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 this day in history.   

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

1659  Campegius Vitringa, Dutch theologist was born on May - 16.   

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  On this day in history birth of john Opie, artist   

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  George C Cadwalader, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1879 was born on May - 16.   

1816  Henry Hopkins Sibley, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1886 was born on May - 16.   

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  Edmund Kirby Smith, Fla, General (Confederate Army), died in 1893 was born on this day in history.   

1824  On May - 16 birth of levi Parsons Morton, (R) 22nd US VP (1889-93)   

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

1845  On this day in history birth of ilya Ilyich Mechnikov, Russian microbiologist, Nobel laureate (d. 1916)   

1850  Arthur Henry Mann, organist/composer was born on May - 16.   

1857  On this day in history birth of juan Morel Campos, composer   

1858  On May - 16 birth of frank Lynes, composer   

1858  On this day in history birth of hanus Trnecek, composer   

1860  On May - 16 birth of herman Webster Mudgett, American Serial Killer (d. 1896)   

1866  On this day in history birth of ernest Watson Burgess, US sociologist (ecological school)   

1878  Taylor Holmes, Newark NJ, actor (Tobor the Great, Beware My Lovely) was born on May - 16.   

1880  On this day in history birth of julian Tannen, NY, comedian (Great Moment)   

1887  Bull Montana, Vogliera Italy, actor (Brass Buttons, Victory) was born on this day in history.   

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

1569  Death of Dirk Willems, Anabaptist Martyr on May - 16.   

1620  On May - 16 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)