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  On this day in history pieter Appelmans, Flemish architect/master builder, dies at about 60   

1569  Death of Dirk Willems, Anabaptist Martyr on May - 16.   

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  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  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  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  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  Alexander van Bylandt, military, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1829  William Congreve, English officer, dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1830  Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier, mathematician, dies on May - 16.   

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 May - 16 lev A Ms, Russian nobleman/poet, dies at 40   

1863  Lloyd Tilghman, Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 47 on May - 16.   

1864  Death of Lean Bear, Cheyenne chief, murdered on May - 16.   

1880  On this day in history karl August Krebs, composer, dies at 76   

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  On May - 16 n I Bobrikov, Russian governor-general in Finland, dies   

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

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  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 May - 16.   

1641  On May - 16 birth of dudley North, financier/economist   

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 May - 16.   

1748  On this day in history birth of antonius van Alphen, apostolic vicar of De Bosch