Famous Birthdays In October - 16
Tuesday, 19 March 2024
1396 On October - 16 birth of william de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk, English soldier (d. 1450)
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 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 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 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 this day in history.
1751 On this day in history 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 Noah Webster, lexicographer (Webster's Dictionary) was born on October - 16.
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 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 On October - 16 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 this day in history.
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 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.