Historical Events In May - 16

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

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

1165  Ramjbam & his family reach Acre Palestine on May - 16.  

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

1434  Pieter Appelmans, Flemish architect/master builder, dies at about 60 on May - 16.  

1527  Florence becomes a republic on May - 16.  

1532  Sir Thomas More resigns as English Lord Chancellor on this day in history.  

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

1558  On this day in history 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  Johannes Kepler, by his own calculations, is conceived at 4 37 AM on May - 16.  

1571  Johannes Kepler, by his own calculations, is conceived at 4:37 AM on this day in history.  

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

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  On May - 16 ferdinand, Austria, cardinal of Spain/governor of Netherlands  

1641  Dudley North, financier/economist on May - 16.  

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

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 this day in history.  

1659  Campegius Vitringa, Dutch theologist on this day in history.  

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

1747  On this day in history prince Willem V sworn in as Admiral-General of Netherlands  

1747  Prince Willem V sworn in as admiral-general of Neth on this day in history.  

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

1754  Giovanni Carlo Maria Clari, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.  

1761  On May - 16 john Opie, artist  

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  James Boswell's 1st meeting with Samuel Johnson on this day in history.  

1763  Louis-Nicolas Vauquelin, chemist (discovered chromium, beryllium) 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  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 May - 16.  

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

1659  On this day in history birth of campegius Vitringa, Dutch theologist  

1710  On May - 16 birth of william Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot, English politician (d. 1782)  

1718  On May - 16 birth of maria Gaetana Agnesi, Italian mathematician (d. 1799)  

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

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

1265  Death of Saint Simon Stock, English saint (b. 1165) on May - 16.  

1434  Pieter Appelmans, Flemish architect/master builder, dies at about 60 on this day in history.  

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

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

1657  On this day in history death of andrzej Bobola, Polish Jesuit missionary (b. 1591)  

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

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