May 16 in History: Historical Events, Birthdays, Deaths & Holidays

1770  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.   

1777  Button Gwinnet, US revolutionary leader, dies from wounds   

1782  John Sell Cotman, water color artist.   

1782  Daniuel Charles Solander, botanist, dies.   

1791  Near Moodus, Connecticut, the largest historical earthquake in Connecticut occurred   

1792  Denmark abolishes slave trade.   

1795  Hedges Treaty Bataafse Republic is recorded as becoming French vassel state   

1796  Lombardije Republic forms.   

1803  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  Peace of Amiens ends.   

1804  Napoleon declared Emperor of France   

1804  Senate and Tribune declare Napolean leader of France   

1804  Elizabeth Palmer Peabody, educator/founder (US kindergarten).   

1805  Christian Brunings, hydraulic engineer, dies at 68.   

1806  George C Cadwalader, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1879   

1811  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.   

1816  Henry Hopkins Sibley, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1886   

1817  Mississippi River steamboat service begins.   

1819  Daniel Ammen, Capt (Union Navy), died in 1898.   

1819  Alexander van Bylandt, military, dies at 75   

1822  Greek War of Independence: The Turks capture the Greek town of Souli   

1822  Eduard Hille, Dutch composer/conductor.   

1824  Edmund Kirby Smith, Fla, General (Confederate Army), died in 1893   

1827  Petrus J H Cuypers, architect (Amsterdam Museum, Central station).   

1829  William Congreve, English officer, dies at 56   

1830  Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier, mathematician, dies.   

1831  David Edward Hughes, inventor (microphone, teleprinter)   

1832  Philip Danforth Armour, founder (Armour Foods).   

1835  Felicia Dorothea Hemans, poet/hymn writer, dies.   

1836  Edgar Allan Poe marries his 13-year-old cousin Virginia.   

1847  Kaspar Ett, German organist/composer, dies at 59.   

1850  Arthur Henry Mann, organist/composer.   

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Next Page »

1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30	31

1558  Andreas of austria: Bohemia cardinal/gov of netherlands (1598-1600)   

1578  Everard digby: English conspirator   

1609  Ferdinand: Austria, cardinal of spain/governor of netherlands   

1641  Dudley north: Financier/economist   

1659  Campegius vitringa: Dutch theologist   

1710  William talbot: 1st earl talbot, english politician   

1718  Maria gaetana agnesi: Italian mathematician   

1748  Antonius van alphen: Apostolic vicar of de bosch   

0942  Death of Saadiah gaon: Head of talmudic academy of sura,   

1265  Saint simon stock: English saint (b. 1165)   

1434  Death of Pieter appelmans: Flemish architect/master builder,   

1569  Dirk willems: Anabaptist martyr   

1620  Death of William adams: English navigator (b. 1564)   

1657  Death of Andrzej bobola: Polish jesuit missionary (b. 1591)   

1667  Death of Thomas wriothesley: 4th earl of southampton, english statesman (b. 1607)   

1669  Pietro da cortona: [berrettini], painter/architect,