Famous Deaths In May - 16

0942  Saadiah Gaon, head of Talmudic Academy of Sura, dies on May - 16.  

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

1434  On this day in history pieter Appelmans, Flemish architect/master builder, dies at about 60  

1569  Death of Dirk Willems, Anabaptist Martyr on May - 16.  

1620  On this day in history death of william Adams, English navigator (b. 1564)  

1657  On May - 16 death of andrzej Bobola, Polish Jesuit missionary (b. 1591)  

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

1669  Pietro da Cortona, [Berrettini], painter/architect, dies on May - 16.  

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.  

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1754  On this day in history giovanni Carlo Maria Clari, composer, dies at 76  

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

1768  On this day in history cornelis Writer, fleet supervisor, dies at about 81  

1777  On this day in history button Gwinnet, US revolutionary leader, dies from wounds  

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

1782  On May - 16 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 this day in history alexander van Bylandt, military, dies at 75  

1829  William Congreve, English officer, dies at 56 on May - 16.  

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

1835  Felicia Dorothea Hemans, poet/hymn writer, dies on May - 16.  

1847  Kaspar Ett, German organist/composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.  

1862  Lev A Ms, Russian nobleman/poet, dies at 40 on May - 16.  

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

1864  On this day in history death of lean Bear, Cheyenne chief, murdered  

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

1891  Death of Ion Brătianu, Romanian statesman (b. 1821) on May - 16.  

1892  On this day in history john Banvard, painted worlds largest painting (3 mile canvas), dies  

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

1904  N I Bobrikov, Russian governor-general in Finland, dies on this day in history.  

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  On May - 16 eusapia Palladino, Napolitan, dies at 64  

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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 May - 16.  

1641  On this day in history birth of dudley North, financier/economist  

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

1710  On May - 16 birth of william Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot, English politician (d. 1782)  

1718  Maria Gaetana Agnesi, Italian mathematician (d. 1799) was born on this day in history.  

1748  Antonius van Alphen, apostolic vicar of De Bosch was born on this day in history.