Famous Personalities Born In May - 16

1558  On this day in history birth of andreas of Austria, Bohemia cardinal/gov of Netherlands (1598-1600)   

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

1609  Ferdinand, Austria, cardinal of Spain/governor of Netherlands was born on this day in history.   

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

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  On this day in history birth of antonius van Alphen, apostolic vicar of De Bosch   

1761  John Opie, artist was born on this day in history.   

1763  On this day in history birth of louis-Nicolas Vauquelin, chemist (discovered chromium, beryllium)   

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 May - 16.   

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

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 this day in history.   

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

1822  Eduard Hille, Dutch composer/conductor was born on May - 16.   

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

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 May - 16.   

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

1850  Arthur Henry Mann, organist/composer was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1860  On this day in history 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  On May - 16 birth of julian Tannen, NY, comedian (Great Moment)   

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 May - 16.   

1434  Pieter Appelmans, Flemish architect/master builder, dies at about 60 on May - 16.   

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

1620  Death of William Adams, English navigator (b. 1564) on this day in history.   

1657  On May - 16 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.