Famous Deaths In May - 16

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

1265  On this day in history death of saint Simon Stock, English saint (b. 1165)  

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

1569  Death of Dirk Willems, Anabaptist Martyr on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1667  Death of Thomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of Southampton, English statesman (b. 1607) on May - 16.  

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 May - 16.  

1703  On this day in history charles Perrault, author/fairy tale writer, dies  

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

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

1768  On this day in history cornelis Writer, fleet supervisor, dies at about 81  

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

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

1782  Daniuel Charles Solander, botanist, dies on May - 16.  

1790  Death of Philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke, English politician (b. 1720) on May - 16.  

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

1830  On this day in history jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier, mathematician, dies  

1835  On this day in history felicia Dorothea Hemans, poet/hymn writer, dies  

1847  On this day in history kaspar Ett, German organist/composer, dies at 59  

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 May - 16.  

1864  On this day in history death of lean Bear, Cheyenne chief, murdered  

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

1904  N I Bobrikov, Russian governor-general in Finland, dies on May - 16.  

1910  Henri E Cross [Delacroix], French painter, dies at 53 on this day in history.  

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 May - 16.  

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

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

1718  On this day in history birth of maria Gaetana Agnesi, Italian mathematician (d. 1799)  

1748  Antonius van Alphen, apostolic vicar of De Bosch was born on this day in history.