5 notable people died on May 16, including Sir Frederick Hopkins, Heinrich Rohrer, Magnus VI of Norway.
21st Century
1 death
Heinrich Rohrer
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physics (1986)
20th Century
1 death
Sir Frederick Hopkins
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1929)
19th Century
2 deaths
Anne Isabella Byron
activistaristocrat
English educational reformer and philanthropist (1792-1860)
Emmanuel Le Maout
botanistnaturalist
Naturalist (1799-1877)
13th Century
1 death
Magnus VI of Norway
monarch
King of Norway (1238–1280)
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