Historical Events In May - 16

1768  On May - 16 cornelis Writer, fleet supervisor, dies at about 81   

1770  Marie Antoinette (age 14) marries the future King Louis VI of France (age 15) on this day in history.   

1770  The Dauphin of France and Marie Antoinette get married on this day in history.   

1770  On this day in history marie Antoinette (14) marries future King Louis XVI (15) of France   

1771  On May - 16 the Battle of Alamance, a pre-American Revolutionary War battle between local militia and a group of rebels called "The Regulators", occurs in present-day Alamance County, North Carolina.   

1777  On May - 16 button Gwinnet, US revolutionary leader, dies from wounds   

1782  John Sell Cotman, water color artist on this day in history.   

1782  Daniuel Charles Solander, botanist, dies on May - 16.   

1791  On May - 16 near Moodus, Connecticut, the largest historical earthquake in Connecticut occurred   

1792  Denmark abolishes slave trade on this day in history.   

1795  Hedges Treaty Bataafse Republic becomes French vassel state on this day in history.   

1795  On this day in history hedges Treaty: Bataafse Republic becomes French vassel state   

1796  Lombardije Republic forms on this day in history.   

1803  Britain and France renew war, the French complete their occupation of Hanover, and they threaten to invade England from Boulogne, where they begin to assemble an invasion fleet on May - 16.   

1803  On this day in history peace of Amiens ends   

1804  Napoleon declared Emperor of France on this day in history.   

1804  Senate & Tribune declare Napolean leader of France on this day in history.   

1804  On May - 16 elizabeth Palmer Peabody, educator/founder (US kindergarten)   

1805  Christian Brunings, hydraulic engineer, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1806  George C Cadwalader, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1879 on May - 16.   

1811  Peninsular War-Allies defeat French at Albuera on this day in history.   

1815  On this day in history the Governor of New South Wales, Lachlan Macquarie, officially names the town of Blackheath in the upper Blue Mountains.   

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

1817  On May - 16 mississippi River steamboat service begins   

1819  On May - 16 daniel Ammen, Capt (Union Navy), died in 1898   

1819  Alexander van Bylandt, military, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1822  Greek War of Independence: The Turks capture the Greek town of Souli on this day in history.   

1822  Eduard Hille, Dutch composer/conductor on this day in history.   

1824  Edmund Kirby Smith, Fla, General (Confederate Army), died in 1893 on this day in history.   

1827  Petrus J H Cuypers, architect (Amsterdam Museum, Central station) on May - 16.   

1829  On this day in history william Congreve, English officer, dies at 56   

1830  Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier, mathematician, dies on May - 16.   

1831  On May - 16 david Edward Hughes, inventor (microphone, teleprinter)   

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

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1558  On this day in history birth of andreas of Austria, Bohemia cardinal/gov of Netherlands (1598-1600)   

1578  Everard Digby, English conspirator (d. 1606) was born on May - 16.   

1609  Ferdinand, Austria, cardinal of Spain/governor of Netherlands was born on this day in history.   

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

1659  Campegius Vitringa, Dutch theologist was born on May - 16.   

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  On this day in history birth of antonius van Alphen, apostolic vicar of De Bosch   

0942  On this day in history saadiah Gaon, head of Talmudic Academy of Sura, dies   

1265  On May - 16 death of saint Simon Stock, English saint (b. 1165)   

1434  Pieter Appelmans, Flemish architect/master builder, dies at about 60 on May - 16.   

1569  Death of Dirk Willems, Anabaptist Martyr on this day in history.   

1620  Death of William Adams, English navigator (b. 1564) on this day in history.   

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.   

1669  Pietro da Cortona, [Berrettini], painter/architect, dies on May - 16.