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 May - 16.   

1770  The Dauphin of France and Marie Antoinette get married on May - 16.   

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  Button Gwinnet, US revolutionary leader, dies from wounds on May - 16.   

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

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

1791  On this day in history near Moodus, Connecticut, the largest historical earthquake in Connecticut occurred   

1792  On this day in history denmark abolishes slave trade   

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

1795  Hedges Treaty: Bataafse Republic becomes French vassel state on this day in history.   

1796  Lombardije Republic forms on May - 16.   

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 this day in history peace of Amiens ends   

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 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 May - 16.   

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 this day in history mississippi River steamboat service begins   

1819  Daniel Ammen, Capt (Union Navy), died in 1898 on May - 16.   

1819  Alexander van Bylandt, military, dies at 75 on May - 16.   

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

1822  Eduard Hille, Dutch composer/conductor on May - 16.   

1824  On this day in history edmund Kirby Smith, Fla, General (Confederate Army), died in 1893   

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

1829  William Congreve, English officer, dies at 56 on May - 16.   

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

1831  David Edward Hughes, inventor (microphone, teleprinter) on May - 16.   

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 May - 16.   

1609  Ferdinand, Austria, cardinal of Spain/governor of Netherlands was born on May - 16.   

1641  On May - 16 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 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 May - 16.   

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

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  Death of William Adams, English navigator (b. 1564) on May - 16.   

1657  On May - 16 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  Pietro da Cortona, [Berrettini], painter/architect, dies on May - 16.