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 this day in history.   

1609  On this day in history birth of ferdinand, Austria, cardinal of Spain/governor of Netherlands   

1641  Dudley North, financier/economist was born on this day in history.   

1659  On May - 16 birth of campegius Vitringa, Dutch theologist   

1710  William Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot, English politician (d. 1782) was born on May - 16.   

1718  Maria Gaetana Agnesi, Italian mathematician (d. 1799) was born on May - 16.   

1748  Antonius van Alphen, apostolic vicar of De Bosch was born on May - 16.   

1761  On May - 16 birth of john Opie, artist   

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

1782  John Sell Cotman, water color artist was born on this day in history.   

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  On May - 16 birth of elizabeth Palmer Peabody, educator/founder (US kindergarten)   

1806  On May - 16 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  Daniel Ammen, Capt (Union Navy), died in 1898 was born on May - 16.   

1821  Pafnuty Chebyshev, Russian mathematician (d. 1894) was born on May - 16.   

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 May - 16.   

1824  Levi Parsons Morton, (R) 22nd US VP (1889-93) was born on May - 16.   

1827  On this day in history birth of petrus J H Cuypers, architect (Amsterdam Museum, Central station)   

1831  David Edward Hughes, inventor (microphone, teleprinter) was born on this day in history.   

1832  Philip Danforth Armour, founder (Armour Foods) was born on this day in history.   

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

1850  On this day in history birth of arthur Henry Mann, organist/composer   

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

1858  Frank Lynes, composer was born on this day in history.   

1858  Hanus Trnecek, composer was born on May - 16.   

1860  Herman Webster Mudgett, American Serial Killer (d. 1896) was born on May - 16.   

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  Julian Tannen, NY, comedian (Great Moment) was born on this day in history.   

1887  On May - 16 birth of bull Montana, Vogliera Italy, actor (Brass Buttons, Victory)   

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0583  On this day in history 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  Death of Dirk Willems, Anabaptist Martyr on this day in history.   

1620  On May - 16 death of william Adams, English navigator (b. 1564)   

1657  Death of Andrzej Bobola, Polish Jesuit missionary (b. 1591) on May - 16.   

1667  Death of Thomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of Southampton, English statesman (b. 1607) on this day in history.