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Historical Events In April - 16
Wednesday, 19 June 2019
0073 Masada, a Jewish fortress, falls to the Romans after several months of siege, ending the Jewish Revolt on this day in history. 
0556 On April - 16 pelagius I begins his reign as Catholic Pope
0744 al-Walid II, Umayyad caliph on April - 16.
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 Svjatopolk II, great monarch of Kiev, dies [or 1113] on this day in history.
1118 On this day in history adelaide del Vasto, wife of Roger II of Sicily
1198 On April - 16 duke Frederick I of Austria
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 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 this day in history.
1521 Martin Luther arrives at Diet of Worms on this day in history.
1529 On this day in history louis de Berquin, French humanist/reformer/heretic, burned at stake
1582 Spanish conquistador Hernando de Lerma founds the settlement of Salta, Argentina on April - 16.
1619 Denijs Calvaert/Caluwaert, [Dionisio Fiamingo], Flemish painter, dies on this day in history.
1628 Cornelis Evertsen de Young, vice admiral of Zealand on April - 16.
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 Tobias Hume, English composer on April - 16.
1648 On April - 16 john Luyken, poet/etcher (Duytse Lyre)
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 On this day in history francesco Feroci, composer
1682 On April - 16 john Hadley, mathematician/inventor (1st reflecting telescope)
1687 On this day in history george Villiers 2nd duke of Buckingham, dies at 59
1697 Johann Gottlieb Gorner, composer on this day in history.
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 April - 16.
1705 On this day in history queen Anne of England knights Isaac Newton at Trinity College
1724 1st Easter observed (OS=Apr 9) on this day in history.
1728 Joseph Zwart, Scottish chemist/physicist on this day in history.