Famous Deaths Happened In May - 16

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

1265  On May - 16 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  Death of Dirk Willems, Anabaptist Martyr on May - 16.   

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  On this day in history death of thomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of Southampton, English statesman (b. 1607)   

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  On May - 16 charles Perrault, author/fairy tale writer, dies   

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

1762  Ernst Chreistian Hesse, composer, dies at 86 on May - 16.   

1768  Cornelis Writer, fleet supervisor, dies at about 81 on May - 16.   

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

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

1782  On May - 16 daniuel Charles Solander, botanist, dies   

1790  On this day in history death of philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke, English politician (b. 1720)   

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

1819  Alexander van Bylandt, military, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

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

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

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  On May - 16 lloyd Tilghman, Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 47   

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

1880  Karl August Krebs, composer, dies at 76 on May - 16.   

1891  On May - 16 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  N I Bobrikov, Russian governor-general in Finland, dies on May - 16.   

1910  On May - 16 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  Andreas of Austria, Bohemia cardinal/gov of Netherlands (1598-1600) was born on May - 16.   

1578  Everard Digby, English conspirator (d. 1606) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

1718  On May - 16 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