Famous Birthdays In October - 16

1396  On October - 16 birth of william de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk, English soldier (d. 1450)  

1430  On this day in history birth of king James II of Scotland (d. 1460)  

1483  Gasparo Contarini, Italian diplomat and cardinal (d. 1542) was born on October - 16.  

1535  Niwa Nagahide, Japanese warlord (d. 1585) was born on October - 16.  

1605  Charles C Dassoucy, French writer/singer was born on October - 16.  

1663  On October - 16 birth of prince Eugene of Savoy, French-born Austrian general (d. 1736)  

1679  Jan Dismas Zelenka, composer was born on this day in history.  

1708  Albrecht von Haller, Switz, experimental physiology (Acad of Science) was born on this day in history.  

1710  Andreas Hadik, Austro-Hungarian general (d. 1790) was born on October - 16.  

1714  On October - 16 birth of giovanni Arduino, Italian geologist (d. 1795)  

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1723  On this day in history birth of johann Andreas Joseph Giulini, composer  

1726  On October - 16 birth of daniel Chodowiecki, Polish painter (d. 1801)  

1729  Pierre van Maldere, composer was born on October - 16.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1762  On October - 16 birth of paul Hamilton, Governor of South Carolina (1804-06) and U.S. Secretary of Navy (1809-12) (d. 1816)  

1765  On October - 16 birth of frederic Nicolas Duvernoy, composer  

1789  William Burton, Governor of Delaware (1859-63) (d. 1866) was born on this day in history.  

1795  William Buell Sprague, American clergyman and author (d. 1876) was born on October - 16.  

1802  On this day in history birth of isaac Murphy, Governor of Arkansas (1864-68) (d. 1882)  

1806  William Pitt Fessenden, Secy Treas (Union), died in 1869 was born on this day in history.  

1811  On October - 16 birth of gaetano Capocci, composer  

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

1816  William Preston, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1887 was born on October - 16.  

1819  Austin F. Pike, American politician from New Hampshire (d. 1886) was born on October - 16.  

1821  Albert Franz Doppler, composer was born on October - 16.  

1825  On this day in history birth of thomas Turpin Crittenden, Brig Genl (Union volunteers), died in 1905  

1826  On this day in history birth of piotr Studzinski, composer  

1830  Ferdinand van der Haeghen, Flemish librarian/bibliography was born on October - 16.  

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 October - 16.  

1837  John Francis Barnett, composer was born on October - 16.  

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

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0775  Mansur, kalief of Abbasiden, dies on October - 16.  

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

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

1355  Death of Louis, King of Sicily, felled by the Black Death on this day in history.  

1473  Reinoud II van Brederode, viscount of Utrecht, dies on this day in history.  

1553  Lucas Cranach Sr, German painter, dies at 81 on this day in history.  

1555  Death of Hugh Latimer, royal chaplain of Anna Boley, burned at stake at 80 on October - 16.  

1570  On October - 16 death of baron van Montigny, Dutch earl of Horne, murdered