This Week’s Birthdays – Week of May 16

May 16, 1827 – Pierre Cuypers, Dutch architect (d. 1921)

May 17, 1682 – Bartholomew Roberts, Welsh pirate (d. 1722)

May 18, 1912 – Perry Como, American singer (d. 2001)

May 19, 1880 – Sir Albert Richardson, English architect (d. 1964)

May 20, 1660 – Andreas Schlüter, German sculptor and architect (d. 1714)

May 21, 1878 – Glenn Curtiss, American aviation engineer (d. 1930)

May 22, 1925 – Jean Tinguely, Swiss artist (d. 1991)