Famous Deaths In July - 16

0276  Death of Mark Annius Florianus, emperor of Rome (276), murdered on July - 16.   

0599  On this day in history monulphus, bishop of Tongeren-Maastricht (St Servaaskerk), dies   

1099  El Cid, [Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar], Span general strategist, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1139  Walram II, duke of Limburg/Neth-Lutherans, dies on July - 16.   

1216  Innocent III, [Lotario di Segni], Italian Pope (1198-1216), dies on July - 16.   

1324  On this day in history death of emperor Go-Uda of Japan (b. 1267)   

1342  On this day in history death of king Charles I of Hungary   

1482  John van Schaffelaar, Gelders knight, dies on this day in history.   

1546  On July - 16 death of anne Askew, English Protestant (burned at the stake) (b. 1521)   

1557  On July - 16 anne of Cleeves, queen of England/4th wife of Henry VIII, dies at 41   

1590  On this day in history bartholomaeus a Martyribus, [Fernandez], pontiff of Portugal, dies   

1594  Death of Thomas Kyd, author of The Spanish Tragedy (b. 1558) on July - 16.   

1647  Death of Massaniello, [Tommaso Aniello], Napolitan rebel, murdered on this day in history.   

1664  On July - 16 a Gryphius, writer, dies at 47   

1686  On this day in history death of john Pearson, English theologian (b. 1612)   

1691  On this day in history francois-Michel Le Tellier, marquis de Louvois, statesman, dies   

1698  Cristoph Kaldenbach, composer, dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1729  On July - 16 johann David Heinichen, composer, dies at 46   

1730  On July - 16 elijiah Fenton, poet, dies   

1736  Thomas Yalden, poet/fable writer, dies on this day in history.   

1747  On July - 16 giuseppe Maria Crespi, painter/etcher, dies   

1762  Jacques Hotteterre, composer, dies at 87 on July - 16.   

1764  Death of Ivan VI, Emperor of Russia (1740-41), murdered at 23 on July - 16.   

1770  On this day in history death of francis Cotes, English painter (b. 1726)   

1782  On this day in history louise Ulrike, queen of Sweden/wife of Adolf Frederik, dies at 61   

1796  On this day in history death of george Howard, British field marshal (b. 1718)   

1827  Josiah Spode, potter, dies on this day in history.   

1831  On July - 16 death of louis Alexandre Andrault de Langeron, Russian general (b. 1763)   

1843  Hubert MAJ van Asch van Wijck, politician, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1857  On this day in history pierre-Jean de Baranger, poet, dies   

1864  Victor JB Girardey, Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 27 on July - 16.   

1868  Louis-Francois Dauprat, composer, dies at 87 on July - 16.   

1871  Death of Tad Lincoln, son of U.S. president Abraham Lincoln on this day in history.   

1879  Death of Edward Deas Thomson, Australian politician (b. 1800) on July - 16.   

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1194  On this day in history birth of saint Clare of Assisi, Italian follower of Francis of Assisi (d. 1253)   

1571  On this day in history birth of theodoor Galle, Flemish engraver, baptized   

1611  On July - 16 birth of archduchess Cecilia Renata of Austria, Queen of Poland (d. 1644)   

1704  On this day in history birth of john Kay, England, machinist, invented flying shuttle   

1714  Marc René, marquis de Montalembert, French military engineer (d. 1800) was born on this day in history.   

1715  On this day in history birth of charles, Prince de Rohan-Soubise, marshal of France   

1722  On this day in history birth of joseph Wilton, sculptor   

1723  On this day in history birth of joshua Reynolds, England, portrait painter (Simplicity)