Famous Birthdays In October - 16
Wednesday, 07 June 2023
1396 William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk, English soldier (d. 1450) was born on this day in history.
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 Niwa Nagahide, Japanese warlord (d. 1585) was born on this day in history.
1605 Charles C Dassoucy, French writer/singer was born on this day in history.
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 On this day in history birth of albrecht von Haller, Switz, experimental physiology (Acad of Science)
1710 Andreas Hadik, Austro-Hungarian general (d. 1790) was born on this day in history.
1714 On this day in history birth of giovanni Arduino, Italian geologist (d. 1795)
1723 Johann Andreas Joseph Giulini, composer was born on October - 16.
1726 On October - 16 birth of daniel Chodowiecki, Polish painter (d. 1801)
1729 On this day in history birth of pierre van Maldere, composer
1751 Frederika Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt, Queen of Prussia (d. 1805) was born on October - 16.
1754 Morgan Lewis, Governor of New York (1804-07) (d. 1844) was born on October - 16.
1758 Noah Webster, lexicographer (Webster's Dictionary) was born on October - 16.
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 this day in history.
1789 William Burton, Governor of Delaware (1859-63) (d. 1866) was born on this day in history.
1795 On this day in history birth of william Buell Sprague, American clergyman and author (d. 1876)
1802 On October - 16 birth of isaac Murphy, Governor of Arkansas (1864-68) (d. 1882)
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 October - 16 birth of francis Lubbock, Governor of Texas (d. 1905)
1816 On this day in history birth of william Preston, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1887
1819 On this day in history birth of austin F. Pike, American politician from New Hampshire (d. 1886)
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 On October - 16 birth of piotr Studzinski, composer
1830 On this day in history birth of ferdinand van der Haeghen, Flemish librarian/bibliography
1832 On October - 16 birth of george Crockett Strong, Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1863
1832 On this day in history 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 this day in history.