Historical Events In May - 16

0942  On May - 16 saadiah Gaon, head of Talmudic Academy of Sura, dies   

0955  Alberich II, (bastard?) son of Octavianus elected pope on this day in history.   

1165  Ramjbam & his family reach Acre Palestine on this day in history.   

1204  On May - 16 baldwin IX, Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire.   

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

1527  On this day in history florence becomes a republic   

1532  Sir Thomas More resigns as English Lord Chancellor on May - 16.   

1547  On this day in history protestant German monarch surrenders to Karel in Wittenberg   

1558  On May - 16 andreas of Austria, Bohemia cardinal/gov of Netherlands (1598-1600)   

1568  On May - 16 mary Queen of Scotland flees to England   

1569  On this day in history dirk Willems, Anabaptist Martyr   

1571  On this day in history johannes Kepler, by his own calculations, is conceived at 4 37 AM   

1571  On this day in history johannes Kepler, by his own calculations, is conceived at 4:37 AM   

1584  On this day in history 7 Westfriese towns divide monasteries of Egmond/Blokker/St-Pietersdal   

1605  On this day in history camillo Borghese elected to succeed Pope Leo XI becomes Paul V   

1606  On May - 16 2,000 foreigners murdered in Russia   

1609  Ferdinand, Austria, cardinal of Spain/governor of Netherlands on May - 16.   

1641  Dudley North, financier/economist on this day in history.   

1648  On this day in history battle at Zólty Wody Bohdan Chmielricki's cosacks beat John Casimir   

1648  On May - 16 battle at Zolty Wody: Bohdan Chmielricki's cosacks beat John Casimir   

1648  Battle at Zólty Wody: Bohdan Chmielricki's cosacks beat John Casimir on May - 16.   

1659  On May - 16 campegius Vitringa, Dutch theologist   

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

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

1703  Charles Perrault, author/fairy tale writer, dies on this day in history.   

1747  Prince Willem V sworn in as Admiral-General of Netherlands on May - 16.   

1747  On this day in history prince Willem V sworn in as admiral-general of Neth   

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

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

1761  John Opie, artist on this day in history.   

1762  On this day in history ernst Chreistian Hesse, composer, dies at 86   

1763  On May - 16 samuel Johnson meets his future biographer James Boswell in London   

1763  On May - 16 james Boswell's 1st meeting with Samuel Johnson   

1763  Louis-Nicolas Vauquelin, chemist (discovered chromium, beryllium) 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 this day in history.   

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 May - 16.   

1710  William Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot, English politician (d. 1782) was born on May - 16.   

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.   

0942  On May - 16 saadiah Gaon, head of Talmudic Academy of Sura, dies   

1265  On May - 16 death of saint Simon Stock, English saint (b. 1165)   

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

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

1620  Death of William Adams, English navigator (b. 1564) on this day in history.   

1657  On May - 16 death of andrzej Bobola, Polish Jesuit missionary (b. 1591)   

1667  On this day in history death of thomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of Southampton, English statesman (b. 1607)   

1669  On May - 16 pietro da Cortona, [Berrettini], painter/architect, dies