Famous Birthdays In October - 16

1396  William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk, English soldier (d. 1450) was born on October - 16.  

1430  On October - 16 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 October - 16 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 this day in history.  

1708  On October - 16 birth of albrecht von Haller, Switz, experimental physiology (Acad of Science)  

1710  Andreas Hadik, Austro-Hungarian general (d. 1790) was born on October - 16.  

1714  On October - 16 birth of giovanni Arduino, Italian geologist (d. 1795)  

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1723  On this day in history birth of johann Andreas Joseph Giulini, composer  

1726  On this day in history birth of daniel Chodowiecki, Polish painter (d. 1801)  

1729  Pierre van Maldere, composer was born on this day in history.  

1751  Frederika Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt, Queen of Prussia (d. 1805) was born on this day in history.  

1754  On October - 16 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  Frederic Nicolas Duvernoy, composer was born on this day in history.  

1789  On this day in history 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 October - 16 birth of william Pitt Fessenden, Secy Treas (Union), died in 1869  

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  William Preston, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1887 was born on this day in history.  

1819  On October - 16 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  On October - 16 birth of thomas Turpin Crittenden, Brig Genl (Union volunteers), died in 1905  

1826  Piotr Studzinski, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

1832  George Crockett Strong, Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1863 was born on this day in history.  

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  Amadeus V the Great, count of Flanders/Savoy, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

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

1355  On October - 16 death of louis, King of Sicily, felled by the Black Death  

1473  Reinoud II van Brederode, viscount of Utrecht, dies on this day in history.  

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  Death of Baron van Montigny, Dutch earl of Horne, murdered on this day in history.