Famous Deaths In April - 16

0069  On this day in history death of otho, Roman Emperor (b. 32)   

0744  On this day in history death of al-Walid II, Umayyad caliph   

0924  On this day in history death of berengar of Friuli, King of Italy   

1113  Death of Sviatopolk II of Kiev, Russian prince (b. 1050) on April - 16.   

1115  Svjatopolk II, great monarch of Kiev, dies [or 1113] on this day in history.   

1118  Death of Adelaide del Vasto, wife of Roger II of Sicily on this day in history.   

1198  Death of Duke Frederick I of Austria on this day in history.   

1446  Filippo Brunelleschi, architect, dies on this day in history.   

1496  David van Bourgondie, Bishop of Utrecht (1456-96), dies at about 69 on April - 16.   

1529  On April - 16 death of louis de Berquin, French humanist/reformer/heretic, burned at stake   

1619  On this day in history denijs Calvaert/Caluwaert, [Dionisio Fiamingo], Flemish painter, dies   

1645  Death of Tobias Hume, English composer on April - 16.   

1687  On this day in history george Villiers 2nd duke of Buckingham, dies at 59   

1689  Death of Aphra Behn, English dramatist (b. 1640) on this day in history.   

1743  Cornelis van Bijnkershoek, Dutch lawyer (Roman law), dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1756  Jacques Cassini, Fr astronomer (Discover rings of Saturn), dies at 79 on April - 16.   

1760  Death of Laurence, 4th Earl Ferrers, executed for murder of his steward on this day in history.   

1783  On April - 16 death of christian Mayer, Czech astronomer (b. 1719)   

1788  On this day in history death of georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, French naturalist (b. 1707)   

1825  On this day in history john Henry Fuseli, painter/art writer (Tracks in the Snow), dies at 84   

1828  Francisco Goya y Lucientes, Spanish painter/cartoonist, dies at 82 on April - 16.   

1846  Domenico Dragonetti, composer, dies at 83 on April - 16.   

1850  Marie [Gresholtz] Tussaud, maker of wax figures, dies on April - 16.   

1858  Johann Baptist Cramer, Ger/Brit pianist/composer/publisher, dies at 87 on April - 16.   

1859  Death of Alexis de Tocqueville, French historian (b. 1805) on April - 16.   

1860  Carolina, duchess of Berry/daughter of crown prince of Naples, dies on April - 16.   

1865  Robert C Tyler, US Confederate brig-general, dies in battle on this day in history.   

1870  On this day in history anatoli O Demidov, Russian ruler of Donato/traveller, dies   

1876  On this day in history augustin-Philippe Peellaert, composer, dies at 83   

1879  On this day in history bernadette, st/(saw Virgin Mary at Lourdes), dies in Nevers France   

1881  George William Martin, composer, dies at 56 on April - 16.   

1888  On April - 16 death of zygmunt Florenty Wróblewski, Polish physicist (b. 1845)   

1899  On this day in history death of emilio Jacinto, Filipino poet and revolutionary (b 1875)   

1904  Death of Maximilian Kronberger, German poet (b. 1888) on this day in history.   

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0778  King Louis the Pious (d. 840) was born on April - 16.   

1319  On April - 16 birth of king John II of France (d. 1364)   

1495  On this day in history birth of petrus Apianus, German mathematician (d. 1557)   

1628  Cornelis Evertsen de Young, vice admiral of Zealand was born on April - 16.   

1635  On this day in history birth of frans van Mieris, the Elder, Dutch painter   

1646  On April - 16 birth of jules Hardouin Mansart, French architect (d. 1708)   

1648  John Luyken, poet/etcher (Duytse Lyre) was born on April - 16.   

1652  On this day in history birth of clement XII, [Lorenzo Corsini], Italy, Pope (1730-40)