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 this day in history.   

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

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  John Sell Cotman, water color artist on this day in history.   

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

1791  Near Moodus, Connecticut, the largest historical earthquake in Connecticut occurred on this day in history.   

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

1796  Lombardije Republic forms on May - 16.   

1803  On this day in history 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  On May - 16 napoleon declared Emperor of France   

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

1804  On May - 16 elizabeth Palmer Peabody, educator/founder (US kindergarten)   

1805  Christian Brunings, hydraulic engineer, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

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

1811  On May - 16 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 this day in history.   

1816  Henry Hopkins Sibley, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1886 on this day in history.   

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 May - 16 alexander van Bylandt, military, dies at 75   

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

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 May - 16.   

1829  On May - 16 william Congreve, English officer, dies at 56   

1830  Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier, mathematician, dies on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1609  On May - 16 birth of ferdinand, Austria, cardinal of Spain/governor of Netherlands   

1641  Dudley North, financier/economist was born on May - 16.   

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  Antonius van Alphen, apostolic vicar of De Bosch was born on this day in history.   

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

1620  Death of William Adams, English navigator (b. 1564) on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1669  Pietro da Cortona, [Berrettini], painter/architect, dies on May - 16.