Famous Personalities Born In October - 16

1396  On this day in history birth of william de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk, English soldier (d. 1450)   

1430  On October - 16 birth of king James II of Scotland (d. 1460)   

1483  On October - 16 birth of gasparo Contarini, Italian diplomat and cardinal (d. 1542)   

1535  On October - 16 birth of niwa Nagahide, Japanese warlord (d. 1585)   

1605  Charles C Dassoucy, French writer/singer was born on October - 16.   

1663  Prince Eugene of Savoy, French-born Austrian general (d. 1736) was born on this day in history.   

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 October - 16.   

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

1714  On this day in history birth of giovanni Arduino, Italian geologist (d. 1795)   

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

1726  Daniel Chodowiecki, Polish painter (d. 1801) was born on this day in history.   

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  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  Paul Hamilton, Governor of South Carolina (1804-06) and U.S. Secretary of Navy (1809-12) (d. 1816) was born on October - 16.   

1765  Frederic Nicolas Duvernoy, composer was born on October - 16.   

1789  William Burton, Governor of Delaware (1859-63) (d. 1866) was born on October - 16.   

1795  William Buell Sprague, American clergyman and author (d. 1876) was born on October - 16.   

1802  Isaac Murphy, Governor of Arkansas (1864-68) (d. 1882) was born on this day in history.   

1806  William Pitt Fessenden, Secy Treas (Union), died in 1869 was born on October - 16.   

1811  Gaetano Capocci, composer was born on October - 16.   

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  On this day in history birth of austin F. Pike, American politician from New Hampshire (d. 1886)   

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 October - 16.   

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

1832  On October - 16 birth of george Crockett Strong, Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1863   

1832  On October - 16 birth of vicente Riva Palacio, Mexico, writer/diplomat   

1837  John Francis Barnett, composer was born on October - 16.   

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

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0775  Mansur, kalief of Abbasiden, dies on October - 16.   

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 October - 16.   

1355  On this day in history death of louis, King of Sicily, felled by the Black Death   

1473  On October - 16 reinoud II van Brederode, viscount of Utrecht, dies   

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

1555  On this day in history 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