Famous Personalities Born In May - 16

1558  Andreas of Austria, Bohemia cardinal/gov of Netherlands (1598-1600) was born on May - 16.   

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

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

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

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

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  On this day in history birth of john Opie, artist   

1763  Louis-Nicolas Vauquelin, chemist (discovered chromium, beryllium) was born on May - 16.   

1782  On May - 16 birth of john Sell Cotman, water color artist   

1788  Friedrich Rückert, German Poet, Translator and Orientalist (d. 1866) was born on this day in history.   

1801  On this day in history birth of william H. Seward, United States Secretary of State, bought Alaska at 2 ¢/acre (d. 1872)   

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

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

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

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

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  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 this day in history.   

1858  Hanus Trnecek, composer was born on this day in history.   

1860  Herman Webster Mudgett, American Serial Killer (d. 1896) was born on this day in history.   

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

1878  On this day in history birth of taylor Holmes, Newark NJ, actor (Tobor the Great, Beware My Lovely)   

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

1887  Bull Montana, Vogliera Italy, actor (Brass Buttons, Victory) was born on May - 16.   

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

0942  On May - 16 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 this day in history.   

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 May - 16 death of andrzej Bobola, Polish Jesuit missionary (b. 1591)   

1667  On May - 16 death of thomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of Southampton, English statesman (b. 1607)