Famous Birthdays In October - 16

1396  William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk, English soldier (d. 1450) was born on this day in history.  

1430  King James II of Scotland (d. 1460) was born on October - 16.  

1483  On October - 16 birth of gasparo Contarini, Italian diplomat and cardinal (d. 1542)  

1535  Niwa Nagahide, Japanese warlord (d. 1585) was born on this day in history.  

1605  On this day in history birth of charles C Dassoucy, French writer/singer  

1663  Prince Eugene of Savoy, French-born Austrian general (d. 1736) was born on October - 16.  

1679  Jan Dismas Zelenka, composer was born on October - 16.  

1708  Albrecht von Haller, Switz, experimental physiology (Acad of Science) was born on October - 16.  

1710  On this day in history birth of andreas Hadik, Austro-Hungarian general (d. 1790)  

1714  Giovanni Arduino, Italian geologist (d. 1795) was born on October - 16.  

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1723  Johann Andreas Joseph Giulini, composer was born on October - 16.  

1726  Daniel Chodowiecki, Polish painter (d. 1801) was born on October - 16.  

1729  Pierre van Maldere, composer was born on this day in history.  

1751  Frederika Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt, Queen of Prussia (d. 1805) was born on this day in history.  

1754  Morgan Lewis, Governor of New York (1804-07) (d. 1844) was born on October - 16.  

1758  On October - 16 birth of noah Webster, lexicographer (Webster's Dictionary)  

1762  On this day in history birth of paul Hamilton, Governor of South Carolina (1804-06) and U.S. Secretary of Navy (1809-12) (d. 1816)  

1765  Frederic Nicolas Duvernoy, composer was born on October - 16.  

1789  On this day in history birth of william Burton, Governor of Delaware (1859-63) (d. 1866)  

1795  On this day in history birth of william Buell Sprague, American clergyman and author (d. 1876)  

1802  On October - 16 birth of isaac Murphy, Governor of Arkansas (1864-68) (d. 1882)  

1806  On this day in history birth of william Pitt Fessenden, Secy Treas (Union), died in 1869  

1811  On October - 16 birth of gaetano Capocci, composer  

1815  On October - 16 birth of francis Lubbock, Governor of Texas (d. 1905)  

1816  On this day in history birth of william Preston, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1887  

1819  On October - 16 birth of austin F. Pike, American politician from New Hampshire (d. 1886)  

1821  On October - 16 birth of albert Franz Doppler, composer  

1825  On October - 16 birth of thomas Turpin Crittenden, Brig Genl (Union volunteers), died in 1905  

1826  Piotr Studzinski, composer was born on October - 16.  

1830  Ferdinand van der Haeghen, Flemish librarian/bibliography was born on this day in history.  

1832  On this day in history birth of george Crockett Strong, Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1863  

1832  Vicente Riva Palacio, Mexico, writer/diplomat was born on this day in history.  

1837  On October - 16 birth of john Francis Barnett, composer  

1840  On this day in history birth of kuroda Kiyotaka, Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1900)  

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0775  On this day in history mansur, kalief of Abbasiden, dies  

1323  Amadeus V the Great, count of Flanders/Savoy, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

1333  On this day in history nicolaas V, [Pietro Rainalducci], Italian anti-Pope (1328-30), dies  

1355  On October - 16 death of louis, King of Sicily, felled by the Black Death  

1473  On this day in history reinoud II van Brederode, viscount of Utrecht, dies  

1553  On this day in history lucas Cranach Sr, German painter, dies at 81  

1555  On October - 16 death of hugh Latimer, royal chaplain of Anna Boley, burned at stake at 80  

1570  On this day in history death of baron van Montigny, Dutch earl of Horne, murdered