Famous Deaths In July - 16

0276  Death of Mark Annius Florianus, emperor of Rome (276), murdered on this day in history.  

0599  Monulphus, bishop of Tongeren-Maastricht (St Servaaskerk), dies on this day in history.  

1099  On this day in history el Cid, [Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar], Span general strategist, dies at 59  

1139  On this day in history walram II, duke of Limburg/Neth-Lutherans, dies  

1216  On this day in history innocent III, [Lotario di Segni], Italian Pope (1198-1216), dies  

1324  Death of Emperor Go-Uda of Japan (b. 1267) on July - 16.  

1342  On this day in history death of king Charles I of Hungary  

1482  On July - 16 john van Schaffelaar, Gelders knight, dies  

1546  On this day in history death of anne Askew, English Protestant (burned at the stake) (b. 1521)  

1557  On this day in history anne of Cleeves, queen of England/4th wife of Henry VIII, dies at 41  

1590  Bartholomaeus a Martyribus, [Fernandez], pontiff of Portugal, dies on this day in history.  

1594  On this day in history death of thomas Kyd, author of The Spanish Tragedy (b. 1558)  

1647  On this day in history death of massaniello, [Tommaso Aniello], Napolitan rebel, murdered  

1664  On this day in history a Gryphius, writer, dies at 47  

1686  On July - 16 death of john Pearson, English theologian (b. 1612)  

1691  On July - 16 francois-Michel Le Tellier, marquis de Louvois, statesman, dies  

1698  On this day in history cristoph Kaldenbach, composer, dies at 84  

1729  Johann David Heinichen, composer, dies at 46 on this day in history.  

1730  On this day in history elijiah Fenton, poet, dies  

1736  Thomas Yalden, poet/fable writer, dies on July - 16.  

1747  On July - 16 giuseppe Maria Crespi, painter/etcher, dies  

1762  On this day in history jacques Hotteterre, composer, dies at 87  

1764  On this day in history death of ivan VI, Emperor of Russia (1740-41), murdered at 23  

1770  On this day in history death of francis Cotes, English painter (b. 1726)  

1782  On this day in history louise Ulrike, queen of Sweden/wife of Adolf Frederik, dies at 61  

1796  Death of George Howard, British field marshal (b. 1718) on July - 16.  

1827  Josiah Spode, potter, dies on July - 16.  

1831  Death of Louis Alexandre Andrault de Langeron, Russian general (b. 1763) on July - 16.  

1843  Hubert MAJ van Asch van Wijck, politician, dies at 68 on this day in history.  

1857  On this day in history pierre-Jean de Baranger, poet, dies  

1864  On July - 16 victor JB Girardey, Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 27  

1868  Louis-Francois Dauprat, composer, dies at 87 on this day in history.  

1871  On July - 16 death of tad Lincoln, son of U.S. president Abraham Lincoln  

1879  Death of Edward Deas Thomson, Australian politician (b. 1800) on this day in history.  

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1194  Saint Clare of Assisi, Italian follower of Francis of Assisi (d. 1253) was born on this day in history.  

1571  Theodoor Galle, Flemish engraver, baptized was born on July - 16.  

1611  Archduchess Cecilia Renata of Austria, Queen of Poland (d. 1644) was born on July - 16.  

1704  John Kay, England, machinist, invented flying shuttle was born on this day in history.  

1714  Marc René, marquis de Montalembert, French military engineer (d. 1800) was born on this day in history.  

1715  Charles, Prince de Rohan-Soubise, marshal of France was born on this day in history.  

1722  Joseph Wilton, sculptor was born on July - 16.  

1723  On July - 16 birth of joshua Reynolds, England, portrait painter (Simplicity)