Famous Birthdays In May - 16

1558  On May - 16 birth of andreas of Austria, Bohemia cardinal/gov of Netherlands (1598-1600)   

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

1609  Ferdinand, Austria, cardinal of Spain/governor of Netherlands was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1710  On May - 16 birth of william Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot, English politician (d. 1782)   

1718  On this day in history birth of maria Gaetana Agnesi, Italian mathematician (d. 1799)   

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

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  On May - 16 birth of john Sell Cotman, water color artist   

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 May - 16.   

1804  Elizabeth Palmer Peabody, educator/founder (US kindergarten) was born on May - 16.   

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

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

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 May - 16.   

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 May - 16.   

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

1845  On May - 16 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  On this day in history birth of juan Morel Campos, composer   

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

1858  On May - 16 birth of hanus Trnecek, composer   

1860  Herman Webster Mudgett, American Serial Killer (d. 1896) was born on May - 16.   

1866  On May - 16 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 May - 16 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  Death of Saint Brendan, Irish navigator (b. 484) on this day in history.   

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

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  On May - 16 death of dirk Willems, Anabaptist Martyr   

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 this day in history.   

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