Famous Deaths In April - 16

0069  On April - 16 death of otho, Roman Emperor (b. 32)   

0744  On April - 16 death of al-Walid II, Umayyad caliph   

0924  Death of Berengar of Friuli, King of Italy on this day in history.   

1113  On this day in history death of sviatopolk II of Kiev, Russian prince (b. 1050)   

1115  On this day in history svjatopolk II, great monarch of Kiev, dies [or 1113]   

1118  Death of Adelaide del Vasto, wife of Roger II of Sicily on April - 16.   

1198  On this day in history death of duke Frederick I of Austria   

1446  On April - 16 filippo Brunelleschi, architect, dies   

1496  David van Bourgondie, Bishop of Utrecht (1456-96), dies at about 69 on April - 16.   

1529  On April - 16 death of louis de Berquin, French humanist/reformer/heretic, burned at stake   

1619  On this day in history denijs Calvaert/Caluwaert, [Dionisio Fiamingo], Flemish painter, dies   

1645  Death of Tobias Hume, English composer on this day in history.   

1687  George Villiers 2nd duke of Buckingham, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1689  On this day in history death of aphra Behn, English dramatist (b. 1640)   

1743  On this day in history cornelis van Bijnkershoek, Dutch lawyer (Roman law), dies at 69   

1756  On April - 16 jacques Cassini, Fr astronomer (Discover rings of Saturn), dies at 79   

1760  On this day in history death of laurence, 4th Earl Ferrers, executed for murder of his steward   

1783  On this day in history death of christian Mayer, Czech astronomer (b. 1719)   

1788  Death of Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, French naturalist (b. 1707) on April - 16.   

1825  On this day in history john Henry Fuseli, painter/art writer (Tracks in the Snow), dies at 84   

1828  Francisco Goya y Lucientes, Spanish painter/cartoonist, dies at 82 on April - 16.   

1846  Domenico Dragonetti, composer, dies at 83 on April - 16.   

1850  On April - 16 marie [Gresholtz] Tussaud, maker of wax figures, dies   

1858  On April - 16 johann Baptist Cramer, Ger/Brit pianist/composer/publisher, dies at 87   

1859  Death of Alexis de Tocqueville, French historian (b. 1805) on April - 16.   

1860  Carolina, duchess of Berry/daughter of crown prince of Naples, dies on this day in history.   

1865  On April - 16 robert C Tyler, US Confederate brig-general, dies in battle   

1870  On this day in history anatoli O Demidov, Russian ruler of Donato/traveller, dies   

1876  On this day in history augustin-Philippe Peellaert, composer, dies at 83   

1879  Bernadette, st/(saw Virgin Mary at Lourdes), dies in Nevers France on this day in history.   

1881  On this day in history george William Martin, composer, dies at 56   

1888  Death of Zygmunt Florenty Wróblewski, Polish physicist (b. 1845) on April - 16.   

1899  Death of Emilio Jacinto, Filipino poet and revolutionary (b 1875) on this day in history.   

1904  Death of Maximilian Kronberger, German poet (b. 1888) on this day in history.   

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0778  King Louis the Pious (d. 840) was born on this day in history.   

1319  King John II of France (d. 1364) was born on this day in history.   

1495  Petrus Apianus, German mathematician (d. 1557) was born on April - 16.   

1628  Cornelis Evertsen de Young, vice admiral of Zealand was born on April - 16.   

1635  Frans van Mieris, the Elder, Dutch painter was born on April - 16.   

1646  Jules Hardouin Mansart, French architect (d. 1708) was born on this day in history.   

1648  John Luyken, poet/etcher (Duytse Lyre) was born on April - 16.   

1652  Clement XII, [Lorenzo Corsini], Italy, Pope (1730-40) was born on this day in history.