Famous Deaths In May - 16

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

1265  On May - 16 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  On May - 16 death of dirk Willems, Anabaptist Martyr  

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  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 this day in history.  

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1754  On May - 16 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  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  Daniuel Charles Solander, botanist, dies on this day in history.  

1790  Death of Philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke, English politician (b. 1720) on this day in history.  

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

1819  Alexander van Bylandt, military, dies at 75 on May - 16.  

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

1830  Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier, mathematician, dies on this day in history.  

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

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

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  Death of Lean Bear, Cheyenne chief, murdered on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

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  Dudley North, financier/economist was born on this day in history.  

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 May - 16.  

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

1748  On May - 16 birth of antonius van Alphen, apostolic vicar of De Bosch