Famous Deaths In April - 16

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

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

0924  On April - 16 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  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  Death of Duke Frederick I of Austria on April - 16.   

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

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 this day in history.   

1687  George Villiers 2nd duke of Buckingham, dies at 59 on April - 16.   

1689  On April - 16 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  Death of Laurence, 4th Earl Ferrers, executed for murder of his steward on this day in history.   

1783  Death of Christian Mayer, Czech astronomer (b. 1719) on this day in history.   

1788  On April - 16 death of georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, French naturalist (b. 1707)   

1825  John Henry Fuseli, painter/art writer (Tracks in the Snow), dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1828  Francisco Goya y Lucientes, Spanish painter/cartoonist, dies at 82 on April - 16.   

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

1850  On April - 16 marie [Gresholtz] Tussaud, maker of wax figures, dies   

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  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  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  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  On April - 16 birth of king Louis the Pious (d. 840)   

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 April - 16.   

1635  Frans van Mieris, the Elder, Dutch painter was born on this day in history.   

1646  Jules Hardouin Mansart, French architect (d. 1708) was born on April - 16.   

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)