Famous Birthdays In May - 16
Friday, 25 October 2024
1558 Andreas of Austria, Bohemia cardinal/gov of Netherlands (1598-1600) was born on May - 16.
1578 On May - 16 birth of everard Digby, English conspirator (d. 1606)
1609 On May - 16 birth of ferdinand, Austria, cardinal of Spain/governor of Netherlands
1641 Dudley North, financier/economist was born on May - 16.
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 Antonius van Alphen, apostolic vicar of De Bosch was born on this day in history.
1761 John Opie, artist was born on this day in history.
1763 Louis-Nicolas Vauquelin, chemist (discovered chromium, beryllium) was born on May - 16.
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 May - 16.
1804 Elizabeth Palmer Peabody, educator/founder (US kindergarten) was born on this day in history.
1806 On this day in history 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 On this day in history birth of daniel Ammen, Capt (Union Navy), died in 1898
1821 On this day in history birth of pafnuty Chebyshev, Russian mathematician (d. 1894)
1822 On this day in history birth of eduard Hille, Dutch composer/conductor
1824 Edmund Kirby Smith, Fla, General (Confederate Army), died in 1893 was born on May - 16.
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 this day in history.
1831 David Edward Hughes, inventor (microphone, teleprinter) was born on May - 16.
1832 On May - 16 birth of philip Danforth Armour, founder (Armour Foods)
1845 On May - 16 birth of ilya Ilyich Mechnikov, Russian microbiologist, Nobel laureate (d. 1916)
1850 On May - 16 birth of arthur Henry Mann, organist/composer
1857 Juan Morel Campos, composer was born on May - 16.
1858 On May - 16 birth of frank Lynes, composer
1858 Hanus Trnecek, composer was born on this day in history.
1860 Herman Webster Mudgett, American Serial Killer (d. 1896) was born on this day in history.
1866 Ernest Watson Burgess, US sociologist (ecological school) was born on May - 16.
1878 On this day in history birth of taylor Holmes, Newark NJ, actor (Tobor the Great, Beware My Lovely)
1880 Julian Tannen, NY, comedian (Great Moment) was born on this day in history.
1887 Bull Montana, Vogliera Italy, actor (Brass Buttons, Victory) was born on May - 16.