Famous Deaths Happened In May - 16

0942  Saadiah gaon: Head of talmudic academy of sura,   

1265  Saint simon stock: English saint (b. 1165)   

1434  Pieter appelmans: Flemish architect/master builder,   

1569  Dirk willems: Anabaptist martyr   

1620  William adams: English navigator (b. 1564)   

1657  Andrzej bobola: Polish jesuit missionary (b. 1591)   

1667  Thomas wriothesley: 4th earl of southampton, english statesman (b. 1607)   

1669  Pietro da cortona: [berrettini], painter/architect,   

1691  Jacob leisler: Becomes 1st american colonist hanged for treason   

1703  Charles perrault: Author/fairy tale writer,   

1754  Giovanni carlo maria clari: Composer,   

1762  Ernst chreistian hesse: Composer,   

1768  Cornelis writer: Fleet supervisor,   

1777  Button gwinnet: Us revolutionary leader,   

1778  Robert darcy: 4th earl of holderness, english diplomat (b. 1718)   

1782  Daniuel charles solander: Botanist,   

1790  Philip yorke: 2nd earl of hardwicke, english politician (b. 1720)   

1805  Christian brunings: Hydraulic engineer,   

1819  Alexander van bylandt: Military,   

1829  William congreve: English officer,   

1830  Jean baptiste joseph fourier: Mathematician,   

1835  Felicia dorothea hemans: Poet/hymn writer,   

1847  Kaspar ett: German organist/composer,   

1862  Lev a ms: Russian nobleman/poet,   

1863  Lloyd tilghman: Confederate brig-general,   

1864  Lean bear: Cheyenne chief, murdered   

1880  Karl august krebs: Composer,   

1891  Ion brătianu: Romanian statesman (b. 1821)   

1892  John banvard: Painted worlds largest painting (3 mile canvas),   

1903  Eduard rappoldi: Composer,   

1904  N i bobrikov: Russian governor-general in finland,   

1910  Henri e cross [delacroix]: French painter,   

1913  Louis perrier: Member of the swiss federal council (b. 1849)   

1918  Eusapia palladino: Napolitan,   

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1558  Andreas of austria: Bohemia cardinal/gov of netherlands (1598-1600)   

1578  Everard digby: English conspirator   

1609  Ferdinand: Austria, cardinal of spain/governor of netherlands   

1641  Dudley north: Financier/economist   

1659  Campegius vitringa: Dutch theologist   

1710  William talbot: 1st earl talbot, english politician   

1718  Maria gaetana agnesi: Italian mathematician   

1748  Antonius van alphen: Apostolic vicar of de bosch