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  On April - 16 death of berengar of Friuli, King of Italy  

1113  On April - 16 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 this day in history death of duke Frederick I of Austria  

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 April - 16.  

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

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

1687  On this day in history george Villiers 2nd duke of Buckingham, dies at 59  

1689  On April - 16 death of aphra Behn, English dramatist (b. 1640)  

1743  On April - 16 cornelis van Bijnkershoek, Dutch lawyer (Roman law), dies at 69  

1756  Jacques Cassini, Fr astronomer (Discover rings of Saturn), dies at 79 on this day in history.  

1760  On April - 16 death of laurence, 4th Earl Ferrers, executed for murder of his steward  

1783  Death of Christian Mayer, Czech astronomer (b. 1719) on April - 16.  

1788  On this day in history 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 April - 16.  

1828  On this day in history francisco Goya y Lucientes, Spanish painter/cartoonist, dies at 82  

1846  On April - 16 domenico Dragonetti, composer, dies at 83  

1850  On this day in history 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 April - 16.  

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

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 April - 16.  

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

1879  On this day in history bernadette, st/(saw Virgin Mary at Lourdes), dies in Nevers France  

1881  George William Martin, composer, dies at 56 on April - 16.  

1888  Death of Zygmunt Florenty Wróblewski, Polish physicist (b. 1845) on April - 16.  

1899  On this day in history death of emilio Jacinto, Filipino poet and revolutionary (b 1875)  

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

1495  Petrus Apianus, German mathematician (d. 1557) was born on April - 16.  

1628  On April - 16 birth of cornelis Evertsen de Young, vice admiral of Zealand  

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 April - 16.  

1652  On April - 16 birth of clement XII, [Lorenzo Corsini], Italy, Pope (1730-40)