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 this day in history.  

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

1118  On this day in history 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  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.  

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

1645  On April - 16 death of tobias Hume, English composer  

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

1756  On April - 16 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  Death of Christian Mayer, Czech astronomer (b. 1719) on April - 16.  

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

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

1828  On this day in history francisco Goya y Lucientes, Spanish painter/cartoonist, dies at 82  

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  Johann Baptist Cramer, Ger/Brit pianist/composer/publisher, dies at 87 on this day in history.  

1859  Death of Alexis de Tocqueville, French historian (b. 1805) on this day in history.  

1860  On this day in history 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 this day in history anatoli O Demidov, Russian ruler of Donato/traveller, dies  

1876  Augustin-Philippe Peellaert, composer, dies at 83 on April - 16.  

1879  Bernadette, st/(saw Virgin Mary at Lourdes), dies in Nevers France on this day in history.  

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

1888  On this day in history death of zygmunt Florenty Wróblewski, Polish physicist (b. 1845)  

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 April - 16.  

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0778  On this day in history 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 April - 16.  

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  On this day in history birth of john Luyken, poet/etcher (Duytse Lyre)  

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