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 June - 16.  

1246  Lutgardis/Ludgardis, Flemish mystic/saint, dies at about 64 on June - 16.  

1338  German monarch declares pope & king's decree redundant on June - 16.  

1361  On this day in history 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 June - 16 jan Coppenhole, Flemish rebel leader, beheaded  

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

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 June - 16.  

1633  On this day in history nathaniel Schnittelbach, composer  

1637  Giovanni Paulo Colonna, composer on this day in history.  

1644  Johannes a Sancto Thoma, [Poinset], Portuguese theologist, dies at 54 on June - 16.  

1651  Marsilio Casentini, composer, dies at 74 on June - 16.  

1671  On this day in history cossack rebel leader Stenka Razin tortured, executed in Moscow  

1671  On this day in history 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  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 June - 16.  

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

1755  British capture Fort Beaus‚jour, expel the Acadians on June - 16.  

1755  British capture Fort Beauséjour, expel Acadians on June - 16.  

1774  Formation of Harrodsburg, Kentucky on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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

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1139  Emperor Konoe of Japan (d. 1155) was born on June - 16.  

1332  On June - 16 birth of isabella de Coucy, English princess (d. 1382)  

1514  John Cheke, English classical scholar (d. 1557) was born on this day in history.  

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

1591  On this day in history birth of joseph Solomon Delmedigo, Italian physician, mathematician, and music theorist (d. 1655)  

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 this day in history.  

1633  On June - 16 birth of nathaniel Schnittelbach, composer  

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

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

1397  Death of Philip of Artois, Count of Eu, French soldier (b. 1358) on June - 16.  

1468  On June - 16 death of jean Le Fevre, Burgundian chronicler (b. ca. 1395)  

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

1575  On this day in history hadrianus Junius, [Adriaen the Jonghe], medical/historian, dies at 63