Historical Events In September - 16
Saturday, 27 April 2024
0096 On this day in history titus Flavius Domitianus, emperor of Rome (81-96), murdered at 45
0655 On September - 16 martinus I, bannished Pope (649-53), dies
0827 Pope Valentine on this day in history.
1087 Victor III, [Dauferio/Desiderius], Italian Pope (1086-87), dies on this day in history.
1380 Charles V, the Wise, King of France (1364-80), dies on September - 16.
1386 Traversari Ambrosius, Italian humanist//sciencist/general on September - 16.
1387 On this day in history the birth of King Henry V of England
1387 On September - 16 henry V, king of England (1413-22)
1394 On this day in history clement VII, [Robert de Geneve], Pope (1378-94), dies
1400 On September - 16 owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers.
1498 On September - 16 tomas de Torquemada, inquisitor who burned 10,000 people, dies
1542 On this day in history diego de Almagro, Spanish captain-general of Peru, beheaded
1547 On September - 16 abu al-Faiz ibn Mubarak Faizi, Persian-Dutch East Indies poet
1557 On September - 16 jacques Mauduit, composer
1574 Samuel Coster, Dutch physician/playwright (Polyxena) on this day in history.
1575 King Johan Casimir of Palts promises military aid to hugenots on this day in history.
1584 On September - 16 matthias Gallas, Austria earl of Campo/duke of Lucerna/general-major
1597 On September - 16 french troops chase away Albrecht of Austria
1630 On this day in history mass village of Shawmut changes name to Boston
1638 On September - 16 louis XIV, [Sun King], king of France (1643-1715) [NS]
1652 Spanish troops occupy Dunkerk on this day in history.
1652 On this day in history dirck Janszoon Sweelinck, Dutch composer, dies at 61
1654 On this day in history russian troops occupy Smolensk on Poland
1662 Flamsteed sees solar eclipse, first known astronomical observation on September - 16.
1662 Flamsteed sees solar eclipse, 1st known astronomical observation on this day in history.
1666 "Messiah" Sjabtai Tswi becomes Islamiet on September - 16.
1668 On September - 16 king John II Casimir of Poland resigns, flees to France
1672 On this day in history anne Bradstreet, American poet, dies (birth date unknown)
1685 John Gay, English poet (Beggar's Opera) on September - 16.
1696 Lambert Pietkin, composer, dies at 83 on September - 16.
1701 James Francis Edward Stuart, sometimes called the "Old Pretender", becomes the Jacobite claimant to the thrones of England and Scotland on September - 16.
1702 On this day in history emperor Leopold I declares war on France, Cologne & Bavaria
1729 On September - 16 willem KH Friso installed as viceroy of Groningen
1736 On September - 16 johann N Tetens, German/Danish philosopher/mathematician