Famous Birthdays In October - 16

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

1430  King James II of Scotland (d. 1460) was born on this day in history.  

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  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 October - 16.  

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

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

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)  

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1723  On October - 16 birth of johann Andreas Joseph Giulini, composer  

1726  Daniel Chodowiecki, Polish painter (d. 1801) was born on October - 16.  

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 October - 16.  

1754  Morgan Lewis, Governor of New York (1804-07) (d. 1844) was born on this day in history.  

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  On October - 16 birth of frederic Nicolas Duvernoy, composer  

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 this day in history.  

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 October - 16.  

1811  On this day in history birth of gaetano Capocci, composer  

1815  On October - 16 birth of francis Lubbock, Governor of Texas (d. 1905)  

1816  William Preston, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1887 was born on this day in history.  

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

1821  Albert Franz Doppler, composer was born on this day in history.  

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  On October - 16 birth of ferdinand van der Haeghen, Flemish librarian/bibliography  

1832  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of kuroda Kiyotaka, Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1900)  

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0775  Mansur, kalief of Abbasiden, dies on this day in history.  

1323  On this day in history amadeus V the Great, count of Flanders/Savoy, dies at 74  

1333  On October - 16 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  On this day in history reinoud II van Brederode, viscount of Utrecht, dies  

1553  On October - 16 lucas Cranach Sr, German painter, dies at 81  

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