Famous Deaths Happened 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 May - 16.   

1569  On May - 16 death of dirk Willems, Anabaptist Martyr   

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

1657  Death of Andrzej Bobola, Polish Jesuit missionary (b. 1591) on this day in history.   

1667  Death of Thomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of Southampton, English statesman (b. 1607) on this day in history.   

1669  Pietro da Cortona, [Berrettini], painter/architect, dies on this day in history.   

1691  Death of Jacob Leisler, becomes 1st American colonist hanged for treason on May - 16.   

1703  Charles Perrault, author/fairy tale writer, dies on this day in history.   

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

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

1768  Cornelis Writer, fleet supervisor, dies at about 81 on this day in history.   

1777  On May - 16 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 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 May - 16.   

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 this day in history felicia Dorothea Hemans, poet/hymn writer, dies   

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  On this day in history lloyd Tilghman, Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 47   

1864  Death of Lean Bear, Cheyenne chief, murdered on May - 16.   

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

1891  Death of Ion Brătianu, Romanian statesman (b. 1821) on this day in history.   

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  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  On this day in history birth of andreas of Austria, Bohemia cardinal/gov of Netherlands (1598-1600)   

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

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

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 May - 16.   

1748  Antonius van Alphen, apostolic vicar of De Bosch was born on May - 16.