Famous Personalities Born In May - 16

1558  On this day in history birth of andreas of Austria, Bohemia cardinal/gov of Netherlands (1598-1600)   

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 May - 16 birth of dudley North, financier/economist   

1659  Campegius Vitringa, Dutch theologist was born on May - 16.   

1710  William Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot, English politician (d. 1782) was born on May - 16.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1763  On this day in history birth of louis-Nicolas Vauquelin, chemist (discovered chromium, beryllium)   

1782  John Sell Cotman, water color artist was born on this day in history.   

1788  On this day in history birth of friedrich Rückert, German Poet, Translator and Orientalist (d. 1866)   

1801  On this day in history birth of william H. Seward, United States Secretary of State, bought Alaska at 2 ¢/acre (d. 1872)   

1804  Elizabeth Palmer Peabody, educator/founder (US kindergarten) was born on this day in history.   

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

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 May - 16.   

1821  On this day in history birth of pafnuty Chebyshev, Russian mathematician (d. 1894)   

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

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

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

1845  On this day in history birth of ilya Ilyich Mechnikov, Russian microbiologist, Nobel laureate (d. 1916)   

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

1857  Juan Morel Campos, composer was born on May - 16.   

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

1858  Hanus Trnecek, composer was born on May - 16.   

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  On May - 16 birth of taylor Holmes, Newark NJ, actor (Tobor the Great, Beware My Lovely)   

1880  On this day in history birth of julian Tannen, NY, comedian (Great Moment)   

1887  Bull Montana, Vogliera Italy, actor (Brass Buttons, Victory) was born on this day in history.   

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0583  On May - 16 death of saint Brendan, Irish navigator (b. 484)   

0942  Saadiah Gaon, head of Talmudic Academy of Sura, dies on this day in history.   

1265  On this day in history 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  Death of Andrzej Bobola, Polish Jesuit missionary (b. 1591) on May - 16.   

1667  Death of Thomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of Southampton, English statesman (b. 1607) on this day in history.