Historical Events In June - 16

0632  On this day in history origin of Persian [Yezdegird] Era  

0956  Hugo, the Great, duke of France, dies on this day in history.  

1216  Innocent III, pope, dies at 54 on this day in history.  

1246  Lutgardis/Ludgardis, Flemish mystic/saint, dies at about 64 on this day in history.  

1338  On June - 16 german monarch declares pope & king's decree redundant  

1361  On this day in history john Tauler, German mystic (Gottesfreunde) dies at about 61  

1487  On this day in history battle at Stoke: Henry VII beats John de la Pole & Lord Lovell  

1492  On June - 16 jan Coppenhole, Flemish rebel leader, beheaded  

1567  On this day in history mary Queen of Scots thrown into Lochleven Castle prison  

1567  Mary, Queen of Scots, imprisoned in Lochleven Castle prison Scotland on June - 16.  

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1575  Hadrianus Junius, [Adriaen the Jonghe], medical/historian, dies at 63 on June - 16.  

1583  Axel Gustafson Oxenstierna, Swedish earl/chancellor/regent on this day in history.  

1620  Carlo Saraceni, [Carlo Veniziano], Italian painter (Judith), dies on this day in history.  

1624  Judge directs US colony Virginia to English crown on this day in history.  

1633  Nathaniel Schnittelbach, composer on this day in history.  

1637  On this day in history giovanni Paulo Colonna, composer  

1644  On this day in history johannes a Sancto Thoma, [Poinset], Portuguese theologist, dies at 54  

1651  Marsilio Casentini, composer, dies at 74 on June - 16.  

1671  Cossack rebel leader Stenka Razin tortured, executed in Moscow on this day in history.  

1671  Stenka Razin, Cossack rebel leader, tortured & executed in Moscow on June - 16.  

1673  Peace of Vossem: Fren King Louis XIV & Frederik Willem of Brandenburg on June - 16.  

1722  John Churchill up Marlborough, English general strategist, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

1745  English fleet occupies Cap Breton on St Lawrence River on this day in history.  

1746  On this day in history battle at Piacenza: Austria & Sardinia beat Spanish & French army  

1752  Meingosus Gaelle, composer on June - 16.  

1752  Giulio Alberoni, Spanish/Italian minister/cardinal, dies at 88 on June - 16.  

1755  On June - 16 british capture Fort Beaus‚jour, expel the Acadians  

1755  British capture Fort Beauséjour, expel Acadians on June - 16.  

1774  Formation of Harrodsburg, Kentucky on this day in history.  

1775  On June - 16 battle of Bunker Hill (actually it is Breed's Hill)  

1779  On this day in history in support of the US, Spain declares war on England  

1784  Holland forbids orange clothes on this day in history.  

1793  Louis A count d'Affry, general/French ambassador in Netherland, dies on June - 16.  

1794  On this day in history 1st stone layed at Dutch biggest grain windmill (De Walvisch)  

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1139  On this day in history birth of emperor Konoe of Japan (d. 1155)  

1332  Isabella de Coucy, English princess (d. 1382) was born on June - 16.  

1514  On June - 16 birth of john Cheke, English classical scholar (d. 1557)  

1583  On June - 16 birth of axel Gustafson Oxenstierna, Swedish earl/chancellor/regent  

1591  On this day in history birth of joseph Solomon Delmedigo, Italian physician, mathematician, and music theorist (d. 1655)  

1606  On this day in history birth of arthur Chichester, 1st Earl of Donegall, Irish soldier (d. 1675)  

1613  John Cleveland, English poet (d. 1658) was born on this day in history.  

1633  Nathaniel Schnittelbach, composer was born on this day in history.  

0956  On June - 16 hugo, the Great, duke of France, dies  

1216  Innocent III, pope, dies at 54 on June - 16.  

1246  Lutgardis/Ludgardis, Flemish mystic/saint, dies at about 64 on June - 16.  

1361  On this day in history john Tauler, German mystic (Gottesfreunde) dies at about 61  

1397  Death of Philip of Artois, Count of Eu, French soldier (b. 1358) on June - 16.  

1468  On this day in history death of jean Le Fevre, Burgundian chronicler (b. ca. 1395)  

1492  On this day in history death of jan Coppenhole, Flemish rebel leader, beheaded  

1575  On June - 16 hadrianus Junius, [Adriaen the Jonghe], medical/historian, dies at 63