Who Was Born Today – May 16 Birthdays
Important and famous people from throughout history born on this day
Born on May 16 | ||
1801 | William Henry Seward, U.S. Secretary of State (1861-1869). | |
1804 | Elizabeth Palmer Peabody, founder of the first U.S. kindergarten. | |
1824 | Edmund Kirby-Smith, Confederate general during the American Civil War. | |
1850 | Johannes von Mikulica-Radecki, Polish surgical pioneer. | |
1886 | Douglas Southall Freeman, journalist, historian, Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer. | |
1905 | Henry Fonda, American actor (Grapes of Wrath, On Golden Pond). | |
1912 | Studs Terkel, author and historian. | |
1913 | Woody Herman, jazz bandleader. | |
1929 | Betty Carter, jazz singer. | |
1929 | Adrienne Rich, poet (Diving into the Wreck). | |
1955 | Olga Korbut, Olympic gymnast. |