Famous Personalities Born 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  Gasparo Contarini, Italian diplomat and cardinal (d. 1542) was born on October - 16.   

1535  Niwa Nagahide, Japanese warlord (d. 1585) was born on October - 16.   

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

1663  On October - 16 birth of prince Eugene of Savoy, French-born Austrian general (d. 1736)   

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

1708  Albrecht von Haller, Switz, experimental physiology (Acad of Science) was born on October - 16.   

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.   

1723  On October - 16 birth of johann Andreas Joseph Giulini, composer   

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

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 this day in history.   

1758  Noah Webster, lexicographer (Webster's Dictionary) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1795  On this day in history birth of william Buell Sprague, American clergyman and author (d. 1876)   

1802  On this day in history birth of isaac Murphy, Governor of Arkansas (1864-68) (d. 1882)   

1806  On this day in history birth of william Pitt Fessenden, Secy Treas (Union), died in 1869   

1811  On this day in history birth of gaetano Capocci, composer   

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 this day in history.   

1819  On this day in history 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 October - 16.   

1826  On October - 16 birth of piotr Studzinski, composer   

1830  Ferdinand van der Haeghen, Flemish librarian/bibliography was born on this day in history.   

1832  On this day in history birth of george Crockett Strong, Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1863   

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

1837  On this day in history 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  On this day in history mansur, kalief of Abbasiden, dies   

1323  On this day in history amadeus V the Great, count of Flanders/Savoy, dies at 74   

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

1355  Death of Louis, King of Sicily, felled by the Black Death on October - 16.   

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  On this day in history death of baron van Montigny, Dutch earl of Horne, murdered