Historical Events In September - 16
Sunday, 22 February 2026
0096 Titus Flavius Domitianus, emperor of Rome (81-96), murdered at 45 

0655 Martinus I, bannished Pope (649-53), dies. 

0827 Pope Valentine. 

1087 Victor III, [Dauferio/Desiderius], Italian Pope (1086-87), dies 

1380 Charles V, the Wise, King of France (1364-80), dies 

1386 Traversari Ambrosius, Italian humanist//sciencist/general. 

1387 King Henry V of England is born. 

1387 Henry V, king of England (1413-22). 

1394 Clement VII, [Robert de Geneve], Pope (1378-94), dies. 

1400 Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers. 

1498 Tomas de Torquemada, inquisitor who burned 10000 people, dies 

1542 Diego de Almagro, Spanish captain-general of Peru, beheaded. 

1547 Abu al-Faiz ibn Mubarak Faizi, Persian-Dutch East Indies poet. 

1557 Jacques Mauduit, composer 

1574 Samuel Coster, Dutch physician/playwright (Polyxena) 

1575 King Johan Casimir of Palts promises military aid to hugenots. 

1584 Matthias Gallas, Austria earl of Campo/duke of Lucerna/general-major. 

1597 French troops chase away Albrecht of Austria 

1630 Mass village of Shawmut changes name to Boston 

1638 Louis XIV, [Sun King], king of France (1643-1715) [NS] 

1652 Spanish troops occupy Dunkerk 

1652 Dirck Janszoon Sweelinck, Dutch composer, dies at 61 

1654 Russian troops occupy Smolensk on Poland 

1662 Flamsteed sees solar eclipse, inaugural known astronomical observation. 

1662 Flamsteed sees solar eclipse, 1st known astronomical observation. 

1666 "Messiah" Sjabtai Tswi is recorded as becoming Islamiet 

1668 King John II Casimir of Poland steps down, flees to France 

1672 Anne Bradstreet, American poet, dies (birth date unknown) 

1685 John Gay, English poet (Beggar's Opera) 

1696 Lambert Pietkin, composer, dies at 83 

1701 James Francis Edward Stuart, sometimes called the "Old Pretender", is recorded as becoming the Jacobite claimant to the thrones of England and Scotland 

1702 Emperor Leopold I declares war on France, Cologne and Bavaria 

1729 Willem KH Friso installed as viceroy of Groningen. 

1736 Johann N Tetens, German/Danish philosopher/mathematician. 

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