Famous Deaths In April - 16

0069  Death of Otho, Roman Emperor (b. 32) on this day in history.  

0744  On April - 16 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 April - 16 svjatopolk II, great monarch of Kiev, dies [or 1113]  

1118  On April - 16 death of adelaide del Vasto, wife of Roger II of Sicily  

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

1446  On April - 16 filippo Brunelleschi, architect, dies  

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 this day in history.  

1619  Denijs Calvaert/Caluwaert, [Dionisio Fiamingo], Flemish painter, dies on April - 16.  

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  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  Jacques Cassini, Fr astronomer (Discover rings of Saturn), dies at 79 on April - 16.  

1760  On this day in history 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  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  Domenico Dragonetti, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.  

1850  Marie [Gresholtz] Tussaud, maker of wax figures, dies on April - 16.  

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 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 April - 16.  

1870  On this day in history anatoli O Demidov, Russian ruler of Donato/traveller, dies  

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 this day in history.  

1881  On April - 16 george William Martin, composer, dies at 56  

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

1319  King John II of France (d. 1364) was born on April - 16.  

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  Frans van Mieris, the Elder, Dutch painter was born on April - 16.  

1646  On April - 16 birth of jules Hardouin Mansart, French architect (d. 1708)  

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 April - 16.