Famous Birthdays In May - 16
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1558 Andreas of Austria, Bohemia cardinal/gov of Netherlands (1598-1600) was born on this day in history.
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 On this day in history birth of dudley North, financier/economist
1659 Campegius Vitringa, Dutch theologist was born on May - 16.
1710 On this day in history birth of william Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot, English politician (d. 1782)
1718 On this day in history 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.
1761 John Opie, artist was born on this day in history.
1763 On this day in history birth of louis-Nicolas Vauquelin, chemist (discovered chromium, beryllium)
1782 On this day in history birth of john Sell Cotman, water color artist
1788 Friedrich Rückert, German Poet, Translator and Orientalist (d. 1866) was born on May - 16.
1801 On this day in history birth of william H. Seward, United States Secretary of State, bought Alaska at 2 ¢/acre (d. 1872)
1804 On May - 16 birth of elizabeth Palmer Peabody, educator/founder (US kindergarten)
1806 On May - 16 birth of george C Cadwalader, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1879
1816 Henry Hopkins Sibley, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1886 was born on May - 16.
1819 On this day in history birth of daniel Ammen, Capt (Union Navy), died in 1898
1821 On this day in history birth of pafnuty Chebyshev, Russian mathematician (d. 1894)
1822 On May - 16 birth of eduard Hille, Dutch composer/conductor
1824 Edmund Kirby Smith, Fla, General (Confederate Army), died in 1893 was born on May - 16.
1824 Levi Parsons Morton, (R) 22nd US VP (1889-93) was born on this day in history.
1827 On May - 16 birth of petrus J H Cuypers, architect (Amsterdam Museum, Central station)
1831 David Edward Hughes, inventor (microphone, teleprinter) was born on May - 16.
1832 Philip Danforth Armour, founder (Armour Foods) was born on May - 16.
1845 On May - 16 birth of ilya Ilyich Mechnikov, Russian microbiologist, Nobel laureate (d. 1916)
1850 Arthur Henry Mann, organist/composer was born on May - 16.
1857 Juan Morel Campos, composer was born on this day in history.
1858 Frank Lynes, composer was born on May - 16.
1858 On May - 16 birth of hanus Trnecek, composer
1860 Herman Webster Mudgett, American Serial Killer (d. 1896) was born on this day in history.
1866 On this day in history birth of ernest Watson Burgess, US sociologist (ecological school)
1878 On this day in history birth of taylor Holmes, Newark NJ, actor (Tobor the Great, Beware My Lovely)
1880 On this day in history birth of julian Tannen, NY, comedian (Great Moment)
1887 Bull Montana, Vogliera Italy, actor (Brass Buttons, Victory) was born on this day in history.