Historical Events In January - 16
Saturday, 02 November 2024
0308 Marcellus I, Catholic Pope (-308), dies on January - 16.
0429 Honoratius of Arles, bishop/saint, dies [or 430] on January - 16.
0550 On this day in history gothic War (535-552): The Ostrogoths, under King Totila, conquer Rome after a long siege, by bribing the Isaurian garrison.
0960 Polyeuctus, Patriarch of Constantinople on January - 16.
1120 The Council of Nablus is held, establishing the earliest surviving written laws of the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem on this day in history.
1219 On this day in history floods in Northern Netherlands after storm, 1,000s killed
1325 Laure de Noves, beloved of Petrarch, marries Hugues de Sade on this day in history.
1343 On this day in history robert of Anjou, king (Naples), dies
1362 On January - 16 a great storm tide in the North Sea destroys the German island of Strand and the city of Rungholt.
1412 On January - 16 the Medici family is appointed official banker of the Papacy.
1492 On January - 16 the first grammar of a modern language, in the Spanish language, is presented to Queen Isabella.
1493 Columbus returns to Spain on his first trip on January - 16.
1493 On January - 16 columbus returns to Spain on his 1st trip
1531 On January - 16 english Reformation parliament's 2nd sitting
1547 Ivan IV the Terrible (17) crowns himself first tsar of Russia on this day in history.
1547 On January - 16 ivan the Terrible crowns himselfst tsar of Russia
1547 On this day in history ivan the Terrible is crowned Czar of Russia.
1547 Ivan IV the Terrible (17) crowns himself 1st tsar of Moscow on this day in history.
1556 On this day in history emperor Karel appoints his son Philip II, king of Spain
1572 On this day in history thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk is tried for treason for his part in the Ridolfi plot to restore Catholicism in England.
1581 English parliament passes laws against Catholicism on this day in history.
1587 On January - 16 alexander Adriaenssen, Flemish painter
1595 Murad III, sultan of Turkey (1574-95), dies on this day in history.
1604 At the Hampton Court Conference in England, John Rainolds presents to King James I the motion '...that there might bee a newe translation of the Bible.' Approved the next day, Rainolds' motion leads to the 1611 publication of the King James' Bible on this day in history.
1605 The first edition of El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha (Book One of Don Quixote) by Miguel de Cervantes is published in Madrid on this day in history.
1672 On this day in history francesco Mancini, composer
1697 Richard Savage, English poet on this day in history.
1703 Matteo Coferati, composer, dies at 64 on January - 16.
1728 Niccolo Piccinni, Italian composer (Buona Figliuola) on this day in history.
1749 On this day in history vittoria A Alfieri, Italian count/poet (Maria Stuarda)
1756 On January - 16 england & Prussia sign Treaty of Westminster
1757 Samuel McIntire, woodcarver/architect (architect of Salem) on January - 16.
1759 On January - 16 british Museum opens in London
1761 British took Pondicherry after siege, marking end of French dominion in India on January - 16.
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