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 May - 16.   

1569  Death of Dirk Willems, Anabaptist Martyr on May - 16.   

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  On this day in history death of thomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of Southampton, English statesman (b. 1607)   

1669  Pietro da Cortona, [Berrettini], painter/architect, dies on May - 16.   

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

1703  On May - 16 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  Death of Robert Darcy, 4th Earl of Holderness, English diplomat (b. 1718) on May - 16.   

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 May - 16 christian Brunings, hydraulic engineer, dies at 68   

1819  On this day in history alexander van Bylandt, military, dies at 75   

1829  William Congreve, English officer, dies at 56 on May - 16.   

1830  On this day in history jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier, mathematician, dies   

1835  On May - 16 felicia Dorothea Hemans, poet/hymn writer, dies   

1847  On this day in history kaspar Ett, German organist/composer, dies at 59   

1862  On this day in history lev A Ms, Russian nobleman/poet, dies at 40   

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 May - 16.   

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 this day in history.   

1903  Eduard Rappoldi, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1904  On May - 16 n I Bobrikov, Russian governor-general in Finland, dies   

1910  On this day in history henri E Cross [Delacroix], French painter, dies at 53   

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

1718  Maria Gaetana Agnesi, Italian mathematician (d. 1799) was born on this day in history.   

1748  Antonius van Alphen, apostolic vicar of De Bosch was born on this day in history.