Historical Events In May - 16

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

0955  On this day in history alberich II, (bastard?) son of Octavianus elected pope   

1165  Ramjbam & his family reach Acre Palestine on this day in history.   

1204  Baldwin IX, Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire on May - 16.   

1434  On this day in history pieter Appelmans, Flemish architect/master builder, dies at about 60   

1527  Florence becomes a republic on May - 16.   

1532  On May - 16 sir Thomas More resigns as English Lord Chancellor   

1547  Protestant German monarch surrenders to Karel in Wittenberg on May - 16.   

1558  Andreas of Austria, Bohemia cardinal/gov of Netherlands (1598-1600) on this day in history.   

1568  Mary Queen of Scotland flees to England on May - 16.   

1569  On May - 16 dirk Willems, Anabaptist Martyr   

1571  On May - 16 johannes Kepler, by his own calculations, is conceived at 4 37 AM   

1571  On May - 16 johannes Kepler, by his own calculations, is conceived at 4:37 AM   

1584  7 Westfriese towns divide monasteries of Egmond/Blokker/St-Pietersdal on May - 16.   

1605  Camillo Borghese elected to succeed Pope Leo XI becomes Paul V on May - 16.   

1606  2,000 foreigners murdered in Russia on this day in history.   

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

1641  On this day in history dudley North, financier/economist   

1648  On May - 16 battle at Zólty Wody Bohdan Chmielricki's cosacks beat John Casimir   

1648  Battle at Zolty Wody: Bohdan Chmielricki's cosacks beat John Casimir on this day in history.   

1648  On May - 16 battle at Zólty Wody: Bohdan Chmielricki's cosacks beat John Casimir   

1659  Campegius Vitringa, Dutch theologist on this day in history.   

1669  On this day in history pietro da Cortona, [Berrettini], painter/architect, dies   

1691  On May - 16 jacob Leisler, becomes 1st American colonist hanged for treason   

1703  On May - 16 charles Perrault, author/fairy tale writer, dies   

1747  Prince Willem V sworn in as Admiral-General of Netherlands on this day in history.   

1747  Prince Willem V sworn in as admiral-general of Neth on this day in history.   

1748  On this day in history antonius van Alphen, apostolic vicar of De Bosch   

1754  On May - 16 giovanni Carlo Maria Clari, composer, dies at 76   

1761  John Opie, artist on May - 16.   

1762  On May - 16 ernst Chreistian Hesse, composer, dies at 86   

1763  Samuel Johnson meets his future biographer James Boswell in London on this day in history.   

1763  On this day in history james Boswell's 1st meeting with Samuel Johnson   

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

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1558  Andreas of Austria, Bohemia cardinal/gov of Netherlands (1598-1600) was born on May - 16.   

1578  On May - 16 birth of everard Digby, English conspirator (d. 1606)   

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

1641  Dudley North, financier/economist was born on May - 16.   

1659  On May - 16 birth of campegius Vitringa, Dutch theologist   

1710  On May - 16 birth of william Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot, English politician (d. 1782)   

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

1748  On this day in history birth of antonius van Alphen, apostolic vicar of De Bosch   

0942  On this day in history saadiah Gaon, head of Talmudic Academy of Sura, dies   

1265  Death of Saint Simon Stock, English saint (b. 1165) on May - 16.   

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 May - 16.   

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.   

1669  Pietro da Cortona, [Berrettini], painter/architect, dies on May - 16.