Historical Events In September - 16
Tuesday, 19 March 2024
0096 On September - 16 titus Flavius Domitianus, emperor of Rome (81-96), murdered at 45
0655 Martinus I, bannished Pope (649-53), dies on this day in history.
0827 Pope Valentine on this day in history.
1087 Victor III, [Dauferio/Desiderius], Italian Pope (1086-87), dies on September - 16.
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 September - 16 the birth of King Henry V of England
1387 Henry V, king of England (1413-22) on this day in history.
1394 Clement VII, [Robert de Geneve], Pope (1378-94), dies on this day in history.
1400 On September - 16 owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers.
1498 Tomas de Torquemada, inquisitor who burned 10,000 people, dies on this day in history.
1542 Diego de Almagro, Spanish captain-general of Peru, beheaded on September - 16.
1547 Abu al-Faiz ibn Mubarak Faizi, Persian-Dutch East Indies poet on September - 16.
1557 Jacques Mauduit, composer on September - 16.
1574 On this day in history samuel Coster, Dutch physician/playwright (Polyxena)
1575 On this day in history king Johan Casimir of Palts promises military aid to hugenots
1584 Matthias Gallas, Austria earl of Campo/duke of Lucerna/general-major on this day in history.
1597 French troops chase away Albrecht of Austria on September - 16.
1630 On September - 16 mass village of Shawmut changes name to Boston
1638 Louis XIV, [Sun King], king of France (1643-1715) [NS] on September - 16.
1652 Spanish troops occupy Dunkerk on September - 16.
1652 Dirck Janszoon Sweelinck, Dutch composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.
1654 Russian troops occupy Smolensk on Poland on this day in history.
1662 On September - 16 flamsteed sees solar eclipse, first known astronomical observation
1662 Flamsteed sees solar eclipse, 1st known astronomical observation on September - 16.
1666 "Messiah" Sjabtai Tswi becomes Islamiet on September - 16.
1668 On September - 16 king John II Casimir of Poland resigns, flees to France
1672 Anne Bradstreet, American poet, dies (birth date unknown) on this day in history.
1685 John Gay, English poet (Beggar's Opera) on this day in history.
1696 Lambert Pietkin, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.
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 Emperor Leopold I declares war on France, Cologne & Bavaria on this day in history.
1729 Willem KH Friso installed as viceroy of Groningen on September - 16.
1736 Johann N Tetens, German/Danish philosopher/mathematician on this day in history.