Famous Personalities Born In May - 16

1558  Andreas of austria: Bohemia cardinal/gov of netherlands (1598-1600)   

1578  Everard digby: English conspirator   

1609  Ferdinand: Austria, cardinal of spain/governor of netherlands   

1641  Dudley north: Financier/economist   

1659  Campegius vitringa: Dutch theologist   

1710  William talbot: 1st earl talbot, english politician   

1718  Maria gaetana agnesi: Italian mathematician   

1748  Antonius van alphen: Apostolic vicar of de bosch   

1761  John opie: Artist   

1763  Louis-nicolas vauquelin: Chemist (discovered chromium, beryllium)   

1782  John sell cotman: Water color artist   

1788  Friedrich rückert: German poet, translator and orientalist   

1801  William h. seward: United states secretary of state, bought alaska at 2 ¢/acre   

1804  Elizabeth palmer peabody: Educator/founder (us kindergarten)   

1806  George c cadwalader: Major general (union volunteers), died in 1879   

1816  Henry hopkins sibley: Brig general (confederate army), died in 1886   

1819  Daniel ammen: Capt (union navy), died in 1898   

1821  Pafnuty chebyshev: Russian mathematician   

1822  Eduard hille: Dutch composer/conductor   

1824  Edmund kirby smith: Fla, general (confederate army), died in 1893   

1824  Levi parsons morton: (r) 22nd us vp (1889-93)   

1827  Petrus j h cuypers: Architect (amsterdam museum, central station)   

1831  David edward hughes: Inventor (microphone, teleprinter)   

1832  Philip danforth armour: Founder (armour foods)   

1845  Ilya ilyich mechnikov: Russian microbiologist, nobel laureate   

1850  Arthur henry mann: Organist/composer   

1857  Juan morel campos: Composer   

1858  Frank lynes: Composer   

1860  Herman webster mudgett: American serial killer   

1866  Ernest watson burgess: Us sociologist (ecological school)   

1878  Taylor holmes: Newark nj, actor (tobor the great, beware my lovely)   

1880  Julian tannen: Ny, comedian (great moment)   

1887  Bull montana: Vogliera italy, actor (brass buttons, victory)   

1887  J van hoddis: Writer   

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0583  Saint brendan: Irish navigator (b. 484)   

0942  Saadiah gaon: Head of talmudic academy of sura,   

1265  Saint simon stock: English saint (b. 1165)   

1434  Pieter appelmans: Flemish architect/master builder,   

1569  Dirk willems: Anabaptist martyr   

1620  William adams: English navigator (b. 1564)   

1657  Andrzej bobola: Polish jesuit missionary (b. 1591)   

1667  Thomas wriothesley: 4th earl of southampton, english statesman (b. 1607)