Page 2: Historical Events In May - 16

1768  On this day in history cornelis Writer, fleet supervisor, dies at about 81   

1770  Marie Antoinette (age 14) marries the future King Louis VI of France (age 15) on this day in history.   

1770  The Dauphin of France and Marie Antoinette get married on this day in history.   

1770  Marie Antoinette (14) marries future King Louis XVI (15) of France on this day in history.   

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 this day in history button Gwinnet, US revolutionary leader, dies from wounds   

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

1782  On May - 16 daniuel Charles Solander, botanist, dies   

1791  Near Moodus, Connecticut, the largest historical earthquake in Connecticut occurred on May - 16.   

1792  On this day in history denmark abolishes slave trade   

1795  On this day in history hedges Treaty Bataafse Republic becomes French vassel state   

1795  On this day in history hedges Treaty: Bataafse Republic becomes French vassel state   

1796  Lombardije Republic forms on this day in history.   

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 on May - 16.   

1803  On May - 16 peace of Amiens ends   

1804  Napoleon declared Emperor of France on May - 16.   

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

1804  Elizabeth Palmer Peabody, educator/founder (US kindergarten) on May - 16.   

1805  On May - 16 christian Brunings, hydraulic engineer, dies at 68   

1806  On May - 16 george C Cadwalader, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1879   

1811  On this day in history peninsular War-Allies defeat French at Albuera   

1815  On this day in history the Governor of New South Wales, Lachlan Macquarie, officially names the town of Blackheath in the upper Blue Mountains.   

1816  On this day in history henry Hopkins Sibley, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1886   

1817  Mississippi River steamboat service begins on this day in history.   

1819  On May - 16 daniel Ammen, Capt (Union Navy), died in 1898   

1819  On this day in history alexander van Bylandt, military, dies at 75   

1822  On this day in history greek War of Independence: The Turks capture the Greek town of Souli.   

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

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

1827  On May - 16 petrus J H Cuypers, architect (Amsterdam Museum, Central station)   

1829  On this day in history william Congreve, English officer, dies at 56   

1830  On May - 16 jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier, mathematician, dies   

1831  On May - 16 david Edward Hughes, inventor (microphone, teleprinter)   

1832  Philip Danforth Armour, founder (Armour Foods) on May - 16.   

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

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

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

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

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 May - 16.   

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

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  Death of Andrzej Bobola, Polish Jesuit missionary (b. 1591) on May - 16.   

1667  On this day in history death of thomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of Southampton, English statesman (b. 1607)   

1669  Pietro da Cortona, [Berrettini], painter/architect, dies on this day in history.