Historical Events In June - 16
Wednesday, 09 July 2025
0632 Origin of Persian [Yezdegird] Era on June - 16.
0956 On June - 16 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 June - 16 jan Coppenhole, Flemish rebel leader, beheaded
1567 Mary Queen of Scots thrown into Lochleven Castle prison on this day in history.
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 On this day in history axel Gustafson Oxenstierna, Swedish earl/chancellor/regent
1620 On June - 16 carlo Saraceni, [Carlo Veniziano], Italian painter (Judith), dies
1624 On June - 16 judge directs US colony Virginia to English crown
1633 On this day in history nathaniel Schnittelbach, composer
1637 On June - 16 giovanni Paulo Colonna, composer
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 On June - 16 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 On June - 16 john Churchill up Marlborough, English general strategist, dies at 72
1745 English fleet occupies Cap Breton on St Lawrence River on June - 16.
1746 On this day in history battle at Piacenza: Austria & Sardinia beat Spanish & French army
1752 Meingosus Gaelle, composer on June - 16.
1752 On June - 16 giulio Alberoni, Spanish/Italian minister/cardinal, dies at 88
1755 British capture Fort Beaus‚jour, expel the Acadians on this day in history.
1755 On this day in history british capture Fort Beauséjour, expel Acadians
1774 Formation of Harrodsburg, Kentucky on June - 16.
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 June - 16.
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 this day in history.