Famous Personalities Born In October - 06
Monday, 16 March 2026
1289 King wenceslaus iii of bohemia: King wenceslaus iii of bohemia (d. 1306) 

1459 Martin behaim: German navigator and geographer 

1510 Rowland taylor: English clergyman 

1510 John caius: English physician 

1552 Matteo ricci: Italian missionary (china) 

1573 Henry wriothesley: 3rd earl of southampton, english patron of the theater 

1610 Charles de sainte-maure: Duc de montausier, french soldier 

1618 Miguel gomez camargo: Composer 

1706 Pieter steyn: Dutch grand pensionary (1749- ) 

1716 George montague-dunk: 2nd earl of halifax, english statesman 

1738 Archduchess maria anna of austria: Archduchess maria anna of austria (d. 1789) 

1744 James mcgill: Scottish-canadian businessman and philanthropist 

1767 Henri christophe: King of haiti 

1773 King louis-philippe of france: King louis-philippe of france (d. 1850) 

1777 William russell: Composer 

1801 Hippolyte carnot: French statesman 

1803 Heinrich wilhelm dove: German physicist 

1806 Andreas randel: Composer 

1808 Frederik vii: 1st constitutional king of denmark (1848-63) 

1816 William batchelder bradbury: Composer 

1818 Joseph rummel: Composer 

1819 Willem a scholten: Dutch potato-flour manufacturer 

1820 Jenny lind: Swedish soprano 

1824 Henry chadwick: Baseball pioneer, developed 1st rule book 

1827 Cark reidel: Composer 

1831 J w richard dedekind: Ger mathematician (nature & meaning of numbers) 

1838 Giuseppe cesare abba: Italian patriot and writer 

1846 George westinghouse: Responsible for alternating current in us 

1847 Adolf von hildebrand: German sculptor 

1849 Basil zaharoff: Arms dealer, "merchant of death" 

1860 Oscar l helfrich: Dutch governor (curacao) 

1860 Reneke de marees van swinderen: Dutch foreign minister (1908-13) 

1862 Albert jeremiah beveridge: Us, politician/author (progressive) 

1866 Reginald aubrey fessenden: Broadcast 1st program of voice & music 

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