Famous Deaths In July - 16

0276  On this day in history death of mark Annius Florianus, emperor of Rome (276), murdered  

0599  On this day in history monulphus, bishop of Tongeren-Maastricht (St Servaaskerk), dies  

1099  El Cid, [Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar], Span general strategist, dies at 59 on July - 16.  

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

1216  Innocent III, [Lotario di Segni], Italian Pope (1198-1216), dies on this day in history.  

1324  On July - 16 death of emperor Go-Uda of Japan (b. 1267)  

1342  On July - 16 death of king Charles I of Hungary  

1482  John van Schaffelaar, Gelders knight, dies on July - 16.  

1546  On July - 16 death of anne Askew, English Protestant (burned at the stake) (b. 1521)  

1557  Anne of Cleeves, queen of England/4th wife of Henry VIII, dies at 41 on July - 16.  

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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  A Gryphius, writer, dies at 47 on July - 16.  

1686  Death of John Pearson, English theologian (b. 1612) on July - 16.  

1691  Francois-Michel Le Tellier, marquis de Louvois, statesman, dies on July - 16.  

1698  Cristoph Kaldenbach, composer, dies at 84 on this day in history.  

1729  Johann David Heinichen, composer, dies at 46 on July - 16.  

1730  On July - 16 elijiah Fenton, poet, dies  

1736  Thomas Yalden, poet/fable writer, dies on this day in history.  

1747  Giuseppe Maria Crespi, painter/etcher, dies on July - 16.  

1762  Jacques Hotteterre, composer, dies at 87 on July - 16.  

1764  Death of Ivan VI, Emperor of Russia (1740-41), murdered at 23 on this day in history.  

1770  Death of Francis Cotes, English painter (b. 1726) on this day in history.  

1782  On July - 16 louise Ulrike, queen of Sweden/wife of Adolf Frederik, dies at 61  

1796  On this day in history death of george Howard, British field marshal (b. 1718)  

1827  On July - 16 josiah Spode, potter, dies  

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  Pierre-Jean de Baranger, poet, dies on July - 16.  

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

1868  Louis-Francois Dauprat, composer, dies at 87 on July - 16.  

1871  Death of Tad Lincoln, son of U.S. president Abraham Lincoln on July - 16.  

1879  Death of Edward Deas Thomson, Australian politician (b. 1800) on July - 16.  

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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 this day in history.  

1611  On this day in history birth of archduchess Cecilia Renata of Austria, Queen of Poland (d. 1644)  

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 July - 16.  

1715  Charles, Prince de Rohan-Soubise, marshal of France was born on July - 16.  

1722  On July - 16 birth of joseph Wilton, sculptor  

1723  On this day in history birth of joshua Reynolds, England, portrait painter (Simplicity)