Historical Events In June - 16
Wednesday, 17 September 2025
0632 Origin of Persian [Yezdegird] Era on June - 16.
0956 On this day in history hugo, the Great, duke of France, dies
1216 On June - 16 innocent III, pope, dies at 54
1246 On June - 16 lutgardis/Ludgardis, Flemish mystic/saint, dies at about 64
1338 On this day in history 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 Jan Coppenhole, Flemish rebel leader, beheaded on this day in history.
1567 On June - 16 mary Queen of Scots thrown into Lochleven Castle prison
1567 On June - 16 mary, Queen of Scots, imprisoned in Lochleven Castle prison Scotland
1575 On this day in history hadrianus Junius, [Adriaen the Jonghe], medical/historian, dies at 63
1583 Axel Gustafson Oxenstierna, Swedish earl/chancellor/regent on this day in history.
1620 On this day in history carlo Saraceni, [Carlo Veniziano], Italian painter (Judith), dies
1624 Judge directs US colony Virginia to English crown on this day in history.
1633 On this day in history 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 this day in history.
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 On this day in history peace of Vossem: Fren King Louis XIV & Frederik Willem of Brandenburg
1722 On this day in history john Churchill up Marlborough, English general strategist, dies at 72
1745 English fleet occupies Cap Breton on St Lawrence River on June - 16.
1746 Battle at Piacenza: Austria & Sardinia beat Spanish & French army on this day in history.
1752 Meingosus Gaelle, composer on this day in history.
1752 On June - 16 giulio Alberoni, Spanish/Italian minister/cardinal, dies at 88
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 On June - 16 formation of Harrodsburg, Kentucky.
1775 On June - 16 battle of Bunker Hill (actually it is Breed's Hill)
1779 In support of the US, Spain declares war on England on this day in history.
1784 On this day in history holland forbids orange clothes
1793 On June - 16 louis A count d'Affry, general/French ambassador in Netherland, dies
1794 1st stone layed at Dutch biggest grain windmill (De Walvisch) on June - 16.