Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In May - 16

1887  On this day in history birth of j van Hoddis, writer   

1889  Joan Collette, Dutch (male) painter (New Church, Delft) was born on May - 16.   

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

1892  On this day in history birth of richard Tauber, [Ernst Seiffert], Austria/British, tenor/conductor   

1893  Jose Calvo Sotelo, Spanish minister of Finance (1925-30) was born on this day in history.   

1893  On May - 16 birth of paul Amadeus Pisk, composer   

1897  Walther Geiser, composer was born on this day in history.   

1898  August de Schrijver, Belgian politician/founder (CVP) was born on this day in history.   

1898  On this day in history birth of tamara de Lempicka, Polish-born painter (d. 1980)   

1902  Jan Kiepura, Sosnowiec Poland, vocalist/actor (Her Wonderful Lie) was born on May - 16.   

1904  Hugh Plaxton, Canada, ice hockey player (Olympic-gold-1928) was born on May - 16.   

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 May - 16.   

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

1906  On May - 16 birth of arturo Uslar Pietri, Venezuela, writer/minister (Lanzas Coloradas)   

1906  On May - 16 birth of ernie McCormick, cricketer (Australian quickie of late 30's)   

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

1906  On this day in history birth of alfred Pellan, French Canadian painter (d. 1988)   

1906  Margret Rey, author and illustrator (d. 1996) was born on May - 16.   

1907  Robert Tisdall, Ireland, 400m hurdler (Olympic-gold-1932) was born on this day in history.   

1908  Hilary Preston, editor was born on May - 16.   

1908  Mohammed Roem, Indonesian foreign minister (Linggadjati) was born on May - 16.   

1909  On this day in history birth of charles Wislon, principal (Glasgow University)   

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

1910  On this day in history birth of olga Berggolts, Russian poet (d. 1975)   

1911  Margaret Sullavan, Norfolk Va, actress (Back Street) was born on May - 16.   

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 this day in history.   

1913  Woody Herman, jazz clarinetist/bandleader/composer (Thundering Herds) was born on May - 16.   

1914  Edward T. Hall, American anthropologist and author was born on this day in history.   

1916  On this day in history birth of adriana Caselotti, cartoon voice   

1916  On May - 16 birth of bernard Braden, broadcaster/actor (All Night Lone, Full Treatment)   

1916  On May - 16 birth of ephraim Katzir, biophysicist/president (Israel)   

1916  On May - 16 birth of irene Elizabeth Beatrice Ighodaro, doctor/social reformer   

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

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 May - 16 pieter Appelmans, Flemish architect/master builder, dies at about 60   

1569  On May - 16 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  Death of Thomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of Southampton, English statesman (b. 1607) on this day in history.