Famous Birthdays In October - 16

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

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

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  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  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.  

1723  Johann Andreas Joseph Giulini, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

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

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

1754  On this day in history 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  Paul Hamilton, Governor of South Carolina (1804-06) and U.S. Secretary of Navy (1809-12) (d. 1816) was born on this day in history.  

1765  On this day in history birth of frederic Nicolas Duvernoy, composer  

1789  William Burton, Governor of Delaware (1859-63) (d. 1866) was born on October - 16.  

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

1802  Isaac Murphy, Governor of Arkansas (1864-68) (d. 1882) was born on October - 16.  

1806  On October - 16 birth of william Pitt Fessenden, Secy Treas (Union), died in 1869  

1811  Gaetano Capocci, composer was born on October - 16.  

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

1821  Albert Franz Doppler, composer was born on this day in history.  

1825  Thomas Turpin Crittenden, Brig Genl (Union volunteers), died in 1905 was born on this day in history.  

1826  On October - 16 birth of piotr Studzinski, composer  

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

1832  George Crockett Strong, Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1863 was born on this day in history.  

1832  On this day in history birth of vicente Riva Palacio, Mexico, writer/diplomat  

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

1840  Kuroda Kiyotaka, Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1900) was born on this day in history.  

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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 October - 16.  

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  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 this day in history.  

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