Historical Events In April - 16

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

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

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

0924  On this day in history 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 April - 16 adelaide del Vasto, wife of Roger II of Sicily   

1198  Duke Frederick I of Austria on this day in history.   

1346  On April - 16 king Stefanus IX of Serbia proclaims himself czar of Greece   

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  On this day in history david van Bourgondie, Bishop of Utrecht (1456-96), dies at about 69   

1509  On this day in history french army under Louis XII enters Alps   

1521  On April - 16 martin Luther arrives at Diet of Worms   

1529  Louis de Berquin, French humanist/reformer/heretic, burned at stake on April - 16.   

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  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 April - 16 tobias Hume, English composer   

1648  On April - 16 john Luyken, poet/etcher (Duytse Lyre)   

1652  Clement XII, [Lorenzo Corsini], Italy, Pope (1730-40) on this day in history.   

1660  On April - 16 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  On April - 16 george Villiers 2nd duke of Buckingham, dies at 59   

1697  On April - 16 johann Gottlieb Gorner, composer   

1703  Caffarelli, [Gaetano Majorano], Italian castra singer/duke on this day in history.   

1705  On April - 16 isaac Newton is knighted. From then on, just call him Sir   

1705  Queen Anne of England knights Isaac Newton at Trinity College on April - 16.   

1724  1st Easter observed (OS=Apr 9) on this day in history.   

1728  On this day in history joseph Zwart, Scottish chemist/physicist   

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

1319  On this day in history birth of king John II of France (d. 1364)   

1495  On this day in history birth of petrus Apianus, German mathematician (d. 1557)   

1628  On April - 16 birth of cornelis Evertsen de Young, vice admiral of Zealand   

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

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

1648  On April - 16 birth of john Luyken, poet/etcher (Duytse Lyre)   

1652  Clement XII, [Lorenzo Corsini], Italy, Pope (1730-40) was born on April - 16.   

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

0744  On this day in history death of al-Walid II, Umayyad caliph   

0924  On April - 16 death of berengar of Friuli, King of Italy   

1113  On April - 16 death of sviatopolk II of Kiev, Russian prince (b. 1050)   

1115  On April - 16 svjatopolk II, great monarch of Kiev, dies [or 1113]   

1118  On April - 16 death of adelaide del Vasto, wife of Roger II of Sicily   

1198  On this day in history death of duke Frederick I of Austria   

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