Historical Events In April - 16

0073  On April - 16 masada, a Jewish fortress, falls to the Romans after several months of siege, ending the Jewish Revolt.   

0556  On April - 16 pelagius I begins his reign as Catholic Pope   

0744  On April - 16 al-Walid II, Umayyad caliph   

0924  Berengar of Friuli, King of Italy on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history bari falls to Robert Guiscard, ending Byzantine rule in Italy.   

1115  On this day in history 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 April - 16.   

1346  King Stefanus IX of Serbia proclaims himself czar of Greece on April - 16.   

1395  On this day in history azzo X d'Este is defeated at the Battle of Portomaggiore by Venetian-Ferrarese troops.   

1446  Filippo Brunelleschi, architect, dies on April - 16.   

1496  On April - 16 david van Bourgondie, Bishop of Utrecht (1456-96), dies at about 69   

1509  On April - 16 french army under Louis XII enters Alps   

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  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 April - 16 albrecht von Wallenstein appointed supreme commander   

1635  On April - 16 frans van Mieris, the Elder, Dutch painter   

1645  On April - 16 tobias Hume, English composer   

1648  On this day in history john Luyken, poet/etcher (Duytse Lyre)   

1652  On this day in history clement XII, [Lorenzo Corsini], Italy, Pope (1730-40)   

1660  Hans Sloane, England, physician/naturalist/founder (British Museum) on April - 16.   

1673  On this day in history francesco Feroci, composer   

1682  John Hadley, mathematician/inventor (1st reflecting telescope) on April - 16.   

1687  On this day in history george Villiers 2nd duke of Buckingham, dies at 59   

1697  Johann Gottlieb Gorner, composer on April - 16.   

1703  Caffarelli, [Gaetano Majorano], Italian castra singer/duke on April - 16.   

1705  On April - 16 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   

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0778  On April - 16 birth of king Louis the Pious (d. 840)   

1319  King John II of France (d. 1364) was born on this day in history.   

1495  Petrus Apianus, German mathematician (d. 1557) was born on this day in history.   

1628  Cornelis Evertsen de Young, vice admiral of Zealand was born on April - 16.   

1635  On this day in history birth of frans van Mieris, the Elder, Dutch painter   

1646  On April - 16 birth of jules Hardouin Mansart, French architect (d. 1708)   

1648  On this day in history birth of john Luyken, poet/etcher (Duytse Lyre)   

1652  On April - 16 birth of clement XII, [Lorenzo Corsini], Italy, Pope (1730-40)   

0069  On this day in history death of otho, Roman Emperor (b. 32)   

0744  Death of al-Walid II, Umayyad caliph on April - 16.   

0924  Death of Berengar of Friuli, King of Italy on this day in history.   

1113  Death of Sviatopolk II of Kiev, Russian prince (b. 1050) on April - 16.   

1115  On this day in history svjatopolk II, great monarch of Kiev, dies [or 1113]   

1118  On this day in history death of adelaide del Vasto, wife of Roger II of Sicily   

1198  On April - 16 death of duke Frederick I of Austria   

1446  On this day in history filippo Brunelleschi, architect, dies