Historical Events In May - 16

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

0955  On this day in history alberich II, (bastard?) son of Octavianus elected pope   

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

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

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

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

1568  On this day in history mary Queen of Scotland flees to England   

1569  On this day in history dirk Willems, Anabaptist Martyr   

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  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  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 May - 16.   

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

1659  On May - 16 campegius Vitringa, Dutch theologist   

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

1691  On this day in history jacob Leisler, becomes 1st American colonist hanged for treason   

1703  Charles Perrault, author/fairy tale writer, dies on May - 16.   

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 May - 16.   

1748  Antonius van Alphen, apostolic vicar of De Bosch on this day in history.   

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

1761  John Opie, artist on this day in history.   

1762  On May - 16 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  Andreas of Austria, Bohemia cardinal/gov of Netherlands (1598-1600) was born on this day in history.   

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

1609  On May - 16 birth of ferdinand, Austria, cardinal of Spain/governor of Netherlands   

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

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 this day in history birth of maria Gaetana Agnesi, Italian mathematician (d. 1799)   

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

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

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

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 this day in history death of william Adams, English navigator (b. 1564)   

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