Famous Birthdays In May - 16

1558  On this day in history birth of andreas of Austria, Bohemia cardinal/gov of Netherlands (1598-1600)   

1578  Everard Digby, English conspirator (d. 1606) was born on May - 16.   

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

1718  Maria Gaetana Agnesi, Italian mathematician (d. 1799) was born on this day in history.   

1748  Antonius van Alphen, apostolic vicar of De Bosch was born on May - 16.   

1761  John Opie, artist was born on May - 16.   

1763  Louis-Nicolas Vauquelin, chemist (discovered chromium, beryllium) was born on May - 16.   

1782  On May - 16 birth of john Sell Cotman, water color artist   

1788  On this day in history birth of friedrich Rückert, German Poet, Translator and Orientalist (d. 1866)   

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 this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of henry Hopkins Sibley, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1886   

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

1821  On this day in history birth of pafnuty Chebyshev, Russian mathematician (d. 1894)   

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

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

1824  On May - 16 birth of levi Parsons Morton, (R) 22nd US VP (1889-93)   

1827  On May - 16 birth of petrus J H Cuypers, architect (Amsterdam Museum, Central station)   

1831  On May - 16 birth of david Edward Hughes, inventor (microphone, teleprinter)   

1832  Philip Danforth Armour, founder (Armour Foods) was born on this day in history.   

1845  On May - 16 birth of ilya Ilyich Mechnikov, Russian microbiologist, Nobel laureate (d. 1916)   

1850  On this day in history birth of arthur Henry Mann, organist/composer   

1857  On May - 16 birth of juan Morel Campos, composer   

1858  Frank Lynes, composer was born on May - 16.   

1858  Hanus Trnecek, composer was born on this day in history.   

1860  On this day in history birth of herman Webster Mudgett, American Serial Killer (d. 1896)   

1866  Ernest Watson Burgess, US sociologist (ecological school) was born on this day in history.   

1878  On May - 16 birth of taylor Holmes, Newark NJ, actor (Tobor the Great, Beware My Lovely)   

1880  Julian Tannen, NY, comedian (Great Moment) was born on this day in history.   

1887  Bull Montana, Vogliera Italy, actor (Brass Buttons, Victory) was born on May - 16.   

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0583  On this day in history death of saint Brendan, Irish navigator (b. 484)   

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

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

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

1569  On this day in history death of dirk Willems, Anabaptist Martyr   

1620  On this day in history death of william Adams, English navigator (b. 1564)   

1657  Death of Andrzej Bobola, Polish Jesuit missionary (b. 1591) on this day in history.   

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