Famous Personalities Born In October - 14
Monday, 16 February 2026
1257 King przemysl ii of poland: King przemysl ii of poland (d. 1296) 

1404 Marie of anjou: Queen of france 

1493 shimazu tadayoshi: Japanese warlord 

1499 Claude of france: Wife of louis xii of france 

1542 abul-fath djalal-ud-din: 3rd mogol emperor of india (1556-1605) 

1606 johan maetsuyker: Dutch governor-general of ceylon (1653-78) 

1630 sophia of hanover: Princess palatine and electress of saxony 

1633 james ii stuart: King of england/scotland (james vii) (1685-88) 

1639 Simon van der stel: Dutch governor of cape colony (1679-99) 

1643 Bahadur shah i: Mughal emperor of india 

1644 William penn: English quaker & founder of pa 

1687 robert simson: Scotland, mathematician 

1712 george grenville: British pm (1763-65) 

1726 charles middleton: 1st baron barham, english sailor and politician 

1730 Jean joseph rodolphe: Composer 

1733 françois sebastien charles joseph de croix: Count of clerfayt, austrian field marshal 

1734 Francis lightfoot lee: Us farmer/signer (decl of independence) 

1738 Giovanni calisto andrea zanotti: Composer 

1740 Joannes siberg: Dutch governor-general of neth indies (1801-05) 

1753 franz anton dimmler: Composer 

1764 charles-henri plantade: Composer 

1774 Hubert maj van asch van wijck: Dutch politician 

1784 Ferdinand vii mf: King of spain 

1789 constant van crombrugghe: Flemish monastery founder 

1790 Thursday october christian: Thursday october christian (d. 1831) 

1796 Adolf ganz: Composer 

1801 Joseph af plateau: Belgium, physicist (blinded-stared at sun 25 secs) 

1806 preston king: U.s. senator from new york 

1827 James sidney robinson: Bvt mjr gen (union volunteers), died in 1892 

1827 william ggvv harcourt: English lawyer/min of finance 

1837 ellison capers: Brig general (confederate army), died in 1908 

1842 joe start: American baseball player 

1853 ciprian porumbescu: Composer 

1855 george edwardes: British composer (gaiety girl) 

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