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 July - 16 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  Innocent III, [Lotario di Segni], Italian Pope (1198-1216), dies on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1546  Death of Anne Askew, English Protestant (burned at the stake) (b. 1521) on July - 16.   

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

1590  On this day in history bartholomaeus a Martyribus, [Fernandez], pontiff of Portugal, dies   

1594  Death of Thomas Kyd, author of The Spanish Tragedy (b. 1558) on this day in history.   

1647  Death of Massaniello, [Tommaso Aniello], Napolitan rebel, murdered on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1729  On this day in history johann David Heinichen, composer, dies at 46   

1730  Elijiah Fenton, poet, dies on July - 16.   

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

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

1762  Jacques Hotteterre, composer, dies at 87 on this day in history.   

1764  Death of Ivan VI, Emperor of Russia (1740-41), murdered at 23 on July - 16.   

1770  On July - 16 death of francis Cotes, English painter (b. 1726)   

1782  Louise Ulrike, queen of Sweden/wife of Adolf Frederik, dies at 61 on July - 16.   

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

1827  On this day in history josiah Spode, potter, dies   

1831  Death of Louis Alexandre Andrault de Langeron, Russian general (b. 1763) on this day in history.   

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 this day in history victor JB Girardey, Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 27   

1868  On this day in history louis-Francois Dauprat, composer, dies at 87   

1871  On this day in history death of tad Lincoln, son of U.S. president Abraham Lincoln   

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

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Next Page »

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 this day in history.   

1704  John Kay, England, machinist, invented flying shuttle was born on July - 16.   

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 July - 16.   

1722  Joseph Wilton, sculptor was born on this day in history.   

1723  Joshua Reynolds, England, portrait painter (Simplicity) was born on July - 16.