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  Everard Digby, English conspirator (d. 1606) was born on this day in history.   

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

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 May - 16.   

1748  On May - 16 birth of antonius van Alphen, apostolic vicar of De Bosch   

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

1788  On May - 16 birth of friedrich Rückert, German Poet, Translator and Orientalist (d. 1866)   

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 May - 16 birth of elizabeth Palmer Peabody, educator/founder (US kindergarten)   

1806  George C Cadwalader, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1879 was born on this day in history.   

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

1819  On this day in history birth of daniel Ammen, Capt (Union Navy), died in 1898   

1821  On May - 16 birth of pafnuty Chebyshev, Russian mathematician (d. 1894)   

1822  On this day in history birth of eduard Hille, Dutch composer/conductor   

1824  Edmund Kirby Smith, Fla, General (Confederate Army), died in 1893 was born on this day in history.   

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

1827  Petrus J H Cuypers, architect (Amsterdam Museum, Central station) was born on May - 16.   

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

1832  On May - 16 birth of philip Danforth Armour, founder (Armour Foods)   

1845  Ilya Ilyich Mechnikov, Russian microbiologist, Nobel laureate (d. 1916) was born on this day in history.   

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

1857  On this day in history birth of juan Morel Campos, composer   

1858  Frank Lynes, composer was born on May - 16.   

1858  On this day in history birth of hanus Trnecek, composer   

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 this day in history 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  On May - 16 birth of bull Montana, Vogliera Italy, actor (Brass Buttons, Victory)   

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

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

1265  On this day in history death of saint Simon Stock, English saint (b. 1165)   

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

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  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.