Famous Birthdays In October - 16

1841  Prince Hirobumi Ito, Japanese governor of Korea (d. 1909) was born on this day in history.  

1849  Arnold Krug, composer was born on October - 16.  

1849  Charles Harford Lloyd, composer was born on October - 16.  

1849  Geoirge Washington Williams, famous African was born on this day in history.  

1851  On October - 16 birth of james Ten Eyck, champion rower/coach (Ten Eyck Trophy namesake)  

1854  On October - 16 birth of karl J Kautsky, Austrian marxist/socialist  

1854  On October - 16 birth of oscar Wilde, [Fingal O'Flahertie Wills], Dublin, (Pic of Dorian Gray)  

1855  Camille Looten, Belgian priest/literature historian was born on October - 16.  

1855  Samedbey Mehmandarov, Russian general (d. 1931) was born on October - 16.  

1861  J. B. Bury, Irish historian (d. 1927) was born on October - 16.  

1863  On October - 16 birth of austen Chamberlain, British Foreign Secretary (Nobel 1925)  

1866  On October - 16 birth of pieter J Kromsigt, theologist/publicist (Troffel & Sword)  

1868  Franz X Ritter von Epp, German general (China) was born on October - 16.  

1870  On this day in history birth of helge Rode, Danish poet/essayist  

1878  Carlos Pedrell, composer was born on this day in history.  

1878  On October - 16 birth of maxey Long, American athlete (d. 1959)  

1883  On this day in history birth of vasiliki Maliaros, Greek actress (d. 1973)  

1884  On this day in history birth of rembrandt Bugatti, Italian sculptor (d. 1916)  

1885  Dorando di Desiderio Pietri, Italian marathoner (Olympic-DQ gold-1908) was born on this day in history.  

1886  On October - 16 birth of armin T Wegner, writer  

1886  David Ben-Gurion, Plonsk Poland, 1st PM of Israel (1948-53, 55) was born on this day in history.  

1888  On October - 16 birth of eugene O'Neill, NYC, dramatist (Desire Under the Elms-Nobel 1936)  

1888  Paul Popenoe, American activist (d. 1979) was born on this day in history.  

1890  Paul Strand, NYC, photographer (Native Land-1942) was born on October - 16.  

1890  Maria Goretti, Italian saint (d. 1902) was born on October - 16.  

1896  On this day in history birth of edmond van Dooren, Flemish painter  

1897  On this day in history birth of harrison Kerr, composer  

1897  Louis de Cazenave, France's oldest living man was born on this day in history.  

1898  On this day in history birth of arthur H Dean, lawyer/advisor to FDR  

1898  William O Douglas, Maine, 81st Supreme Court justice (1939-75) was born on October - 16.  

1900  On this day in history birth of lloyd Corrigan, SF, actor (Papa Dodger-Willy, Prof McKillup-Hank)  

1900  On October - 16 birth of [Leon] Goose Goslin, baseball hall of famer (AL bat champ 1928)  

1900  Edward Ardizzone, artist and illustrator (d. 1979) was born on October - 16.  

1900  On October - 16 birth of primo Conti, Italian painter (d. 1988)  

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0775  On October - 16 mansur, kalief of Abbasiden, dies  

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 this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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.