Historical Events In April - 16
Saturday, 07 September 2024
0073 On April - 16 masada, a Jewish fortress, falls to the Romans after several months of siege, ending the Jewish Revolt.
0556 Pelagius I begins his reign as Catholic Pope on this day in history.
0744 On April - 16 al-Walid II, Umayyad caliph
0924 Berengar of Friuli, King of Italy on April - 16.
1071 Five centuries of Byzantine rule in Italy end April 16 as Bari falls to Robert Guiscard after a 3-year Norman siege on this day in history.
1071 Bari falls to Robert Guiscard, ending Byzantine rule in Italy on April - 16.
1115 On this day in history svjatopolk II, great monarch of Kiev, dies [or 1113]
1118 Adelaide del Vasto, wife of Roger II of Sicily on April - 16.
1198 Duke Frederick I of Austria on this day in history.
1346 On April - 16 king Stefanus IX of Serbia proclaims himself czar of Greece
1395 On April - 16 azzo X d'Este is defeated at the Battle of Portomaggiore by Venetian-Ferrarese troops.
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
1509 On this day in history french army under Louis XII enters Alps
1521 On this day in history martin Luther arrives at Diet of Worms
1529 On this day in history louis de Berquin, French humanist/reformer/heretic, burned at stake
1582 On this day in history spanish conquistador Hernando de Lerma founds the settlement of Salta, Argentina.
1619 On this day in history denijs Calvaert/Caluwaert, [Dionisio Fiamingo], Flemish painter, dies
1628 Cornelis Evertsen de Young, vice admiral of Zealand on this day in history.
1632 Albrecht von Wallenstein appointed supreme commander on April - 16.
1635 On April - 16 frans van Mieris, the Elder, Dutch painter
1645 On this day in history tobias Hume, English composer
1648 On April - 16 john Luyken, poet/etcher (Duytse Lyre)
1652 On this day in history clement XII, [Lorenzo Corsini], Italy, Pope (1730-40)
1660 On this day in history hans Sloane, England, physician/naturalist/founder (British Museum)
1673 Francesco Feroci, composer on April - 16.
1682 On April - 16 john Hadley, mathematician/inventor (1st reflecting telescope)
1687 On this day in history george Villiers 2nd duke of Buckingham, dies at 59
1697 Johann Gottlieb Gorner, composer on this day in history.
1703 Caffarelli, [Gaetano Majorano], Italian castra singer/duke on April - 16.
1705 On April - 16 isaac Newton is knighted. From then on, just call him Sir
1705 Queen Anne of England knights Isaac Newton at Trinity College on this day in history.
1724 On this day in history 1st Easter observed (OS=Apr 9)
1728 On April - 16 joseph Zwart, Scottish chemist/physicist