Page 2: Historical Events In May - 16

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

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

1770  The Dauphin of France and Marie Antoinette get married on May - 16.   

1770  On May - 16 marie Antoinette (14) marries future King Louis XVI (15) of France   

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 May - 16.   

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

1782  On this day in history john Sell Cotman, water color artist   

1782  Daniuel Charles Solander, botanist, dies on this day in history.   

1791  Near Moodus, Connecticut, the largest historical earthquake in Connecticut occurred on May - 16.   

1792  Denmark abolishes slave trade on this day in history.   

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  Lombardije Republic forms on May - 16.   

1803  On May - 16 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  On May - 16 peace of Amiens ends   

1804  On May - 16 napoleon declared Emperor of France   

1804  Senate & Tribune declare Napolean leader of France on this day in history.   

1804  Elizabeth Palmer Peabody, educator/founder (US kindergarten) on this day in history.   

1805  Christian Brunings, hydraulic engineer, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

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

1816  On May - 16 henry Hopkins Sibley, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1886   

1817  On this day in history mississippi River steamboat service begins   

1819  Daniel Ammen, Capt (Union Navy), died in 1898 on this day in history.   

1819  Alexander van Bylandt, military, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

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

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

1824  On this day in history 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 May - 16.   

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

1832  On May - 16 philip Danforth Armour, founder (Armour Foods)   

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

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

1710  William Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot, English politician (d. 1782) was born on May - 16.   

1718  On May - 16 birth of maria Gaetana Agnesi, Italian mathematician (d. 1799)   

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

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

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  On May - 16 death of dirk Willems, Anabaptist Martyr   

1620  On May - 16 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  On May - 16 pietro da Cortona, [Berrettini], painter/architect, dies