Historical Events In June - 16
Saturday, 07 December 2024
0632 Origin of Persian [Yezdegird] Era on June - 16.
0956 On this day in history hugo, the Great, duke of France, dies
1216 Innocent III, pope, dies at 54 on this day in history.
1246 Lutgardis/Ludgardis, Flemish mystic/saint, dies at about 64 on June - 16.
1338 On June - 16 german monarch declares pope & king's decree redundant
1361 On this day in history john Tauler, German mystic (Gottesfreunde) dies at about 61
1487 Battle at Stoke: Henry VII beats John de la Pole & Lord Lovell on June - 16.
1492 On this day in history jan Coppenhole, Flemish rebel leader, beheaded
1567 On June - 16 mary Queen of Scots thrown into Lochleven Castle prison
1567 On this day in history mary, Queen of Scots, imprisoned in Lochleven Castle prison Scotland
1575 Hadrianus Junius, [Adriaen the Jonghe], medical/historian, dies at 63 on this day in history.
1583 Axel Gustafson Oxenstierna, Swedish earl/chancellor/regent on June - 16.
1620 On this day in history carlo Saraceni, [Carlo Veniziano], Italian painter (Judith), dies
1624 On this day in history judge directs US colony Virginia to English crown
1633 Nathaniel Schnittelbach, composer on June - 16.
1637 Giovanni Paulo Colonna, composer on June - 16.
1644 On this day in history johannes a Sancto Thoma, [Poinset], Portuguese theologist, dies at 54
1651 On June - 16 marsilio Casentini, composer, dies at 74
1671 On this day in history cossack rebel leader Stenka Razin tortured, executed in Moscow
1671 Stenka Razin, Cossack rebel leader, tortured & executed in Moscow on this day in history.
1673 Peace of Vossem: Fren King Louis XIV & Frederik Willem of Brandenburg on June - 16.
1722 John Churchill up Marlborough, English general strategist, dies at 72 on this day in history.
1745 English fleet occupies Cap Breton on St Lawrence River on this day in history.
1746 Battle at Piacenza: Austria & Sardinia beat Spanish & French army on this day in history.
1752 On this day in history meingosus Gaelle, composer
1752 Giulio Alberoni, Spanish/Italian minister/cardinal, dies at 88 on June - 16.
1755 British capture Fort Beaus‚jour, expel the Acadians on this day in history.
1755 On this day in history british capture Fort Beauséjour, expel Acadians
1774 Formation of Harrodsburg, Kentucky on this day in history.
1775 Battle of Bunker Hill (actually it is Breed's Hill) on this day in history.
1779 In support of the US, Spain declares war on England on June - 16.
1784 On this day in history holland forbids orange clothes
1793 On this day in history louis A count d'Affry, general/French ambassador in Netherland, dies
1794 1st stone layed at Dutch biggest grain windmill (De Walvisch) on this day in history.