Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In May - 16

1887  On May - 16 birth of j van Hoddis, writer   

1889  Joan Collette, Dutch (male) painter (New Church, Delft) was born on this day in history.   

1892  On this day in history birth of coenraad B van Haeringen, linguist/etymologist (Dutch Dictionary)   

1892  Richard Tauber, [Ernst Seiffert], Austria/British, tenor/conductor was born on May - 16.   

1893  Jose Calvo Sotelo, Spanish minister of Finance (1925-30) was born on May - 16.   

1893  On this day in history birth of paul Amadeus Pisk, composer   

1897  Walther Geiser, composer was born on May - 16.   

1898  August de Schrijver, Belgian politician/founder (CVP) was born on May - 16.   

1898  Tamara de Lempicka, Polish-born painter (d. 1980) was born on May - 16.   

1902  On this day in history birth of jan Kiepura, Sosnowiec Poland, vocalist/actor (Her Wonderful Lie)   

1904  On May - 16 birth of hugh Plaxton, Canada, ice hockey player (Olympic-gold-1928)   

1904  Lily Pons, opera singer/actress (That Girl From Paris) was born on this day in history.   

1905  H[erbert] E[rnest] Bates, novelist (Feast for July, Love for Lydia) was born on this day in history.   

1905  Henry Fonda, Grand Is Nebraska, actor (Mr Roberts, On Golden Pond) was born on May - 16.   

1906  Arturo Uslar Pietri, Venezuela, writer/minister (Lanzas Coloradas) was born on May - 16.   

1906  Ernie McCormick, cricketer (Australian quickie of late 30's) was born on May - 16.   

1906  On May - 16 birth of nicholas Beriozoff, ballet master   

1906  On May - 16 birth of alfred Pellan, French Canadian painter (d. 1988)   

1906  On this day in history birth of margret Rey, author and illustrator (d. 1996)   

1907  On this day in history birth of robert Tisdall, Ireland, 400m hurdler (Olympic-gold-1932)   

1908  On May - 16 birth of hilary Preston, editor   

1908  Mohammed Roem, Indonesian foreign minister (Linggadjati) was born on this day in history.   

1909  On May - 16 birth of charles Wislon, principal (Glasgow University)   

1909  Margaret Sullavan, American actress (d. 1960) was born on this day in history.   

1910  Olga Berggolts, Russian poet (d. 1975) was born on this day in history.   

1911  On this day in history birth of margaret Sullavan, Norfolk Va, actress (Back Street)   

1911  On this day in history birth of olaff J de Landell, [JB Wemmerslager van Sparwoude], writer   

1912  Studs Terkel, NYC, author/host (Stud's Place, Working) was born on May - 16.   

1913  Woody Herman, jazz clarinetist/bandleader/composer (Thundering Herds) was born on this day in history.   

1914  Edward T. Hall, American anthropologist and author was born on May - 16.   

1916  Adriana Caselotti, cartoon voice was born on May - 16.   

1916  Bernard Braden, broadcaster/actor (All Night Lone, Full Treatment) was born on May - 16.   

1916  Ephraim Katzir, biophysicist/president (Israel) was born on May - 16.   

1916  On this day in history birth of irene Elizabeth Beatrice Ighodaro, doctor/social reformer   

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0583  On this day in history death of saint Brendan, Irish navigator (b. 484)   

0942  On May - 16 saadiah Gaon, head of Talmudic Academy of Sura, dies   

1265  On May - 16 death of saint Simon Stock, English saint (b. 1165)   

1434  On this day in history pieter Appelmans, Flemish architect/master builder, dies at about 60   

1569  On May - 16 death of dirk Willems, Anabaptist Martyr   

1620  Death of William Adams, English navigator (b. 1564) on this day in history.   

1657  On this day in history death of andrzej Bobola, Polish Jesuit missionary (b. 1591)   

1667  Death of Thomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of Southampton, English statesman (b. 1607) on May - 16.