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 October - 16 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  On October - 16 birth of jan Dismas Zelenka, composer  

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 this day in history birth of giovanni Arduino, Italian geologist (d. 1795)  

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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  Frederika Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt, Queen of Prussia (d. 1805) was born on this day in history.  

1754  On October - 16 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  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  Frederic Nicolas Duvernoy, composer was born on October - 16.  

1789  On October - 16 birth of william Burton, Governor of Delaware (1859-63) (d. 1866)  

1795  William Buell Sprague, American clergyman and author (d. 1876) was born on this day in history.  

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 October - 16.  

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

1819  Austin F. Pike, American politician from New Hampshire (d. 1886) was born on October - 16.  

1821  On October - 16 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 this day in history.  

1830  On this day in history 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 this day in history birth of vicente Riva Palacio, Mexico, writer/diplomat  

1837  John Francis Barnett, composer was born on October - 16.  

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 October - 16.  

1333  On this day in history nicolaas V, [Pietro Rainalducci], Italian anti-Pope (1328-30), dies  

1355  On this day in history death of louis, King of Sicily, felled by the Black Death  

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

1553  Lucas Cranach Sr, German painter, dies at 81 on this day in history.  

1555  On this day in history death of hugh Latimer, royal chaplain of Anna Boley, burned at stake at 80  

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