Famous Birthdays In October - 16

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

1430  On this day in history 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  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 this day in history.  

1679  Jan Dismas Zelenka, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

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

1714  On October - 16 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  Daniel Chodowiecki, Polish painter (d. 1801) was born on October - 16.  

1729  On this day in history 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  Morgan Lewis, Governor of New York (1804-07) (d. 1844) was born on October - 16.  

1758  On October - 16 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 October - 16.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1802  On October - 16 birth of isaac Murphy, Governor of Arkansas (1864-68) (d. 1882)  

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

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

1815  Francis Lubbock, Governor of Texas (d. 1905) was born on October - 16.  

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 this day in history birth of albert Franz Doppler, composer  

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

1826  Piotr Studzinski, composer was born on October - 16.  

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 this day in history.  

1832  Vicente Riva Palacio, Mexico, writer/diplomat was born on this day in history.  

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

1840  On October - 16 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 October - 16 amadeus V the Great, count of Flanders/Savoy, dies at 74  

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

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

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

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 October - 16.  

1570  Death of Baron van Montigny, Dutch earl of Horne, murdered on October - 16.