Historical Events In June - 16

0632  Origin of Persian [Yezdegird] Era on this day in history.   

0956  On this day in history hugo, the Great, duke of France, dies   

1216  Innocent III, pope, dies at 54 on June - 16.   

1246  On June - 16 lutgardis/Ludgardis, Flemish mystic/saint, dies at about 64   

1338  German monarch declares pope & king's decree redundant on this day in history.   

1361  John Tauler, German mystic (Gottesfreunde) dies at about 61 on June - 16.   

1487  On June - 16 battle at Stoke: Henry VII beats John de la Pole & Lord Lovell   

1492  Jan Coppenhole, Flemish rebel leader, beheaded on June - 16.   

1567  Mary Queen of Scots thrown into Lochleven Castle prison on June - 16.   

1567  On this day in history mary, Queen of Scots, imprisoned in Lochleven Castle prison Scotland   

1575  Hadrianus Junius, [Adriaen the Jonghe], medical/historian, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1583  On June - 16 axel Gustafson Oxenstierna, Swedish earl/chancellor/regent   

1620  Carlo Saraceni, [Carlo Veniziano], Italian painter (Judith), dies on this day in history.   

1624  Judge directs US colony Virginia to English crown on this day in history.   

1633  Nathaniel Schnittelbach, composer on this day in history.   

1637  Giovanni Paulo Colonna, composer on this day in history.   

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  Cossack rebel leader Stenka Razin tortured, executed in Moscow on June - 16.   

1671  On this day in history stenka Razin, Cossack rebel leader, tortured & executed in Moscow   

1673  On June - 16 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  On this day in history english fleet occupies Cap Breton on St Lawrence River   

1746  On June - 16 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  On this day in history british capture Fort Beaus‚jour, expel the Acadians   

1755  British capture Fort Beauséjour, expel Acadians on June - 16.   

1774  Formation of Harrodsburg, Kentucky on June - 16.   

1775  On June - 16 battle of Bunker Hill (actually it is Breed's Hill)   

1779  On this day in history in support of the US, Spain declares war on England   

1784  On this day in history holland forbids orange clothes   

1793  Louis A count d'Affry, general/French ambassador in Netherland, dies on June - 16.   

1794  1st stone layed at Dutch biggest grain windmill (De Walvisch) on June - 16.   

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1139  On this day in history birth of emperor Konoe of Japan (d. 1155)   

1332  Isabella de Coucy, English princess (d. 1382) was born on this day in history.   

1514  John Cheke, English classical scholar (d. 1557) was born on this day in history.   

1583  Axel Gustafson Oxenstierna, Swedish earl/chancellor/regent was born on this day in history.   

1591  Joseph Solomon Delmedigo, Italian physician, mathematician, and music theorist (d. 1655) was born on this day in history.   

1606  On June - 16 birth of arthur Chichester, 1st Earl of Donegall, Irish soldier (d. 1675)   

1613  John Cleveland, English poet (d. 1658) was born on June - 16.   

1633  On June - 16 birth of nathaniel Schnittelbach, composer   

0956  Hugo, the Great, duke of France, dies on this day in history.   

1216  On this day in history innocent III, pope, dies at 54   

1246  On this day in history lutgardis/Ludgardis, Flemish mystic/saint, dies at about 64   

1361  On June - 16 john Tauler, German mystic (Gottesfreunde) dies at about 61   

1397  On June - 16 death of philip of Artois, Count of Eu, French soldier (b. 1358)   

1468  On this day in history death of jean Le Fevre, Burgundian chronicler (b. ca. 1395)   

1492  On June - 16 death of jan Coppenhole, Flemish rebel leader, beheaded   

1575  Hadrianus Junius, [Adriaen the Jonghe], medical/historian, dies at 63 on June - 16.