Famous Birthdays 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 October - 16.  

1483  Gasparo Contarini, Italian diplomat and cardinal (d. 1542) was born on this day in history.  

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 October - 16.  

1679  Jan Dismas Zelenka, composer was born on October - 16.  

1708  Albrecht von Haller, Switz, experimental physiology (Acad of Science) was born on this day in history.  

1710  Andreas Hadik, Austro-Hungarian general (d. 1790) was born on this day in history.  

1714  Giovanni Arduino, Italian geologist (d. 1795) was born on this day in history.  

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1723  Johann Andreas Joseph Giulini, composer was born on October - 16.  

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 October - 16 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 this day in history.  

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 October - 16 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  William Pitt Fessenden, Secy Treas (Union), died in 1869 was born on this day in history.  

1811  On October - 16 birth of gaetano Capocci, composer  

1815  Francis Lubbock, Governor of Texas (d. 1905) was born on this day in history.  

1816  On October - 16 birth of william Preston, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1887  

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

1821  Albert Franz Doppler, composer was born on October - 16.  

1825  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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

1837  On October - 16 birth of john Francis Barnett, composer  

1840  Kuroda Kiyotaka, Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1900) was born on October - 16.  

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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  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  On this day in history reinoud II van Brederode, viscount of Utrecht, dies  

1553  Lucas Cranach Sr, German painter, dies at 81 on October - 16.  

1555  On October - 16 death of hugh Latimer, royal chaplain of Anna Boley, burned at stake at 80  

1570  On October - 16 death of baron van Montigny, Dutch earl of Horne, murdered