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  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 April - 16.   

1115  On April - 16 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  On April - 16 death of duke Frederick I of Austria   

1446  Filippo Brunelleschi, architect, dies on this day in history.   

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.   

1619  On this day in history denijs Calvaert/Caluwaert, [Dionisio Fiamingo], Flemish painter, dies   

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

1687  On April - 16 george Villiers 2nd duke of Buckingham, dies at 59   

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

1743  On this day in history 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  Death of Laurence, 4th Earl Ferrers, executed for murder of his steward on April - 16.   

1783  On April - 16 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 this day in history.   

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  On April - 16 marie [Gresholtz] Tussaud, maker of wax figures, dies   

1858  On April - 16 johann Baptist Cramer, Ger/Brit pianist/composer/publisher, dies at 87   

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

1860  Carolina, duchess of Berry/daughter of crown prince of Naples, dies on this day in history.   

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

1870  On April - 16 anatoli O Demidov, Russian ruler of Donato/traveller, dies   

1876  On April - 16 augustin-Philippe Peellaert, composer, dies at 83   

1879  On April - 16 bernadette, st/(saw Virgin Mary at Lourdes), dies in Nevers France   

1881  George William Martin, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1888  On this day in history 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  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 April - 16.   

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

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

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  Jules Hardouin Mansart, French architect (d. 1708) was born on April - 16.   

1648  John Luyken, poet/etcher (Duytse Lyre) was born on this day in history.   

1652  Clement XII, [Lorenzo Corsini], Italy, Pope (1730-40) was born on this day in history.