Page 2: Historical Events In May - 16

1768  Cornelis Writer, fleet supervisor, dies at about 81 on May - 16.   

1770  On this day in history marie Antoinette (age 14) marries the future King Louis VI of France (age 15)   

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

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

1771  On May - 16 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 on this day in history.   

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

1782  Daniuel Charles Solander, botanist, dies on May - 16.   

1791  On May - 16 near Moodus, Connecticut, the largest historical earthquake in Connecticut occurred   

1792  Denmark abolishes slave trade on May - 16.   

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

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

1796  Lombardije Republic forms on May - 16.   

1803  On May - 16 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 on May - 16.   

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

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

1804  On this day in history elizabeth Palmer Peabody, educator/founder (US kindergarten)   

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

1806  George C Cadwalader, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1879 on May - 16.   

1811  On this day in history 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 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  On May - 16 alexander van Bylandt, military, dies at 75   

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

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

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

1827  On this day in history petrus J H Cuypers, architect (Amsterdam Museum, Central station)   

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

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

1831  David Edward Hughes, inventor (microphone, teleprinter) on this day in history.   

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

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

1578  On this day in history 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  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 this day in history birth of antonius van Alphen, apostolic vicar of De Bosch   

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  On this day in history pieter Appelmans, Flemish architect/master builder, dies at about 60   

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

1620  On this day in history death of william Adams, English navigator (b. 1564)   

1657  On this day in history 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  Pietro da Cortona, [Berrettini], painter/architect, dies on this day in history.