Historical Events In May - 16

0942  Saadiah Gaon, head of Talmudic Academy of Sura, dies on May - 16.   

0955  On this day in history alberich II, (bastard?) son of Octavianus elected pope   

1165  Ramjbam & his family reach Acre Palestine on May - 16.   

1204  On this day in history baldwin IX, Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire.   

1434  On May - 16 pieter Appelmans, Flemish architect/master builder, dies at about 60   

1527  On May - 16 florence becomes a republic   

1532  On this day in history sir Thomas More resigns as English Lord Chancellor   

1547  Protestant German monarch surrenders to Karel in Wittenberg on May - 16.   

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

1568  On this day in history mary Queen of Scotland flees to England   

1569  On May - 16 dirk Willems, Anabaptist Martyr   

1571  On this day in history johannes Kepler, by his own calculations, is conceived at 4 37 AM   

1571  Johannes Kepler, by his own calculations, is conceived at 4:37 AM on this day in history.   

1584  On May - 16 7 Westfriese towns divide monasteries of Egmond/Blokker/St-Pietersdal   

1605  On May - 16 camillo Borghese elected to succeed Pope Leo XI becomes Paul V   

1606  2,000 foreigners murdered in Russia on May - 16.   

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

1641  On May - 16 dudley North, financier/economist   

1648  Battle at Zólty Wody Bohdan Chmielricki's cosacks beat John Casimir on this day in history.   

1648  Battle at Zolty Wody: Bohdan Chmielricki's cosacks beat John Casimir on May - 16.   

1648  Battle at Zólty Wody: Bohdan Chmielricki's cosacks beat John Casimir on May - 16.   

1659  On this day in history campegius Vitringa, Dutch theologist   

1669  On this day in history pietro da Cortona, [Berrettini], painter/architect, dies   

1691  On this day in history jacob Leisler, becomes 1st American colonist hanged for treason   

1703  Charles Perrault, author/fairy tale writer, dies on this day in history.   

1747  On May - 16 prince Willem V sworn in as Admiral-General of Netherlands   

1747  On this day in history prince Willem V sworn in as admiral-general of Neth   

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

1754  On this day in history giovanni Carlo Maria Clari, composer, dies at 76   

1761  On May - 16 john Opie, artist   

1762  Ernst Chreistian Hesse, composer, dies at 86 on May - 16.   

1763  On May - 16 samuel Johnson meets his future biographer James Boswell in London   

1763  James Boswell's 1st meeting with Samuel Johnson on this day in history.   

1763  Louis-Nicolas Vauquelin, chemist (discovered chromium, beryllium) on this day in history.   

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

1578  On May - 16 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 this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

0942  Saadiah Gaon, head of Talmudic Academy of Sura, dies on May - 16.   

1265  On May - 16 death of saint Simon Stock, English saint (b. 1165)   

1434  Pieter Appelmans, Flemish architect/master builder, dies at about 60 on May - 16.   

1569  On May - 16 death of dirk Willems, Anabaptist Martyr   

1620  On May - 16 death of william Adams, English navigator (b. 1564)   

1657  On May - 16 death of andrzej Bobola, Polish Jesuit missionary (b. 1591)   

1667  On May - 16 death of thomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of Southampton, English statesman (b. 1607)   

1669  Pietro da Cortona, [Berrettini], painter/architect, dies on this day in history.