Historical Events In September - 16
Thursday, 21 November 2024
0096 Titus Flavius Domitianus, emperor of Rome (81-96), murdered at 45 on September - 16.
0655 Martinus I, bannished Pope (649-53), dies on this day in history.
0827 On September - 16 pope Valentine
1087 On this day in history victor III, [Dauferio/Desiderius], Italian Pope (1086-87), dies
1380 Charles V, the Wise, King of France (1364-80), dies on this day in history.
1386 On September - 16 traversari Ambrosius, Italian humanist//sciencist/general
1387 On September - 16 the birth of King Henry V of England
1387 Henry V, king of England (1413-22) on this day in history.
1394 On September - 16 clement VII, [Robert de Geneve], Pope (1378-94), dies
1400 Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers on September - 16.
1498 Tomas de Torquemada, inquisitor who burned 10,000 people, dies on September - 16.
1542 Diego de Almagro, Spanish captain-general of Peru, beheaded on September - 16.
1547 On September - 16 abu al-Faiz ibn Mubarak Faizi, Persian-Dutch East Indies poet
1557 Jacques Mauduit, composer on September - 16.
1574 On this day in history samuel Coster, Dutch physician/playwright (Polyxena)
1575 On September - 16 king Johan Casimir of Palts promises military aid to hugenots
1584 On this day in history matthias Gallas, Austria earl of Campo/duke of Lucerna/general-major
1597 On September - 16 french troops chase away Albrecht of Austria
1630 On this day in history mass village of Shawmut changes name to Boston
1638 On this day in history louis XIV, [Sun King], king of France (1643-1715) [NS]
1652 Spanish troops occupy Dunkerk on this day in history.
1652 Dirck Janszoon Sweelinck, Dutch composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.
1654 Russian troops occupy Smolensk on Poland on this day in history.
1662 On this day in history flamsteed sees solar eclipse, first known astronomical observation
1662 On this day in history flamsteed sees solar eclipse, 1st known astronomical observation
1666 On September - 16 "Messiah" Sjabtai Tswi becomes Islamiet
1668 King John II Casimir of Poland resigns, flees to France on September - 16.
1672 On September - 16 anne Bradstreet, American poet, dies (birth date unknown)
1685 On September - 16 john Gay, English poet (Beggar's Opera)
1696 Lambert Pietkin, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.
1701 On September - 16 james Francis Edward Stuart, sometimes called the "Old Pretender", becomes the Jacobite claimant to the thrones of England and Scotland.
1702 On September - 16 emperor Leopold I declares war on France, Cologne & Bavaria
1729 On this day in history willem KH Friso installed as viceroy of Groningen
1736 On September - 16 johann N Tetens, German/Danish philosopher/mathematician