Famous Personalities Born In October - 16

1396  On this day in history birth of william de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk, English soldier (d. 1450)   

1430  On October - 16 birth of king James II of Scotland (d. 1460)   

1483  On this day in history birth of gasparo Contarini, Italian diplomat and cardinal (d. 1542)   

1535  On this day in history birth of niwa Nagahide, Japanese warlord (d. 1585)   

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

1663  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of andreas Hadik, Austro-Hungarian general (d. 1790)   

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

1723  On October - 16 birth of johann Andreas Joseph Giulini, composer   

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

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

1751  On October - 16 birth of frederika Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt, Queen of Prussia (d. 1805)   

1754  On October - 16 birth of morgan Lewis, Governor of New York (1804-07) (d. 1844)   

1758  Noah Webster, lexicographer (Webster's Dictionary) was born on this day in history.   

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 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 this day in history 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 this day in history birth of gaetano Capocci, composer   

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

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

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

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 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  On this day in history birth of john Francis Barnett, composer   

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

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0775  Mansur, kalief of Abbasiden, dies on this day in history.   

1323  On this day in history 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 October - 16.   

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

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