Famous Birthdays In October - 16

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

1430  King James II of Scotland (d. 1460) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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 October - 16.  

1708  Albrecht von Haller, Switz, experimental physiology (Acad of Science) was born on this day in history.  

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

1714  Giovanni Arduino, Italian geologist (d. 1795) was born on this day in history.  

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

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 this day in history birth of morgan Lewis, Governor of New York (1804-07) (d. 1844)  

1758  On this day in history 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 October - 16 birth of frederic Nicolas Duvernoy, composer  

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

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  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 this day in history birth of francis Lubbock, Governor of Texas (d. 1905)  

1816  William Preston, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1887 was born on this day in history.  

1819  Austin F. Pike, American politician from New Hampshire (d. 1886) was born on this day in history.  

1821  Albert Franz Doppler, composer was born on October - 16.  

1825  On this day in history birth of thomas Turpin Crittenden, Brig Genl (Union volunteers), died in 1905  

1826  On this day in history birth of piotr Studzinski, composer  

1830  On October - 16 birth of ferdinand van der Haeghen, Flemish librarian/bibliography  

1832  George Crockett Strong, Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1863 was born on October - 16.  

1832  On October - 16 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  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  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 October - 16.  

1473  On October - 16 reinoud II van Brederode, viscount of Utrecht, dies  

1553  On this day in history 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  Death of Baron van Montigny, Dutch earl of Horne, murdered on October - 16.