Famous Deaths Happened 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 this day in history.   

1434  Pieter Appelmans, Flemish architect/master builder, dies at about 60 on this day in history.   

1569  On this day in history death of dirk Willems, Anabaptist Martyr   

1620  On May - 16 death of william Adams, English navigator (b. 1564)   

1657  On this day in history death of andrzej Bobola, Polish Jesuit missionary (b. 1591)   

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

1703  On May - 16 charles Perrault, author/fairy tale writer, dies   

1754  Giovanni Carlo Maria Clari, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

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

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

1777  Button Gwinnet, US revolutionary leader, dies from wounds on May - 16.   

1778  On this day in history death of robert Darcy, 4th Earl of Holderness, English diplomat (b. 1718)   

1782  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

1862  On May - 16 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  On May - 16 death of lean Bear, Cheyenne chief, murdered   

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

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  Eduard Rappoldi, composer, dies at 72 on May - 16.   

1904  On May - 16 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  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  Everard Digby, English conspirator (d. 1606) was born on May - 16.   

1609  Ferdinand, Austria, cardinal of Spain/governor of Netherlands was born on this day in history.   

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

1659  On May - 16 birth of campegius Vitringa, Dutch theologist   

1710  William Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot, English politician (d. 1782) was born on this day in history.   

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.