Historical Events In July - 16
Sunday, 17 August 2025
0276 Mark Annius Florianus, emperor of Rome (276), murdered on July - 16.
0463 Start of Lunar Cycle of Hilarius on this day in history.
0599 Monulphus, bishop of Tongeren-Maastricht (St Servaaskerk), dies on July - 16.
0622 Moslem Era begins-Mahomet begins flight from Mecca to Medina (Hejira) on this day in history.
1054 Michael Caerularius excommunicated of Constantinople on July - 16.
1099 Crusaders herd Jews of Jerusalem into a synagogue & set it afire on this day in history.
1099 El Cid, [Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar], Span general strategist, dies at 59 on this day in history.
1139 On this day in history walram II, duke of Limburg/Neth-Lutherans, dies
1212 On this day in history battle of Las Navas de Tolosa; end of Moslem power in Spain
1216 Innocent III, [Lotario di Segni], Italian Pope (1198-1216), dies on July - 16.
1251 The Virgin Mary gives Simon Stock a Brown Scapular (legend) on this day in history.
1338 On this day in history german monarch signs Treaty of Rense
1342 King Charles I of Hungary on July - 16.
1429 On this day in history army entered Reims
1439 On July - 16 kissing is banned in England
1439 Kissing is banned in England (to stop germs from spreading) on July - 16.
1465 On July - 16 battle at Montlhéry
1482 On July - 16 john van Schaffelaar, Gelders knight, dies
1519 Public debate between Martin Luther & theologist John Eck on July - 16.
1548 La Paz, Bolivia is founded on July - 16.
1557 On July - 16 anne of Cleeves, queen of England/4th wife of Henry VIII, dies at 41
1571 On this day in history theodoor Galle, Flemish engraver, baptized
1573 On this day in history alva demands submission of Zealand/Holland
1590 On July - 16 bartholomaeus a Martyribus, [Fernandez], pontiff of Portugal, dies
1618 On July - 16 capt John Gilbert patents 1st dredger in Britain
1647 On July - 16 massaniello, [Tommaso Aniello], Napolitan rebel, murdered
1659 Princess Henriette C of Orange-Nassau weds monarch Johan George II on July - 16.
1661 The Bank of Stockholm issues Europe's first bank notes on this day in history.
1661 1st banknotes in Europe were issued by Bank of Stockholm on July - 16.
1664 On this day in history a Gryphius, writer, dies at 47
1683 Turkish troops under Kara Mustafa attain Vienna on July - 16.
1691 Francois-Michel Le Tellier, marquis de Louvois, statesman, dies on this day in history.
1698 Cristoph Kaldenbach, composer, dies at 84 on this day in history.
1704 John Kay, England, machinist, invented flying shuttle on this day in history.
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