Famous Deaths In May - 16

0942  On May - 16 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  Death of Dirk Willems, Anabaptist Martyr on this day in history.  

1620  Death of William Adams, English navigator (b. 1564) on May - 16.  

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 this day in history.  

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

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1754  On May - 16 giovanni Carlo Maria Clari, composer, dies at 76  

1762  Ernst Chreistian Hesse, composer, dies at 86 on this day in history.  

1768  On May - 16 cornelis Writer, fleet supervisor, dies at about 81  

1777  Button Gwinnet, US revolutionary leader, dies from wounds on this day in history.  

1778  Death of Robert Darcy, 4th Earl of Holderness, English diplomat (b. 1718) on this day in history.  

1782  On this day in history daniuel Charles Solander, botanist, dies  

1790  On May - 16 death of philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke, English politician (b. 1720)  

1805  On this day in history christian Brunings, hydraulic engineer, dies at 68  

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

1829  On this day in history william Congreve, English officer, dies at 56  

1830  Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier, mathematician, dies on May - 16.  

1835  On May - 16 felicia Dorothea Hemans, poet/hymn writer, dies  

1847  Kaspar Ett, German organist/composer, dies at 59 on May - 16.  

1862  Lev A Ms, Russian nobleman/poet, dies at 40 on this day in history.  

1863  Lloyd Tilghman, Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 47 on May - 16.  

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

1880  Karl August Krebs, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.  

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

1892  On May - 16 john Banvard, painted worlds largest painting (3 mile canvas), dies  

1903  Eduard Rappoldi, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

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

1910  Henri E Cross [Delacroix], French painter, dies at 53 on this day in history.  

1913  On this day in history death of louis Perrier, member of the Swiss Federal Council (b. 1849)  

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

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1558  Andreas of Austria, Bohemia cardinal/gov of Netherlands (1598-1600) was born on this day in history.  

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  On May - 16 birth of dudley North, financier/economist  

1659  Campegius Vitringa, Dutch theologist was born on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history birth of antonius van Alphen, apostolic vicar of De Bosch