Famous Deaths Happened In May - 16

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

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  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  Pietro da Cortona, [Berrettini], painter/architect, dies on May - 16.   

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

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

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

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 May - 16.   

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  On May - 16 alexander van Bylandt, military, dies at 75   

1829  On May - 16 william Congreve, English officer, dies at 56   

1830  On May - 16 jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier, mathematician, dies   

1835  On May - 16 felicia Dorothea Hemans, poet/hymn writer, dies   

1847  On May - 16 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  On May - 16 karl August Krebs, composer, dies at 76   

1891  On May - 16 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  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 this day in history death of louis Perrier, member of the Swiss Federal Council (b. 1849)   

1918  Eusapia Palladino, Napolitan, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

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1558  Andreas of Austria, Bohemia cardinal/gov of Netherlands (1598-1600) was born on May - 16.   

1578  On May - 16 birth of everard Digby, English conspirator (d. 1606)   

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.