Famous Birthdays In May - 16

1558  On May - 16 birth of andreas of Austria, Bohemia cardinal/gov of Netherlands (1598-1600)   

1578  Everard Digby, English conspirator (d. 1606) was born on this day in history.   

1609  On May - 16 birth of ferdinand, Austria, cardinal of Spain/governor of Netherlands   

1641  On this day in history birth of dudley North, financier/economist   

1659  On this day in history birth of campegius Vitringa, Dutch theologist   

1710  On this day in history birth of william Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot, English politician (d. 1782)   

1718  Maria Gaetana Agnesi, Italian mathematician (d. 1799) was born on this day in history.   

1748  Antonius van Alphen, apostolic vicar of De Bosch was born on this day in history.   

1761  John Opie, artist was born on this day in history.   

1763  On May - 16 birth of louis-Nicolas Vauquelin, chemist (discovered chromium, beryllium)   

1782  John Sell Cotman, water color artist was born on May - 16.   

1788  On this day in history birth of friedrich Rückert, German Poet, Translator and Orientalist (d. 1866)   

1801  William H. Seward, United States Secretary of State, bought Alaska at 2 ¢/acre (d. 1872) was born on May - 16.   

1804  Elizabeth Palmer Peabody, educator/founder (US kindergarten) was born on this day in history.   

1806  George C Cadwalader, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1879 was born on this day in history.   

1816  On May - 16 birth of henry Hopkins Sibley, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1886   

1819  On this day in history birth of daniel Ammen, Capt (Union Navy), died in 1898   

1821  Pafnuty Chebyshev, Russian mathematician (d. 1894) was born on May - 16.   

1822  On May - 16 birth of eduard Hille, Dutch composer/conductor   

1824  Edmund Kirby Smith, Fla, General (Confederate Army), died in 1893 was born on May - 16.   

1824  On May - 16 birth of levi Parsons Morton, (R) 22nd US VP (1889-93)   

1827  Petrus J H Cuypers, architect (Amsterdam Museum, Central station) was born on this day in history.   

1831  David Edward Hughes, inventor (microphone, teleprinter) was born on this day in history.   

1832  Philip Danforth Armour, founder (Armour Foods) was born on this day in history.   

1845  Ilya Ilyich Mechnikov, Russian microbiologist, Nobel laureate (d. 1916) was born on this day in history.   

1850  On this day in history birth of arthur Henry Mann, organist/composer   

1857  On this day in history birth of juan Morel Campos, composer   

1858  On this day in history birth of frank Lynes, composer   

1858  On this day in history birth of hanus Trnecek, composer   

1860  On this day in history birth of herman Webster Mudgett, American Serial Killer (d. 1896)   

1866  On May - 16 birth of ernest Watson Burgess, US sociologist (ecological school)   

1878  Taylor Holmes, Newark NJ, actor (Tobor the Great, Beware My Lovely) was born on this day in history.   

1880  Julian Tannen, NY, comedian (Great Moment) was born on May - 16.   

1887  On May - 16 birth of bull Montana, Vogliera Italy, actor (Brass Buttons, Victory)   

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0583  On May - 16 death of saint Brendan, Irish navigator (b. 484)   

0942  Saadiah Gaon, head of Talmudic Academy of Sura, dies on May - 16.   

1265  Death of Saint Simon Stock, English saint (b. 1165) on May - 16.   

1434  Pieter Appelmans, Flemish architect/master builder, dies at about 60 on this day in history.   

1569  Death of Dirk Willems, Anabaptist Martyr on May - 16.   

1620  On this day in history death of william Adams, English navigator (b. 1564)   

1657  Death of Andrzej Bobola, Polish Jesuit missionary (b. 1591) on May - 16.   

1667  Death of Thomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of Southampton, English statesman (b. 1607) on this day in history.