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  El Cid, [Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar], Span general strategist, dies at 59 on this day in history.  

1139  Walram II, duke of Limburg/Neth-Lutherans, dies on July - 16.  

1216  On July - 16 innocent III, [Lotario di Segni], Italian Pope (1198-1216), dies  

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  Death of Anne Askew, English Protestant (burned at the stake) (b. 1521) on this day in history.  

1557  On July - 16 anne of Cleeves, queen of England/4th wife of Henry VIII, dies at 41  

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

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

1647  On July - 16 death of massaniello, [Tommaso Aniello], Napolitan rebel, murdered  

1664  A Gryphius, writer, dies at 47 on July - 16.  

1686  On this day in history death of john Pearson, English theologian (b. 1612)  

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

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

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

1730  Elijiah Fenton, poet, dies on this day in history.  

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 July - 16.  

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

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

1782  Louise Ulrike, queen of Sweden/wife of Adolf Frederik, dies at 61 on this day in history.  

1796  Death of George Howard, British field marshal (b. 1718) on this day in history.  

1827  On July - 16 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 July - 16.  

1857  Pierre-Jean de Baranger, poet, dies on this day in history.  

1864  Victor JB Girardey, Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 27 on July - 16.  

1868  On July - 16 louis-Francois Dauprat, composer, dies at 87  

1871  Death of Tad Lincoln, son of U.S. president Abraham Lincoln on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history birth of theodoor Galle, Flemish engraver, baptized  

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

1704  On this day in history birth of john Kay, England, machinist, invented flying shuttle  

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  On this day in history birth of joseph Wilton, sculptor  

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