Famous Personalities Born In May - 16

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

1578  Everard Digby, English conspirator (d. 1606) was born on May - 16.   

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

1641  Dudley North, financier/economist was born on this day in history.   

1659  On this day in history birth of campegius Vitringa, Dutch theologist   

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

1761  John Opie, artist was born on May - 16.   

1763  Louis-Nicolas Vauquelin, chemist (discovered chromium, beryllium) was born on this day in history.   

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

1788  Friedrich Rückert, German Poet, Translator and Orientalist (d. 1866) was born on May - 16.   

1801  William H. Seward, United States Secretary of State, bought Alaska at 2 ¢/acre (d. 1872) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1816  On May - 16 birth of henry Hopkins Sibley, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1886   

1819  Daniel Ammen, Capt (Union Navy), died in 1898 was born on this day in history.   

1821  Pafnuty Chebyshev, Russian mathematician (d. 1894) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1824  Levi Parsons Morton, (R) 22nd US VP (1889-93) was born on May - 16.   

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

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

1832  Philip Danforth Armour, founder (Armour Foods) was born on this day in history.   

1845  Ilya Ilyich Mechnikov, Russian microbiologist, Nobel laureate (d. 1916) was born on May - 16.   

1850  On this day in history birth of arthur Henry Mann, organist/composer   

1857  On May - 16 birth of juan Morel Campos, composer   

1858  On this day in history birth of frank Lynes, composer   

1858  Hanus Trnecek, composer was born on this day in history.   

1860  On May - 16 birth of herman Webster Mudgett, American Serial Killer (d. 1896)   

1866  On this day in history birth of ernest Watson Burgess, US sociologist (ecological school)   

1878  Taylor Holmes, Newark NJ, actor (Tobor the Great, Beware My Lovely) was born on May - 16.   

1880  Julian Tannen, NY, comedian (Great Moment) was born on this day in history.   

1887  Bull Montana, Vogliera Italy, actor (Brass Buttons, Victory) was born on May - 16.   

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0583  Death of Saint Brendan, Irish navigator (b. 484) 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 this day in history.   

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

1569  On May - 16 death of dirk Willems, Anabaptist Martyr   

1620  Death of William Adams, English navigator (b. 1564) on May - 16.   

1657  On this day in history 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.