Page 2: Historical Events In May - 16

1768  On May - 16 cornelis Writer, fleet supervisor, dies at about 81   

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

1770  On May - 16 the Dauphin of France and Marie Antoinette get married   

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  Button Gwinnet, US revolutionary leader, dies from wounds on this day in history.   

1782  On this day in history john Sell Cotman, water color artist   

1782  On this day in history daniuel Charles Solander, botanist, dies   

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

1792  Denmark abolishes slave trade on this day in history.   

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

1795  On May - 16 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 this day in history.   

1803  On May - 16 peace of Amiens ends   

1804  Napoleon declared Emperor of France on May - 16.   

1804  On May - 16 senate & Tribune declare Napolean leader of France   

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

1805  On this day in history christian Brunings, hydraulic engineer, dies at 68   

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

1811  Peninsular War-Allies defeat French at Albuera on this day in history.   

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  Henry Hopkins Sibley, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1886 on this day in history.   

1817  On May - 16 mississippi River steamboat service begins   

1819  On this day in history daniel Ammen, Capt (Union Navy), died in 1898   

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 this day in history.   

1822  Eduard Hille, Dutch composer/conductor on this day in history.   

1824  Edmund Kirby Smith, Fla, General (Confederate Army), died in 1893 on May - 16.   

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

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

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

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1558  On this day in history 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  Ferdinand, Austria, cardinal of Spain/governor of Netherlands was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1710  William Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot, English politician (d. 1782) was born on this day in history.   

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

1748  On this day in history birth of antonius van Alphen, apostolic vicar of De Bosch   

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

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

1434  On May - 16 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  On May - 16 death of andrzej Bobola, Polish Jesuit missionary (b. 1591)   

1667  On May - 16 death of thomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of Southampton, English statesman (b. 1607)   

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