Historical Events In April - 16
Tuesday, 06 June 2023
0073 On April - 16 masada, a Jewish fortress, falls to the Romans after several months of siege, ending the Jewish Revolt.
0556 Pelagius I begins his reign as Catholic Pope on April - 16.
0744 On April - 16 al-Walid II, Umayyad caliph
0924 Berengar of Friuli, King of Italy on April - 16.
1071 On April - 16 five centuries of Byzantine rule in Italy end April 16 as Bari falls to Robert Guiscard after a 3-year Norman siege
1071 Bari falls to Robert Guiscard, ending Byzantine rule in Italy on April - 16.
1115 On April - 16 svjatopolk II, great monarch of Kiev, dies [or 1113]
1118 On April - 16 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 this day in history.
1395 On this day in history azzo X d'Este is defeated at the Battle of Portomaggiore by Venetian-Ferrarese troops.
1446 On this day in history filippo Brunelleschi, architect, dies
1496 David van Bourgondie, Bishop of Utrecht (1456-96), dies at about 69 on this day in history.
1509 French army under Louis XII enters Alps on April - 16.
1521 Martin Luther arrives at Diet of Worms on April - 16.
1529 On April - 16 louis de Berquin, French humanist/reformer/heretic, burned at stake
1582 On this day in history spanish conquistador Hernando de Lerma founds the settlement of Salta, Argentina.
1619 On April - 16 denijs Calvaert/Caluwaert, [Dionisio Fiamingo], Flemish painter, dies
1628 Cornelis Evertsen de Young, vice admiral of Zealand on this day in history.
1632 Albrecht von Wallenstein appointed supreme commander on this day in history.
1635 Frans van Mieris, the Elder, Dutch painter on this day in history.
1645 On this day in history tobias Hume, English composer
1648 John Luyken, poet/etcher (Duytse Lyre) on April - 16.
1652 Clement XII, [Lorenzo Corsini], Italy, Pope (1730-40) on April - 16.
1660 On this day in history hans Sloane, England, physician/naturalist/founder (British Museum)
1673 On this day in history francesco Feroci, composer
1682 John Hadley, mathematician/inventor (1st reflecting telescope) on this day in history.
1687 George Villiers 2nd duke of Buckingham, dies at 59 on April - 16.
1697 On this day in history johann Gottlieb Gorner, composer
1703 On this day in history caffarelli, [Gaetano Majorano], Italian castra singer/duke
1705 Isaac Newton is knighted. From then on, just call him Sir on this day in history.
1705 On this day in history queen Anne of England knights Isaac Newton at Trinity College
1724 1st Easter observed (OS=Apr 9) on April - 16.
1728 Joseph Zwart, Scottish chemist/physicist on this day in history.