Historical Events In May - 16

0942  On this day in history saadiah Gaon, head of Talmudic Academy of Sura, dies   

0955  On May - 16 alberich II, (bastard?) son of Octavianus elected pope   

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

1204  On this day in history baldwin IX, Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire.   

1434  On this day in history pieter Appelmans, Flemish architect/master builder, dies at about 60   

1527  On this day in history florence becomes a republic   

1532  On this day in history sir Thomas More resigns as English Lord Chancellor   

1547  Protestant German monarch surrenders to Karel in Wittenberg on May - 16.   

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

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

1569  Dirk Willems, Anabaptist Martyr on May - 16.   

1571  On May - 16 johannes Kepler, by his own calculations, is conceived at 4 37 AM   

1571  Johannes Kepler, by his own calculations, is conceived at 4:37 AM on May - 16.   

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

1605  Camillo Borghese elected to succeed Pope Leo XI becomes Paul V on May - 16.   

1606  2,000 foreigners murdered in Russia on this day in history.   

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

1641  On this day in history dudley North, financier/economist   

1648  Battle at Zólty Wody Bohdan Chmielricki's cosacks beat John Casimir on this day in history.   

1648  Battle at Zolty Wody: Bohdan Chmielricki's cosacks beat John Casimir on this day in history.   

1648  Battle at Zólty Wody: Bohdan Chmielricki's cosacks beat John Casimir on this day in history.   

1659  Campegius Vitringa, Dutch theologist on May - 16.   

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

1691  Jacob Leisler, becomes 1st American colonist hanged for treason on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1748  On May - 16 antonius van Alphen, apostolic vicar of De Bosch   

1754  Giovanni Carlo Maria Clari, composer, dies at 76 on May - 16.   

1761  On this day in history john Opie, artist   

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

1763  On this day in history samuel Johnson meets his future biographer James Boswell in London   

1763  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of everard Digby, English conspirator (d. 1606)   

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

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

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 May - 16.   

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

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 May - 16 death of dirk Willems, Anabaptist Martyr   

1620  Death of William Adams, English navigator (b. 1564) on May - 16.   

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 May - 16.   

1669  Pietro da Cortona, [Berrettini], painter/architect, dies on May - 16.