Famous Birthdays In May - 16

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.   

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0583  Death of Saint Brendan, Irish navigator (b. 484) on May - 16.   

0942  On May - 16 saadiah Gaon, head of Talmudic Academy of Sura, dies   

1265  Death of Saint Simon Stock, English saint (b. 1165) on this day in history.   

1434  Pieter Appelmans, Flemish architect/master builder, dies at about 60 on this day in history.   

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

1620  Death of William Adams, English navigator (b. 1564) on this day in history.   

1657  On this day in history death of andrzej Bobola, Polish Jesuit missionary (b. 1591)   

1667  Death of Thomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of Southampton, English statesman (b. 1607) on May - 16.