Famous Birthdays In May - 16

1558  Andreas of Austria, Bohemia cardinal/gov of Netherlands (1598-1600) was born on this day in history.   

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

1609  Ferdinand, Austria, cardinal of Spain/governor of Netherlands was born on May - 16.   

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

1659  Campegius Vitringa, Dutch theologist was born on this day in history.   

1710  William Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot, English politician (d. 1782) was born on May - 16.   

1718  On May - 16 birth of maria Gaetana Agnesi, Italian mathematician (d. 1799)   

1748  Antonius van Alphen, apostolic vicar of De Bosch was born on May - 16.   

1761  On May - 16 birth of john Opie, artist   

1763  Louis-Nicolas Vauquelin, chemist (discovered chromium, beryllium) was born on this day in history.   

1782  On this day in history birth of john Sell Cotman, water color artist   

1788  On May - 16 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 this day in history.   

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 May - 16.   

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

1819  Daniel Ammen, Capt (Union Navy), died in 1898 was born on May - 16.   

1821  On May - 16 birth of pafnuty Chebyshev, Russian mathematician (d. 1894)   

1822  On this day in history 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 this day in history birth of levi Parsons Morton, (R) 22nd US VP (1889-93)   

1827  On this day in history birth of petrus J H Cuypers, architect (Amsterdam Museum, Central station)   

1831  David Edward Hughes, inventor (microphone, teleprinter) was born on May - 16.   

1832  On this day in history birth of philip Danforth Armour, founder (Armour Foods)   

1845  Ilya Ilyich Mechnikov, Russian microbiologist, Nobel laureate (d. 1916) was born on May - 16.   

1850  Arthur Henry Mann, organist/composer was born on May - 16.   

1857  Juan Morel Campos, composer was born on May - 16.   

1858  Frank Lynes, composer was born on May - 16.   

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

1860  On May - 16 birth of herman Webster Mudgett, American Serial Killer (d. 1896)   

1866  Ernest Watson Burgess, US sociologist (ecological school) was born on May - 16.   

1878  Taylor Holmes, Newark NJ, actor (Tobor the Great, Beware My Lovely) was born on May - 16.   

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

1887  On this day in history birth of bull Montana, Vogliera Italy, actor (Brass Buttons, Victory)   

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0583  On this day in history death of saint Brendan, Irish navigator (b. 484)   

0942  Saadiah Gaon, head of Talmudic Academy of Sura, dies on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history.   

1667  Death of Thomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of Southampton, English statesman (b. 1607) on May - 16.