Famous Deaths Happened In May - 16

0942  Saadiah Gaon, head of Talmudic Academy of Sura, dies on this day in history.   

1265  On this day in history death of saint Simon Stock, English saint (b. 1165)   

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  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.   

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.   

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

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

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

1830  On May - 16 jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier, mathematician, dies   

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

1847  On May - 16 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  Death of Lean Bear, Cheyenne chief, murdered on this day in history.   

1880  On May - 16 karl August Krebs, composer, dies at 76   

1891  On May - 16 death of ion Brătianu, Romanian statesman (b. 1821)   

1892  John Banvard, painted worlds largest painting (3 mile canvas), dies on this day in history.   

1903  On this day in history eduard Rappoldi, composer, dies at 72   

1904  N I Bobrikov, Russian governor-general in Finland, dies on May - 16.   

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

1913  On May - 16 death of louis Perrier, member of the Swiss Federal Council (b. 1849)   

1918  Eusapia Palladino, Napolitan, dies at 64 on May - 16.   

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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  Ferdinand, Austria, cardinal of Spain/governor of Netherlands was born on this day in history.   

1641  Dudley North, financier/economist was born on May - 16.   

1659  Campegius Vitringa, Dutch theologist was born on May - 16.   

1710  On this day in history birth of william Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot, English politician (d. 1782)   

1718  On this day in history birth of maria Gaetana Agnesi, Italian mathematician (d. 1799)   

1748  On this day in history birth of antonius van Alphen, apostolic vicar of De Bosch