Famous Deaths In April - 16

0069  Death of Otho, Roman Emperor (b. 32) on April - 16.  

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  Svjatopolk II, great monarch of Kiev, dies [or 1113] on April - 16.  

1118  On this day in history death of adelaide del Vasto, wife of Roger II of Sicily  

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

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

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

1529  Death of Louis de Berquin, French humanist/reformer/heretic, burned at stake on this day in history.  

1619  On April - 16 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  On this day in history death of aphra Behn, English dramatist (b. 1640)  

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1879  Bernadette, st/(saw Virgin Mary at Lourdes), dies in Nevers France on April - 16.  

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 April - 16.  

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

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

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

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

1635  On April - 16 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  On April - 16 birth of john Luyken, poet/etcher (Duytse Lyre)  

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