Famous Birthdays In May - 16

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

1578  On May - 16 birth of everard Digby, English conspirator (d. 1606)   

1609  On May - 16 birth of ferdinand, Austria, cardinal of Spain/governor of Netherlands   

1641  Dudley North, financier/economist was born on May - 16.   

1659  On this day in history birth of campegius Vitringa, Dutch theologist   

1710  On May - 16 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  John Opie, artist was born on this day in history.   

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

1782  John Sell Cotman, water color artist was born on May - 16.   

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 May - 16.   

1804  Elizabeth Palmer Peabody, educator/founder (US kindergarten) was born on this day in history.   

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 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  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  Petrus J H Cuypers, architect (Amsterdam Museum, Central station) was born on this day in history.   

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

1832  On May - 16 birth of philip Danforth Armour, founder (Armour Foods)   

1845  On May - 16 birth of ilya Ilyich Mechnikov, Russian microbiologist, Nobel laureate (d. 1916)   

1850  On May - 16 birth of arthur Henry Mann, organist/composer   

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

1858  On May - 16 birth of frank Lynes, composer   

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 May - 16.   

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  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 this day in history 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  Death of William Adams, English navigator (b. 1564) on May - 16.   

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

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