Historical Events In June - 16
Sunday, 24 September 2023
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)