Famous Personalities Born 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  On May - 16 birth of ferdinand, Austria, cardinal of Spain/governor of Netherlands   

1641  Dudley North, financier/economist was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1718  On this day in history birth of maria Gaetana Agnesi, Italian mathematician (d. 1799)   

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

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  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 this day in history.   

1804  Elizabeth Palmer Peabody, educator/founder (US kindergarten) was born on May - 16.   

1806  On this day in history birth of george C Cadwalader, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1879   

1816  On this day in history birth of henry Hopkins Sibley, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1886   

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

1821  On this day in history birth of pafnuty Chebyshev, Russian mathematician (d. 1894)   

1822  On this day in history birth of eduard Hille, Dutch composer/conductor   

1824  On this day in history birth of edmund Kirby Smith, Fla, General (Confederate Army), died in 1893   

1824  Levi Parsons Morton, (R) 22nd US VP (1889-93) was born on this day in history.   

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

1831  On this day in history birth of david Edward Hughes, inventor (microphone, teleprinter)   

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

1845  On this day in history birth of ilya Ilyich Mechnikov, Russian microbiologist, Nobel laureate (d. 1916)   

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

1857  Juan Morel Campos, composer was born on this day in history.   

1858  Frank Lynes, composer was born on this day in history.   

1858  Hanus Trnecek, composer was born on May - 16.   

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 this day in history.   

1880  Julian Tannen, NY, comedian (Great Moment) was born on this day in history.   

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

1265  Death of Saint Simon Stock, English saint (b. 1165) on this day in history.   

1434  On May - 16 pieter Appelmans, Flemish architect/master builder, dies at about 60   

1569  On May - 16 death of dirk Willems, Anabaptist Martyr   

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

1657  On this day in history death of andrzej Bobola, Polish Jesuit missionary (b. 1591)   

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