Historical Events In October - 16

0456  On this day in history magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western Roman Empire.   

0775  On October - 16 mansur, kalief of Abbasiden, dies   

1311  Council of Vienne opens on this day in history.   

1311  Council of Vienne (15th ecumenical council) opens on October - 16.   

1323  Amadeus V the Great, count of Flanders/Savoy, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1333  Nicolaas V, [Pietro Rainalducci], Italian anti-Pope (1328-30), dies on this day in history.   

1355  On October - 16 louis, King of Sicily, felled by the Black Death   

1473  On October - 16 reinoud II van Brederode, viscount of Utrecht, dies   

1492  On October - 16 columbus' fleet anchors at "Fernandina" (Long Island, Bahamas)   

1502  On October - 16 storm ravages Friese coast   

1551  On this day in history english Edward Seymour duke of Somerset re-arrested   

1553  On this day in history lucas Cranach Sr, German painter, dies at 81   

1555  On October - 16 an English protestant, Nicholas Ridley, is burned at the stake for heresy   

1555  Hugh Latimer, royal chaplain of Anna Boley, burned at stake at 80 on this day in history.   

1570  Baron van Montigny, Dutch earl of Horne, murdered on this day in history.   

1591  On October - 16 gregory XIV, [Niccolo Sfondrati], Italian Pope, dies at 56   

1594  William Allen, English cardinal/founder seminary of Douai, dies at 62 on October - 16.   

1600  Olivier van Noorts ships reach Philippines on October - 16.   

1605  Charles C Dassoucy, French writer/singer on October - 16.   

1621  Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, organist/composer, dies at about 59 on this day in history.   

1649  On this day in history isaac van Ostade, painter, buried   

1674  Emperor Leopold I fires chancellor Furst Wenzel Lobkowitz on October - 16.   

1679  On this day in history jan Dismas Zelenka, composer   

1688  On this day in history philips Koninck, painter/etcher, buried at 68   

1690  Margaretha M Alacoque, French mystic/saint, dies at 43 on this day in history.   

1694  On October - 16 samuel Freiherr von Pufendorf, German lawyer, dies at 62   

1708  Albrecht von Haller, Switz, experimental physiology (Acad of Science) on this day in history.   

1710  On October - 16 british troops occupies Port Royal, Nova Scotia   

1723  On this day in history johann Andreas Joseph Giulini, composer   

1726  Giovanni Maria Capelli, composer, dies at 77 on October - 16.   

1729  Pierre van Maldere, composer on October - 16.   

1750  Silvius Leopold Weiss, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1757  Austrian troops occupy Berlin on October - 16.   

1758  Noah Webster, lexicographer (Webster's Dictionary) on October - 16.   

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1396  On this day in history birth of william de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk, English soldier (d. 1450)   

1430  On October - 16 birth of king James II of Scotland (d. 1460)   

1483  Gasparo Contarini, Italian diplomat and cardinal (d. 1542) was born on this day in history.   

1535  Niwa Nagahide, Japanese warlord (d. 1585) was born on October - 16.   

1605  Charles C Dassoucy, French writer/singer was born on this day in history.   

1663  Prince Eugene of Savoy, French-born Austrian general (d. 1736) was born on this day in history.   

1679  Jan Dismas Zelenka, composer was born on this day in history.   

1708  Albrecht von Haller, Switz, experimental physiology (Acad of Science) was born on October - 16.   

0775  On this day in history mansur, kalief of Abbasiden, dies   

1323  On October - 16 amadeus V the Great, count of Flanders/Savoy, dies at 74   

1333  On this day in history nicolaas V, [Pietro Rainalducci], Italian anti-Pope (1328-30), dies   

1355  On October - 16 death of louis, King of Sicily, felled by the Black Death   

1473  On October - 16 reinoud II van Brederode, viscount of Utrecht, dies   

1553  On October - 16 lucas Cranach Sr, German painter, dies at 81   

1555  On October - 16 death of hugh Latimer, royal chaplain of Anna Boley, burned at stake at 80   

1570  On October - 16 death of baron van Montigny, Dutch earl of Horne, murdered