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  On October - 16 birth of king James II of Scotland (d. 1460)  

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

1535  On October - 16 birth of niwa Nagahide, Japanese warlord (d. 1585)  

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

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

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

1708  On October - 16 birth of albrecht von Haller, Switz, experimental physiology (Acad of Science)  

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

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

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

1726  On this day in history birth of daniel Chodowiecki, Polish painter (d. 1801)  

1729  On October - 16 birth of pierre van Maldere, composer  

1751  On October - 16 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 this day in history.  

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  On this day in history birth of frederic Nicolas Duvernoy, composer  

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  Isaac Murphy, Governor of Arkansas (1864-68) (d. 1882) was born on October - 16.  

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

1811  On this day in history 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 this day in history birth of austin F. Pike, American politician from New Hampshire (d. 1886)  

1821  On this day in history 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  On October - 16 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  On this day in history birth of vicente Riva Palacio, Mexico, writer/diplomat  

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  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  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 October - 16.  

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