Famous Deaths Happened In May - 16

0942  On May - 16 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  On this day in history 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 May - 16.   

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

1669  On May - 16 pietro da Cortona, [Berrettini], painter/architect, dies   

1691  Death of Jacob Leisler, becomes 1st American colonist hanged for treason on May - 16.   

1703  On this day in history charles Perrault, author/fairy tale writer, dies   

1754  Giovanni Carlo Maria Clari, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1762  Ernst Chreistian Hesse, composer, dies at 86 on this day in history.   

1768  Cornelis Writer, fleet supervisor, dies at about 81 on May - 16.   

1777  Button Gwinnet, US revolutionary leader, dies from wounds on this day in history.   

1778  On this day in history death of robert Darcy, 4th Earl of Holderness, English diplomat (b. 1718)   

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

1790  Death of Philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke, English politician (b. 1720) on this day in history.   

1805  On this day in history christian Brunings, hydraulic engineer, dies at 68   

1819  On May - 16 alexander van Bylandt, military, dies at 75   

1829  On this day in history william Congreve, English officer, dies at 56   

1830  Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier, mathematician, dies on May - 16.   

1835  Felicia Dorothea Hemans, poet/hymn writer, dies on this day in history.   

1847  Kaspar Ett, German organist/composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1862  Lev A Ms, Russian nobleman/poet, dies at 40 on May - 16.   

1863  Lloyd Tilghman, Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 47 on May - 16.   

1864  Death of Lean Bear, Cheyenne chief, murdered on May - 16.   

1880  Karl August Krebs, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1891  On this day in history death of ion Brătianu, Romanian statesman (b. 1821)   

1892  John Banvard, painted worlds largest painting (3 mile canvas), dies on May - 16.   

1903  On this day in history eduard Rappoldi, composer, dies at 72   

1904  On this day in history n I Bobrikov, Russian governor-general in Finland, dies   

1910  Henri E Cross [Delacroix], French painter, dies at 53 on this day in history.   

1913  On this day in history death of louis Perrier, member of the Swiss Federal Council (b. 1849)   

1918  On May - 16 eusapia Palladino, Napolitan, dies at 64   

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1558  Andreas of Austria, Bohemia cardinal/gov of Netherlands (1598-1600) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1710  On May - 16 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 this day in history birth of antonius van Alphen, apostolic vicar of De Bosch