Historical Events In May - 16

1768  Cornelis Writer, fleet supervisor, dies at about 81 on May - 16.   

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

1770  On this day in history the Dauphin of France and Marie Antoinette get married   

1770  Marie Antoinette (14) marries future King Louis XVI (15) of France on May - 16.   

1771  On May - 16 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.   

1777  On May - 16 button Gwinnet, US revolutionary leader, dies from wounds   

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

1782  On May - 16 daniuel Charles Solander, botanist, dies   

1791  Near Moodus, Connecticut, the largest historical earthquake in Connecticut occurred on this day in history.   

1792  Denmark abolishes slave trade on May - 16.   

1795  On this day in history hedges Treaty Bataafse Republic becomes French vassel state   

1795  Hedges Treaty: Bataafse Republic becomes French vassel state on this day in history.   

1796  On May - 16 lombardije Republic forms   

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  Peace of Amiens ends on May - 16.   

1804  On this day in history napoleon declared Emperor of France   

1804  On May - 16 senate & Tribune declare Napolean leader of France   

1804  On May - 16 elizabeth Palmer Peabody, educator/founder (US kindergarten)   

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

1806  George C Cadwalader, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1879 on this day in history.   

1811  Peninsular War-Allies defeat French at Albuera on this day in history.   

1815  On this day in history 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  Mississippi River steamboat service begins on May - 16.   

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

1819  On May - 16 alexander van Bylandt, military, dies at 75   

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

1822  On May - 16 eduard Hille, Dutch composer/conductor   

1824  Edmund Kirby Smith, Fla, General (Confederate Army), died in 1893 on May - 16.   

1827  Petrus J H Cuypers, architect (Amsterdam Museum, Central station) on May - 16.   

1829  On this day in history william Congreve, English officer, dies at 56   

1830  On May - 16 jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier, mathematician, dies   

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

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

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1558  On May - 16 birth of andreas of Austria, Bohemia cardinal/gov of Netherlands (1598-1600)   

1578  On this day in history 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 this day in history birth of campegius Vitringa, Dutch theologist   

1710  On this day in history birth of william Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot, English politician (d. 1782)   

1718  Maria Gaetana Agnesi, Italian mathematician (d. 1799) was born on May - 16.   

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

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

1569  Death of Dirk Willems, Anabaptist Martyr on this day in history.   

1620  Death of William Adams, English navigator (b. 1564) on May - 16.   

1657  On May - 16 death of andrzej Bobola, Polish Jesuit missionary (b. 1591)   

1667  On May - 16 death of thomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of Southampton, English statesman (b. 1607)   

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