Famous Birthdays In October - 16

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.  

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0775  On this day in history mansur, kalief of Abbasiden, dies  

1323  On October - 16 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  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  On this day in history lucas Cranach Sr, German painter, dies at 81  

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