Historical Events In June - 16
Wednesday, 22 October 2025
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 Lutgardis/Ludgardis, Flemish mystic/saint, dies at about 64 on June - 16.
1338 German monarch declares pope & king's decree redundant on this day in history.
1361 John Tauler, German mystic (Gottesfreunde) dies at about 61 on June - 16.
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 On this day in history 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 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 June - 16.
1633 Nathaniel Schnittelbach, composer on June - 16.
1637 On June - 16 giovanni Paulo Colonna, composer
1644 Johannes a Sancto Thoma, [Poinset], Portuguese theologist, dies at 54 on this day in history.
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 On June - 16 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 On June - 16 english fleet occupies Cap Breton on St Lawrence River
1746 Battle at Piacenza: Austria & Sardinia beat Spanish & French army on this day in history.
1752 Meingosus Gaelle, composer on June - 16.
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 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 On June - 16 in support of the US, Spain declares war on England
1784 On this day in history holland forbids orange clothes
1793 On this day in history louis A count d'Affry, general/French ambassador in Netherland, dies
1794 On June - 16 1st stone layed at Dutch biggest grain windmill (De Walvisch)