Historical Events In June - 16

0632  Origin of Persian [Yezdegird] Era on this day in history.  

0956  On this day in history hugo, the Great, duke of France, dies  

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 this day in history german monarch declares pope & king's decree redundant  

1361  On June - 16 john Tauler, German mystic (Gottesfreunde) dies at about 61  

1487  Battle at Stoke: Henry VII beats John de la Pole & Lord Lovell on this day in history.  

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

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

1567  On this day in history mary, Queen of Scots, imprisoned in Lochleven Castle prison Scotland  

1575  Hadrianus Junius, [Adriaen the Jonghe], medical/historian, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

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

1620  Carlo Saraceni, [Carlo Veniziano], Italian painter (Judith), dies on June - 16.  

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

1633  On June - 16 nathaniel Schnittelbach, composer  

1637  Giovanni Paulo Colonna, composer on June - 16.  

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  On June - 16 stenka Razin, Cossack rebel leader, tortured & executed in Moscow  

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

1722  On this day in history john Churchill up Marlborough, English general strategist, dies at 72  

1745  On this day in history english fleet occupies Cap Breton on St Lawrence River  

1746  Battle at Piacenza: Austria & Sardinia beat Spanish & French army on June - 16.  

1752  Meingosus Gaelle, composer on this day in history.  

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

1755  On this day in history british capture Fort Beaus‚jour, expel the Acadians  

1755  On June - 16 british capture Fort Beauséjour, expel Acadians  

1774  Formation of Harrodsburg, Kentucky on June - 16.  

1775  On this day in history battle of Bunker Hill (actually it is Breed's Hill)  

1779  In support of the US, Spain declares war on England on June - 16.  

1784  Holland forbids orange clothes on this day in history.  

1793  Louis A count d'Affry, general/French ambassador in Netherland, dies on this day in history.  

1794  On June - 16 1st stone layed at Dutch biggest grain windmill (De Walvisch)  

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1139  On June - 16 birth of emperor Konoe of Japan (d. 1155)  

1332  Isabella de Coucy, English princess (d. 1382) was born on this day in history.  

1514  John Cheke, English classical scholar (d. 1557) was born on June - 16.  

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

1591  Joseph Solomon Delmedigo, Italian physician, mathematician, and music theorist (d. 1655) was born on this day in history.  

1606  Arthur Chichester, 1st Earl of Donegall, Irish soldier (d. 1675) was born on June - 16.  

1613  John Cleveland, English poet (d. 1658) was born on June - 16.  

1633  On this day in history birth of nathaniel Schnittelbach, composer  

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

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

1246  On this day in history lutgardis/Ludgardis, Flemish mystic/saint, dies at about 64  

1361  John Tauler, German mystic (Gottesfreunde) dies at about 61 on June - 16.  

1397  Death of Philip of Artois, Count of Eu, French soldier (b. 1358) on this day in history.  

1468  Death of Jean Le Fevre, Burgundian chronicler (b. ca. 1395) on June - 16.  

1492  Death of Jan Coppenhole, Flemish rebel leader, beheaded on this day in history.  

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