Famous Personalities Born In May - 16
Wednesday, 18 June 2025
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.