Conway Va, (D-R), 4th US president (1809-17) was born on this day in history. 

1757 On March - 16 birth of bengt Lidner, Swedish poet (Medea, Yttersa Domen) 

1773 On this day in history birth of juan Ramón Balcarce, Argentine military leader and politician (d. 1836) 

1774 Matthew Flinders, English navigator/cartographer (coast Australia) was born on March - 16. 

1776 Johan G Verstolk van Soelen, Dutch minister of Foreign Affairs was born on March - 16. 

1787 On March - 16 birth of georg Simon Ohm, physicist (discovered Ohm's Law) 

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

1794 On this day in history birth of ami Boué, Austrian geologist (d. 1881) 

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

1802 George Archibald McCall, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1868 was born on this day in history. 

1805 On this day in history birth of peter Ernst von Lasaulx, German philosopher and writer (d. 1861) 

1806 Norbert Rillieux, inventor (sugar refiner) was born on March - 16. 

1812 Henry Dwight Terry, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1869 was born on this day in history. 

1814 Jules Eugene Abraham Alary, composer was born on March - 16. 

1821 On this day in history birth of ernest Feydeau, French author (Georges Feydeau) 

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

1822 On March - 16 birth of rosa Bonheur, French landscape painter (Buffalo Bill) 

1823 On March - 16 birth of william Henry Monk, composer 

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