Famous Deaths In April - 16

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

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

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 April - 16.  

1198  Death of Duke Frederick I of Austria on this day in history.  

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.  

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1619  Denijs Calvaert/Caluwaert, [Dionisio Fiamingo], Flemish painter, dies on this day in history.  

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

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

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 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 this day in history death of christian Mayer, Czech astronomer (b. 1719)  

1788  Death of Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, French naturalist (b. 1707) on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1846  On this day in history domenico Dragonetti, composer, dies at 83  

1850  Marie [Gresholtz] Tussaud, maker of wax figures, dies on this day in history.  

1858  On April - 16 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 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 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 this day in history.  

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  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  On April - 16 death of maximilian Kronberger, German poet (b. 1888)  

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0778  King Louis the Pious (d. 840) was born on this day in history.  

1319  On April - 16 birth of king John II of France (d. 1364)  

1495  On April - 16 birth of petrus Apianus, German mathematician (d. 1557)  

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

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

1652  Clement XII, [Lorenzo Corsini], Italy, Pope (1730-40) was born on April - 16.