Historical Events In April - 16
Tuesday, 19 March 2024
0073 On April - 16 masada, a Jewish fortress, falls to the Romans after several months of siege, ending the Jewish Revolt.
0556 On this day in history pelagius I begins his reign as Catholic Pope
0744 al-Walid II, Umayyad caliph on April - 16.
0924 On April - 16 berengar of Friuli, King of Italy
1071 Five centuries of Byzantine rule in Italy end April 16 as Bari falls to Robert Guiscard after a 3-year Norman siege on April - 16.
1071 Bari falls to Robert Guiscard, ending Byzantine rule in Italy on this day in history.
1115 On April - 16 svjatopolk II, great monarch of Kiev, dies [or 1113]
1118 On this day in history adelaide del Vasto, wife of Roger II of Sicily
1198 Duke Frederick I of Austria on this day in history.
1346 King Stefanus IX of Serbia proclaims himself czar of Greece on April - 16.
1395 Azzo X d'Este is defeated at the Battle of Portomaggiore by Venetian-Ferrarese troops on this day in history.
1446 On this day in history filippo Brunelleschi, architect, dies
1496 On this day in history david van Bourgondie, Bishop of Utrecht (1456-96), dies at about 69
1509 French army under Louis XII enters Alps on April - 16.
1521 On this day in history martin Luther arrives at Diet of Worms
1529 On April - 16 louis de Berquin, French humanist/reformer/heretic, burned at stake
1582 Spanish conquistador Hernando de Lerma founds the settlement of Salta, Argentina on this day in history.
1619 On this day in history denijs Calvaert/Caluwaert, [Dionisio Fiamingo], Flemish painter, dies
1628 On this day in history cornelis Evertsen de Young, vice admiral of Zealand
1632 On this day in history albrecht von Wallenstein appointed supreme commander
1635 On this day in history frans van Mieris, the Elder, Dutch painter
1645 On this day in history tobias Hume, English composer
1648 John Luyken, poet/etcher (Duytse Lyre) on this day in history.
1652 Clement XII, [Lorenzo Corsini], Italy, Pope (1730-40) on April - 16.
1660 On April - 16 hans Sloane, England, physician/naturalist/founder (British Museum)
1673 Francesco Feroci, composer on April - 16.
1682 John Hadley, mathematician/inventor (1st reflecting telescope) on April - 16.
1687 George Villiers 2nd duke of Buckingham, dies at 59 on this day in history.
1697 Johann Gottlieb Gorner, composer on April - 16.
1703 On April - 16 caffarelli, [Gaetano Majorano], Italian castra singer/duke
1705 On this day in history isaac Newton is knighted. From then on, just call him Sir
1705 On April - 16 queen Anne of England knights Isaac Newton at Trinity College
1724 1st Easter observed (OS=Apr 9) on this day in history.
1728 On April - 16 joseph Zwart, Scottish chemist/physicist