Page 2: Historical Events In May - 16

1768  Cornelis Writer, fleet supervisor, dies at about 81 on this day in history.   

1770  Marie Antoinette (age 14) marries the future King Louis VI of France (age 15) on May - 16.   

1770  On this day in history the Dauphin of France and Marie Antoinette get married   

1770  On May - 16 marie Antoinette (14) marries future King Louis XVI (15) of France   

1771  The Battle of Alamance, a pre-American Revolutionary War battle between local militia and a group of rebels called "The Regulators", occurs in present-day Alamance County, North Carolina on this day in history.   

1777  On May - 16 button Gwinnet, US revolutionary leader, dies from wounds   

1782  John Sell Cotman, water color artist on May - 16.   

1782  Daniuel Charles Solander, botanist, dies on this day in history.   

1791  Near Moodus, Connecticut, the largest historical earthquake in Connecticut occurred on this day in history.   

1792  Denmark abolishes slave trade on this day in history.   

1795  Hedges Treaty Bataafse Republic becomes French vassel state on May - 16.   

1795  On May - 16 hedges Treaty: Bataafse Republic becomes French vassel state   

1796  Lombardije Republic forms on this day in history.   

1803  On this day in history britain and France renew war, the French complete their occupation of Hanover, and they threaten to invade England from Boulogne, where they begin to assemble an invasion fleet   

1803  On May - 16 peace of Amiens ends   

1804  Napoleon declared Emperor of France on this day in history.   

1804  Senate & Tribune declare Napolean leader of France on May - 16.   

1804  Elizabeth Palmer Peabody, educator/founder (US kindergarten) on this day in history.   

1805  Christian Brunings, hydraulic engineer, dies at 68 on May - 16.   

1806  George C Cadwalader, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1879 on this day in history.   

1811  On May - 16 peninsular War-Allies defeat French at Albuera   

1815  The Governor of New South Wales, Lachlan Macquarie, officially names the town of Blackheath in the upper Blue Mountains on May - 16.   

1816  Henry Hopkins Sibley, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1886 on May - 16.   

1817  On May - 16 mississippi River steamboat service begins   

1819  Daniel Ammen, Capt (Union Navy), died in 1898 on this day in history.   

1819  Alexander van Bylandt, military, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1822  Greek War of Independence: The Turks capture the Greek town of Souli on May - 16.   

1822  On May - 16 eduard Hille, Dutch composer/conductor   

1824  On May - 16 edmund Kirby Smith, Fla, General (Confederate Army), died in 1893   

1827  Petrus J H Cuypers, architect (Amsterdam Museum, Central station) on this day in history.   

1829  William Congreve, English officer, dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1830  Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier, mathematician, dies on May - 16.   

1831  On this day in history david Edward Hughes, inventor (microphone, teleprinter)   

1832  On this day in history philip Danforth Armour, founder (Armour Foods)   

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

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

1710  On this day in history 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  Antonius van Alphen, apostolic vicar of De Bosch was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1569  On May - 16 death of dirk Willems, Anabaptist Martyr   

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 this day in history pietro da Cortona, [Berrettini], painter/architect, dies