Famous Deaths In April - 16

0069  On April - 16 death of otho, Roman Emperor (b. 32)  

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

0924  Death of Berengar of Friuli, King of Italy on this day in history.  

1113  On April - 16 death of sviatopolk II of Kiev, Russian prince (b. 1050)  

1115  On April - 16 svjatopolk II, great monarch of Kiev, dies [or 1113]  

1118  Death of Adelaide del Vasto, wife of Roger II of Sicily on April - 16.  

1198  Death of Duke Frederick I of Austria on April - 16.  

1446  Filippo Brunelleschi, architect, dies on April - 16.  

1496  On this day in history david van Bourgondie, Bishop of Utrecht (1456-96), dies at about 69  

1529  Death of Louis de Berquin, French humanist/reformer/heretic, burned at stake on April - 16.  

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

1645  Death of Tobias Hume, English composer on this day in history.  

1687  On April - 16 george Villiers 2nd duke of Buckingham, dies at 59  

1689  On April - 16 death of aphra Behn, English dramatist (b. 1640)  

1743  On April - 16 cornelis van Bijnkershoek, Dutch lawyer (Roman law), dies at 69  

1756  On this day in history jacques Cassini, Fr astronomer (Discover rings of Saturn), dies at 79  

1760  On April - 16 death of laurence, 4th Earl Ferrers, executed for murder of his steward  

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

1788  Death of Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, French naturalist (b. 1707) on April - 16.  

1825  John Henry Fuseli, painter/art writer (Tracks in the Snow), dies at 84 on April - 16.  

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

1846  Domenico Dragonetti, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.  

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

1858  On this day in history johann Baptist Cramer, Ger/Brit pianist/composer/publisher, dies at 87  

1859  On this day in history death of alexis de Tocqueville, French historian (b. 1805)  

1860  On April - 16 carolina, duchess of Berry/daughter of crown prince of Naples, dies  

1865  On this day in history robert C Tyler, US Confederate brig-general, dies in battle  

1870  On April - 16 anatoli O Demidov, Russian ruler of Donato/traveller, dies  

1876  Augustin-Philippe Peellaert, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.  

1879  On April - 16 bernadette, st/(saw Virgin Mary at Lourdes), dies in Nevers France  

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

1888  Death of Zygmunt Florenty Wróblewski, Polish physicist (b. 1845) on this day in history.  

1899  On April - 16 death of emilio Jacinto, Filipino poet and revolutionary (b 1875)  

1904  Death of Maximilian Kronberger, German poet (b. 1888) on April - 16.  

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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  Petrus Apianus, German mathematician (d. 1557) was born on this day in history.  

1628  On April - 16 birth of cornelis Evertsen de Young, vice admiral of Zealand  

1635  Frans van Mieris, the Elder, Dutch painter was born on April - 16.  

1646  Jules Hardouin Mansart, French architect (d. 1708) was born on April - 16.  

1648  John Luyken, poet/etcher (Duytse Lyre) was born on this day in history.  

1652  On April - 16 birth of clement XII, [Lorenzo Corsini], Italy, Pope (1730-40)