Famous Personalities Born In October - 16
Thursday, 03 July 2025
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 this day in history.
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 On October - 16 birth of charles C Dassoucy, French writer/singer
1663 On this day in history birth of prince Eugene of Savoy, French-born Austrian general (d. 1736)
1679 Jan Dismas Zelenka, composer was born on this day in history.
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 On this day in history birth of giovanni Arduino, Italian geologist (d. 1795)
1723 On October - 16 birth of johann Andreas Joseph Giulini, composer
1726 On October - 16 birth of daniel Chodowiecki, Polish painter (d. 1801)
1729 Pierre van Maldere, composer was born on this day in history.
1751 On October - 16 birth of frederika Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt, Queen of Prussia (d. 1805)
1754 Morgan Lewis, Governor of New York (1804-07) (d. 1844) was born on October - 16.
1758 On this day in history birth of noah Webster, lexicographer (Webster's Dictionary)
1762 On October - 16 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 this day in history.
1795 William Buell Sprague, American clergyman and author (d. 1876) was born on October - 16.
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 Gaetano Capocci, composer was born on this day in history.
1815 Francis Lubbock, Governor of Texas (d. 1905) was born on October - 16.
1816 William Preston, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1887 was born on October - 16.
1819 Austin F. Pike, American politician from New Hampshire (d. 1886) was born on October - 16.
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 On October - 16 birth of piotr Studzinski, composer
1830 Ferdinand van der Haeghen, Flemish librarian/bibliography was born on October - 16.
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 John Francis Barnett, composer was born on this day in history.
1840 Kuroda Kiyotaka, Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1900) was born on this day in history.