9 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
3 deaths
Sir Frederick Hopkins
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1929)
Fredrik Lange-Nielsen
mathematicianstatistician
Norwegian mathematician
Frederick Walton
businesspersonchemist
English manufacturer and inventor (1834–1928)
19th Century
4 deaths
Anne Isabella Byron
activistaristocrat
English educational reformer and philanthropist (1792-1860)
Emmanuel Le Maout
botanistnaturalist
Naturalist (1799-1877)
Jan Baptist van der Hulst
painterprintmaker
Painter (1790-1862)
Ferdinand de Braekeleer the Elder
draftspersonpainter
Flemish-Belgian painter (1792-1883)
13th Century
1 death
Magnus VI of Norway
monarch
King of Norway (1238–1280)
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