Famous Deaths In May - 16

0942  On this day in history saadiah Gaon, head of Talmudic Academy of Sura, dies  

1265  Death of Saint Simon Stock, English saint (b. 1165) on this day in history.  

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  Death of Andrzej Bobola, Polish Jesuit missionary (b. 1591) on May - 16.  

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

1669  On this day in history pietro da Cortona, [Berrettini], painter/architect, dies  

1691  Death of Jacob Leisler, becomes 1st American colonist hanged for treason on May - 16.  

1703  Charles Perrault, author/fairy tale writer, dies on May - 16.  

1754  Giovanni Carlo Maria Clari, composer, dies at 76 on May - 16.  

1762  On this day in history ernst Chreistian Hesse, composer, dies at 86  

1768  Cornelis Writer, fleet supervisor, dies at about 81 on this day in history.  

1777  Button Gwinnet, US revolutionary leader, dies from wounds on May - 16.  

1778  On May - 16 death of robert Darcy, 4th Earl of Holderness, English diplomat (b. 1718)  

1782  Daniuel Charles Solander, botanist, dies on May - 16.  

1790  Death of Philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke, English politician (b. 1720) on May - 16.  

1805  Christian Brunings, hydraulic engineer, dies at 68 on this day in history.  

1819  On May - 16 alexander van Bylandt, military, dies at 75  

1829  William Congreve, English officer, dies at 56 on this day in history.  

1830  On this day in history jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier, mathematician, dies  

1835  Felicia Dorothea Hemans, poet/hymn writer, dies on this day in history.  

1847  On this day in history kaspar Ett, German organist/composer, dies at 59  

1862  On this day in history lev A Ms, Russian nobleman/poet, dies at 40  

1863  Lloyd Tilghman, Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 47 on this day in history.  

1864  On May - 16 death of lean Bear, Cheyenne chief, murdered  

1880  On this day in history karl August Krebs, composer, dies at 76  

1891  On this day in history death of ion Brătianu, Romanian statesman (b. 1821)  

1892  John Banvard, painted worlds largest painting (3 mile canvas), dies on May - 16.  

1903  On May - 16 eduard Rappoldi, composer, dies at 72  

1904  On this day in history n I Bobrikov, Russian governor-general in Finland, dies  

1910  On this day in history henri E Cross [Delacroix], French painter, dies at 53  

1913  Death of Louis Perrier, member of the Swiss Federal Council (b. 1849) on this day in history.  

1918  Eusapia Palladino, Napolitan, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

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1558  On May - 16 birth of andreas of Austria, Bohemia cardinal/gov of Netherlands (1598-1600)  

1578  On this day in history birth of everard Digby, English conspirator (d. 1606)  

1609  On this day in history birth of ferdinand, Austria, cardinal of Spain/governor of Netherlands  

1641  Dudley North, financier/economist was born on this day in history.  

1659  On this day in history birth of campegius Vitringa, Dutch theologist  

1710  William Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot, English politician (d. 1782) was born on this day in history.  

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.