Historical Events In May - 16

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

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 this day in history.  

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

1527  Florence becomes a republic on May - 16.  

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

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

1558  Andreas of Austria, Bohemia cardinal/gov of Netherlands (1598-1600) on this day in history.  

1568  Mary Queen of Scotland flees to England on this day in history.  

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1569  Dirk Willems, Anabaptist Martyr on this day in history.  

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

1571  On May - 16 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  Camillo Borghese elected to succeed Pope Leo XI becomes Paul V on this day in history.  

1606  2,000 foreigners murdered in Russia on May - 16.  

1609  On this day in history ferdinand, Austria, cardinal of Spain/governor of Netherlands  

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

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

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

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

1659  On this day in history 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  Prince Willem V sworn in as Admiral-General of Netherlands on this day in history.  

1747  On May - 16 prince Willem V sworn in as admiral-general of Neth  

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

1754  On May - 16 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  Samuel Johnson meets his future biographer James Boswell in London on this day in history.  

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

1578  Everard Digby, English conspirator (d. 1606) was born on May - 16.  

1609  On this day in history birth of ferdinand, Austria, cardinal of Spain/governor of Netherlands  

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

1659  On May - 16 birth of campegius Vitringa, Dutch theologist  

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

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

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

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

1265  On this day in history 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  On May - 16 death of dirk Willems, Anabaptist Martyr  

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 May - 16.  

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