Famous Deaths In April - 16

0069  On April - 16 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  Death of Sviatopolk II of Kiev, Russian prince (b. 1050) on this day in history.  

1115  On this day in history svjatopolk II, great monarch of Kiev, dies [or 1113]  

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

1198  On April - 16 death of duke Frederick I of Austria  

1446  On April - 16 filippo Brunelleschi, architect, dies  

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

1529  On this day in history death of louis de Berquin, French humanist/reformer/heretic, burned at stake  

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1619  On April - 16 denijs Calvaert/Caluwaert, [Dionisio Fiamingo], Flemish painter, dies  

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

1687  George Villiers 2nd duke of Buckingham, dies at 59 on April - 16.  

1689  Death of Aphra Behn, English dramatist (b. 1640) on April - 16.  

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  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 April - 16.  

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

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

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 this day in history.  

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

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

1899  Death of Emilio Jacinto, Filipino poet and revolutionary (b 1875) on this day in history.  

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

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

1319  King John II of France (d. 1364) was born on this day in history.  

1495  Petrus Apianus, German mathematician (d. 1557) was born on April - 16.  

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  On this day in history birth of jules Hardouin Mansart, French architect (d. 1708)  

1648  On April - 16 birth of john Luyken, poet/etcher (Duytse Lyre)  

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