Famous Deaths In April - 16

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

0744  Death of al-Walid II, Umayyad caliph on April - 16.  

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

1113  On this day in history death of sviatopolk II of Kiev, Russian prince (b. 1050)  

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

1118  On April - 16 death of adelaide del Vasto, wife of Roger II of Sicily  

1198  On this day in history death of duke Frederick I of Austria  

1446  On this day in history filippo Brunelleschi, architect, dies  

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

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

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1619  Denijs Calvaert/Caluwaert, [Dionisio Fiamingo], Flemish painter, dies on April - 16.  

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

1687  George Villiers 2nd duke of Buckingham, dies at 59 on this day in history.  

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

1743  On this day in history cornelis van Bijnkershoek, Dutch lawyer (Roman law), dies at 69  

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

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

1783  Death of Christian Mayer, Czech astronomer (b. 1719) on this day in history.  

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

1825  On April - 16 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  On April - 16 domenico Dragonetti, composer, dies at 83  

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 April - 16 death of alexis de Tocqueville, French historian (b. 1805)  

1860  On this day in history carolina, duchess of Berry/daughter of crown prince of Naples, dies  

1865  Robert C Tyler, US Confederate brig-general, dies in battle on April - 16.  

1870  Anatoli O Demidov, Russian ruler of Donato/traveller, dies on April - 16.  

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  On this day in history george William Martin, composer, dies at 56  

1888  Death of Zygmunt Florenty Wróblewski, Polish physicist (b. 1845) on April - 16.  

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

1904  On this day in history death of maximilian Kronberger, German poet (b. 1888)  

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0778  On April - 16 birth of king Louis the Pious (d. 840)  

1319  On this day in history birth of king John II of France (d. 1364)  

1495  Petrus Apianus, German mathematician (d. 1557) was born on this day in history.  

1628  Cornelis Evertsen de Young, vice admiral of Zealand was born on this day in history.  

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

1646  On this day in history 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)