Famous Personalities Born In May - 16

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

1578  On this day in history birth of everard Digby, English conspirator (d. 1606)   

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

1641  On May - 16 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 this day in history.   

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

1748  On May - 16 birth of antonius van Alphen, apostolic vicar of De Bosch   

1761  On this day in history 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  Friedrich Rückert, German Poet, Translator and Orientalist (d. 1866) was born on this day in history.   

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

1804  On this day in history birth of elizabeth Palmer Peabody, educator/founder (US kindergarten)   

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  On this day in history 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 May - 16 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 May - 16 birth of david Edward Hughes, inventor (microphone, teleprinter)   

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 May - 16 birth of arthur Henry Mann, organist/composer   

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  Ernest Watson Burgess, US sociologist (ecological school) was born on this day in history.   

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  Death of Saint Brendan, Irish navigator (b. 484) on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history pieter Appelmans, Flemish architect/master builder, dies at about 60   

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

1620  Death of William Adams, English navigator (b. 1564) on May - 16.   

1657  Death of Andrzej Bobola, Polish Jesuit missionary (b. 1591) on this day in history.   

1667  On this day in history death of thomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of Southampton, English statesman (b. 1607)