Famous Birthdays In October - 16

1396  William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk, English soldier (d. 1450) was born on October - 16.   

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 this day in history.   

1605  On October - 16 birth of charles C Dassoucy, French writer/singer   

1663  Prince Eugene of Savoy, French-born Austrian general (d. 1736) was born on this day in history.   

1679  On this day in history birth of jan Dismas Zelenka, composer   

1708  On this day in history birth of albrecht von Haller, Switz, experimental physiology (Acad of Science)   

1710  On October - 16 birth of andreas Hadik, Austro-Hungarian general (d. 1790)   

1714  On this day in history birth of giovanni Arduino, Italian geologist (d. 1795)   

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

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

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

1751  On this day in history birth of frederika Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt, Queen of Prussia (d. 1805)   

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 October - 16 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 this day in history.   

1789  On October - 16 birth of william Burton, Governor of Delaware (1859-63) (d. 1866)   

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

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

1806  William Pitt Fessenden, Secy Treas (Union), died in 1869 was born on October - 16.   

1811  Gaetano Capocci, composer was born on this day in history.   

1815  Francis Lubbock, Governor of Texas (d. 1905) was born on this day in history.   

1816  On October - 16 birth of william Preston, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1887   

1819  On this day in history birth of austin F. Pike, American politician from New Hampshire (d. 1886)   

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

1825  Thomas Turpin Crittenden, Brig Genl (Union volunteers), died in 1905 was born on October - 16.   

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

1830  On this day in history birth of ferdinand van der Haeghen, Flemish librarian/bibliography   

1832  On October - 16 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  John Francis Barnett, composer was born on October - 16.   

1840  Kuroda Kiyotaka, Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1900) was born on October - 16.   

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0775  On October - 16 mansur, kalief of Abbasiden, dies   

1323  On October - 16 amadeus V the Great, count of Flanders/Savoy, dies at 74   

1333  On October - 16 nicolaas V, [Pietro Rainalducci], Italian anti-Pope (1328-30), dies   

1355  On this day in history 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 October - 16 lucas Cranach Sr, German painter, dies at 81   

1555  Death of Hugh Latimer, royal chaplain of Anna Boley, burned at stake at 80 on this day in history.   

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