Famous Deaths In April - 16

0069  On this day in history death of otho, Roman Emperor (b. 32)  

0744  Death of al-Walid II, Umayyad caliph on April - 16.  

0924  Death of Berengar of Friuli, King of Italy on April - 16.  

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

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

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 this day in history.  

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

1645  On this day in history death of tobias Hume, English composer  

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  Death of Laurence, 4th Earl Ferrers, executed for murder of his steward on April - 16.  

1783  On this day in history death of christian Mayer, Czech astronomer (b. 1719)  

1788  On April - 16 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  Francisco Goya y Lucientes, Spanish painter/cartoonist, dies at 82 on April - 16.  

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  On this day in history johann Baptist Cramer, Ger/Brit pianist/composer/publisher, dies at 87  

1859  On April - 16 death of alexis de Tocqueville, French historian (b. 1805)  

1860  On April - 16 carolina, duchess of Berry/daughter of crown prince of Naples, dies  

1865  On April - 16 robert C Tyler, US Confederate brig-general, dies in battle  

1870  Anatoli O Demidov, Russian ruler of Donato/traveller, dies on this day in history.  

1876  On this day in history augustin-Philippe Peellaert, composer, dies at 83  

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

1881  On this day in history george William Martin, composer, dies at 56  

1888  Death of Zygmunt Florenty Wróblewski, Polish physicist (b. 1845) on this day in history.  

1899  Death of Emilio Jacinto, Filipino poet and revolutionary (b 1875) on April - 16.  

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

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

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  Jules Hardouin Mansart, French architect (d. 1708) was born on this day in history.  

1648  On April - 16 birth of john Luyken, poet/etcher (Duytse Lyre)  

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