Historical Events In May - 16

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

0955  Alberich II, (bastard?) son of Octavianus elected pope on May - 16.   

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

1527  Florence becomes a republic on this day in history.   

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 this day in history mary Queen of Scotland flees to England   

1569  Dirk Willems, Anabaptist Martyr on May - 16.   

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

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

1584  On May - 16 7 Westfriese towns divide monasteries of Egmond/Blokker/St-Pietersdal   

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

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

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

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 this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

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

1754  On May - 16 giovanni Carlo Maria Clari, composer, dies at 76   

1761  On May - 16 john Opie, artist   

1762  On May - 16 ernst Chreistian Hesse, composer, dies at 86   

1763  On May - 16 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 this day in history.   

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

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

1659  Campegius Vitringa, Dutch theologist was born on May - 16.   

1710  On this day in history birth of william Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot, English politician (d. 1782)   

1718  Maria Gaetana Agnesi, Italian mathematician (d. 1799) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1265  Death of Saint Simon Stock, English saint (b. 1165) on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1657  On this day in history 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