Page 2: Historical Events In May - 16

1768  On this day in history cornelis Writer, fleet supervisor, dies at about 81   

1770  On this day in history marie Antoinette (age 14) marries the future King Louis VI of France (age 15)   

1770  On May - 16 the Dauphin of France and Marie Antoinette get married   

1770  Marie Antoinette (14) marries future King Louis XVI (15) of France on this day in history.   

1771  The Battle of Alamance, a pre-American Revolutionary War battle between local militia and a group of rebels called "The Regulators", occurs in present-day Alamance County, North Carolina on this day in history.   

1777  On this day in history button Gwinnet, US revolutionary leader, dies from wounds   

1782  John Sell Cotman, water color artist on May - 16.   

1782  On this day in history daniuel Charles Solander, botanist, dies   

1791  Near Moodus, Connecticut, the largest historical earthquake in Connecticut occurred on this day in history.   

1792  On May - 16 denmark abolishes slave trade   

1795  Hedges Treaty Bataafse Republic becomes French vassel state on May - 16.   

1795  Hedges Treaty: Bataafse Republic becomes French vassel state on May - 16.   

1796  On May - 16 lombardije Republic forms   

1803  On this day in history britain and France renew war, the French complete their occupation of Hanover, and they threaten to invade England from Boulogne, where they begin to assemble an invasion fleet   

1803  Peace of Amiens ends on this day in history.   

1804  On May - 16 napoleon declared Emperor of France   

1804  Senate & Tribune declare Napolean leader of France on May - 16.   

1804  On May - 16 elizabeth Palmer Peabody, educator/founder (US kindergarten)   

1805  Christian Brunings, hydraulic engineer, dies at 68 on May - 16.   

1806  On this day in history george C Cadwalader, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1879   

1811  On May - 16 peninsular War-Allies defeat French at Albuera   

1815  The Governor of New South Wales, Lachlan Macquarie, officially names the town of Blackheath in the upper Blue Mountains on May - 16.   

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

1817  Mississippi River steamboat service begins on May - 16.   

1819  On May - 16 daniel Ammen, Capt (Union Navy), died in 1898   

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

1822  On May - 16 greek War of Independence: The Turks capture the Greek town of Souli.   

1822  Eduard Hille, Dutch composer/conductor on May - 16.   

1824  On May - 16 edmund Kirby Smith, Fla, General (Confederate Army), died in 1893   

1827  On this day in history petrus J H Cuypers, architect (Amsterdam Museum, Central station)   

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

1830  Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier, mathematician, dies on this day in history.   

1831  David Edward Hughes, inventor (microphone, teleprinter) on May - 16.   

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

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

1578  On this day in history birth of everard Digby, English conspirator (d. 1606)   

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

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  William Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot, English politician (d. 1782) was born on this day in history.   

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   

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

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  Death of William Adams, English navigator (b. 1564) on this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history.