Famous Deaths In May - 16

0942  On this day in history saadiah Gaon, head of Talmudic Academy of Sura, dies  

1265  Death of Saint Simon Stock, English saint (b. 1165) on May - 16.  

1434  On May - 16 pieter Appelmans, Flemish architect/master builder, dies at about 60  

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 May - 16.  

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

1691  On May - 16 death of jacob Leisler, becomes 1st American colonist hanged for treason  

1703  Charles Perrault, author/fairy tale writer, dies on May - 16.  

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

1762  On May - 16 ernst Chreistian Hesse, composer, dies at 86  

1768  On May - 16 cornelis Writer, fleet supervisor, dies at about 81  

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 May - 16.  

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

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

1805  Christian Brunings, hydraulic engineer, dies at 68 on May - 16.  

1819  On this day in history alexander van Bylandt, military, dies at 75  

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

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 this day in history 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 May - 16.  

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

1891  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1910  On May - 16 henri E Cross [Delacroix], French painter, dies at 53  

1913  On this day in history 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  On May - 16 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  On May - 16 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 this day in history.  

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