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 April - 16 death of berengar of Friuli, King of Italy   

1113  Death of Sviatopolk II of Kiev, Russian prince (b. 1050) on April - 16.   

1115  Svjatopolk II, great monarch of Kiev, dies [or 1113] on this day in history.   

1118  On April - 16 death of adelaide del Vasto, wife of Roger II of Sicily   

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 this day in history.   

1529  Death of Louis de Berquin, French humanist/reformer/heretic, burned at stake on this day in history.   

1619  On April - 16 denijs Calvaert/Caluwaert, [Dionisio Fiamingo], Flemish painter, dies   

1645  On this day in history death of tobias Hume, English composer   

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  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 April - 16.   

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

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

1788  Death of Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, French naturalist (b. 1707) on this day in history.   

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

1850  On this day in history marie [Gresholtz] Tussaud, maker of wax figures, dies   

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

1859  On this day in history death of alexis de Tocqueville, French historian (b. 1805)   

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

1865  Robert C Tyler, US Confederate brig-general, dies in battle on this day in history.   

1870  Anatoli O Demidov, Russian ruler of Donato/traveller, dies on this day in history.   

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  On April - 16 death of zygmunt Florenty Wróblewski, Polish physicist (b. 1845)   

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

1904  On April - 16 death of maximilian Kronberger, German poet (b. 1888)   

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

1319  On this day in history birth of king John II of France (d. 1364)   

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

1646  Jules Hardouin Mansart, French architect (d. 1708) was born on April - 16.   

1648  On this day in history birth of john Luyken, poet/etcher (Duytse Lyre)   

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