Famous Birthdays In May - 16

1558  Andreas of Austria, Bohemia cardinal/gov of Netherlands (1598-1600) was born on this day in history.  

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

1609  Ferdinand, Austria, cardinal of Spain/governor of Netherlands was born on May - 16.  

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

1659  Campegius Vitringa, Dutch theologist was born on this day in history.  

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 May - 16.  

1748  Antonius van Alphen, apostolic vicar of De Bosch was born on this day in history.  

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 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 this day in history.  

1804  On May - 16 birth of elizabeth Palmer Peabody, educator/founder (US kindergarten)  

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 this day in history.  

1819  On this day in history birth of daniel Ammen, Capt (Union Navy), died in 1898  

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

1822  On this day in history birth of eduard Hille, Dutch composer/conductor  

1824  On May - 16 birth of edmund Kirby Smith, Fla, General (Confederate Army), died in 1893  

1824  Levi Parsons Morton, (R) 22nd US VP (1889-93) was born on this day in history.  

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

1831  On this day in history birth of david Edward Hughes, inventor (microphone, teleprinter)  

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

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 this day in history.  

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

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

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

1860  On this day in history 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  Julian Tannen, NY, comedian (Great Moment) was born on this day in history.  

1887  On this day in history birth of bull Montana, Vogliera Italy, actor (Brass Buttons, Victory)  

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0583  Death of Saint Brendan, Irish navigator (b. 484) on May - 16.  

0942  Saadiah Gaon, head of Talmudic Academy of Sura, dies on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1569  On this day in history death of dirk Willems, Anabaptist Martyr  

1620  On this day in history death of william Adams, English navigator (b. 1564)  

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)