Historical Events In June - 16
Wednesday, 17 August 2022
0632 Origin of Persian [Yezdegird] Era on this day in history.
0956 Hugo, the Great, duke of France, dies on June - 16.
1216 Innocent III, pope, dies at 54 on this day in history.
1246 On June - 16 lutgardis/Ludgardis, Flemish mystic/saint, dies at about 64
1338 German monarch declares pope & king's decree redundant on June - 16.
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 Jan Coppenhole, Flemish rebel leader, beheaded on this day in history.
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.
1575 On this day in history hadrianus Junius, [Adriaen the Jonghe], medical/historian, dies at 63
1583 On this day in history axel Gustafson Oxenstierna, Swedish earl/chancellor/regent
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 Nathaniel Schnittelbach, composer on June - 16.
1637 Giovanni Paulo Colonna, composer on June - 16.
1644 On June - 16 johannes a Sancto Thoma, [Poinset], Portuguese theologist, dies at 54
1651 Marsilio Casentini, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.
1671 On this day in history cossack rebel leader Stenka Razin tortured, executed in Moscow
1671 Stenka Razin, Cossack rebel leader, tortured & executed in Moscow on this day in history.
1673 On this day in history peace of Vossem: Fren King Louis XIV & Frederik Willem of Brandenburg
1722 John Churchill up Marlborough, English general strategist, dies at 72 on June - 16.
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 On June - 16 meingosus Gaelle, composer
1752 Giulio Alberoni, Spanish/Italian minister/cardinal, dies at 88 on this day in history.
1755 On this day in history british capture Fort Beaus‚jour, expel the Acadians
1755 On this day in history 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 On June - 16 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 this day in history.
1794 1st stone layed at Dutch biggest grain windmill (De Walvisch) on this day in history.