Famous Deaths In April - 16

0069  On this day in history death of otho, Roman Emperor (b. 32)   

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

0924  On this day in history death of berengar of Friuli, King of Italy   

1113  On April - 16 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  Death of Duke Frederick I of Austria on April - 16.   

1446  On April - 16 filippo Brunelleschi, architect, dies   

1496  On this day in history david van Bourgondie, Bishop of Utrecht (1456-96), dies at about 69   

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

1619  Denijs Calvaert/Caluwaert, [Dionisio Fiamingo], Flemish painter, dies on this day in history.   

1645  Death of Tobias Hume, English composer on April - 16.   

1687  On this day in history george Villiers 2nd duke of Buckingham, dies at 59   

1689  Death of Aphra Behn, English dramatist (b. 1640) on April - 16.   

1743  Cornelis van Bijnkershoek, Dutch lawyer (Roman law), dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1756  Jacques Cassini, Fr astronomer (Discover rings of Saturn), dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1760  Death of Laurence, 4th Earl Ferrers, executed for murder of his steward on this day in history.   

1783  On April - 16 death of christian Mayer, Czech astronomer (b. 1719)   

1788  On April - 16 death of georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, French naturalist (b. 1707)   

1825  John Henry Fuseli, painter/art writer (Tracks in the Snow), dies at 84 on April - 16.   

1828  On April - 16 francisco Goya y Lucientes, Spanish painter/cartoonist, dies at 82   

1846  On April - 16 domenico Dragonetti, composer, dies at 83   

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

1858  Johann Baptist Cramer, Ger/Brit pianist/composer/publisher, dies at 87 on this day in history.   

1859  Death of Alexis de Tocqueville, French historian (b. 1805) on this day in history.   

1860  Carolina, duchess of Berry/daughter of crown prince of Naples, dies on April - 16.   

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

1870  On April - 16 anatoli O Demidov, Russian ruler of Donato/traveller, dies   

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

1879  On this day in history bernadette, st/(saw Virgin Mary at Lourdes), dies in Nevers France   

1881  On April - 16 george William Martin, composer, dies at 56   

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

1899  On April - 16 death of emilio Jacinto, Filipino poet and revolutionary (b 1875)   

1904  On this day in history death of maximilian Kronberger, German poet (b. 1888)   

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0778  On April - 16 birth of king Louis the Pious (d. 840)   

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 this day in history.   

1628  Cornelis Evertsen de Young, vice admiral of Zealand was born on this day in history.   

1635  On this day in history birth of frans van Mieris, the Elder, Dutch painter   

1646  On April - 16 birth of jules Hardouin Mansart, French architect (d. 1708)   

1648  On April - 16 birth of john Luyken, poet/etcher (Duytse Lyre)   

1652  Clement XII, [Lorenzo Corsini], Italy, Pope (1730-40) was born on April - 16.