Historical Events In June - 16
Wednesday, 02 April 2025
0632 Origin of Persian [Yezdegird] Era on this day in history.
0956 Hugo, the Great, duke of France, dies on this day in history.
1216 Innocent III, pope, dies at 54 on June - 16.
1246 Lutgardis/Ludgardis, Flemish mystic/saint, dies at about 64 on June - 16.
1338 German monarch declares pope & king's decree redundant on this day in history.
1361 On June - 16 john Tauler, German mystic (Gottesfreunde) dies at about 61
1487 On June - 16 battle at Stoke: Henry VII beats John de la Pole & Lord Lovell
1492 On this day in history jan Coppenhole, Flemish rebel leader, beheaded
1567 Mary Queen of Scots thrown into Lochleven Castle prison on June - 16.
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 June - 16.
1583 On June - 16 axel Gustafson Oxenstierna, Swedish earl/chancellor/regent
1620 On June - 16 carlo Saraceni, [Carlo Veniziano], Italian painter (Judith), dies
1624 Judge directs US colony Virginia to English crown on this day in history.
1633 Nathaniel Schnittelbach, composer on this day in history.
1637 On June - 16 giovanni Paulo Colonna, composer
1644 Johannes a Sancto Thoma, [Poinset], Portuguese theologist, dies at 54 on June - 16.
1651 On this day in history 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 June - 16.
1673 On June - 16 peace of Vossem: Fren King Louis XIV & Frederik Willem of Brandenburg
1722 John Churchill up Marlborough, English general strategist, dies at 72 on June - 16.
1745 English fleet occupies Cap Breton on St Lawrence River on this day in history.
1746 On this day in history battle at Piacenza: Austria & Sardinia beat Spanish & French army
1752 On June - 16 meingosus Gaelle, composer
1752 On this day in history giulio Alberoni, Spanish/Italian minister/cardinal, dies at 88
1755 British capture Fort Beaus‚jour, expel the Acadians on this day in history.
1755 British capture Fort Beauséjour, expel Acadians on June - 16.
1774 Formation of Harrodsburg, Kentucky on June - 16.
1775 Battle of Bunker Hill (actually it is Breed's Hill) on this day in history.
1779 On this day in history in support of the US, Spain declares war on England
1784 On this day in history holland forbids orange clothes
1793 On June - 16 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.