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

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

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

1710  On this day in history birth of andreas Hadik, Austro-Hungarian general (d. 1790)  

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

1723  Johann Andreas Joseph Giulini, composer was born on October - 16.  

1726  Daniel Chodowiecki, Polish painter (d. 1801) was born on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1758  Noah Webster, lexicographer (Webster's Dictionary) was born on October - 16.  

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  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 this day in history.  

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

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

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  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  Vicente Riva Palacio, Mexico, writer/diplomat was born on October - 16.  

1837  On this day in history birth of john Francis Barnett, composer  

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 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 this day in history.  

1473  On this day in history reinoud II van Brederode, viscount of Utrecht, dies  

1553  Lucas Cranach Sr, German painter, dies at 81 on October - 16.  

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

1570  Death of Baron van Montigny, Dutch earl of Horne, murdered on this day in history.