Historical Events In April - 16

0073  Masada, a Jewish fortress, falls to the Romans after several months of siege, ending the Jewish Revolt   

0556  Pelagius I begins his reign as Catholic Pope   

1071  Five centuries of Byzantine rule in Italy end April 16 as Bari falls to Robert Guiscard after a 3-year Norman siege   

1071  Bari falls to Robert Guiscard, ending Byzantine rule in Italy   

1346  King Stefanus IX of Serbia proclaims himself czar of Greece   

1395  Azzo X d'Este is defeated at the Battle of Portomaggiore by Venetian-Ferrarese troops   

1509  French army under Louis XII enters Alps   

1521  Martin Luther arrives at Diet of Worms   

1582  Spanish conquistador Hernando de Lerma founds the settlement of Salta, Argentina.   

1632  Albrecht von Wallenstein appointed supreme commander   

1705  Isaac Newton is knighted. From then on, just call him Sir   

0778  King louis the pious: King louis the pious (d. 840)   

1319  King john ii of france: King john ii of france (d. 1364)   

1495  Petrus apianus: German mathematician   

1628  Cornelis evertsen de young: Vice admiral of zealand   

1635  Frans van mieris: The elder, dutch painter   

1646  Jules hardouin mansart: French architect   

1648  John luyken: Poet/etcher (duytse lyre)   

1652  Clement xii: [lorenzo corsini], italy, pope (1730-40)   

0069  Otho: Roman emperor (b. 32)   

0744  Al-walid ii: Umayyad caliph   

0924  Berengar of friuli: King of italy   

1113  Sviatopolk ii of kiev: Russian prince (b. 1050)   

1115  Svjatopolk ii: Great monarch of kiev,   

1118  Adelaide del vasto: Wife of roger ii of sicily   

1198  Duke frederick i of austria: Duke frederick i of austria   

1446  Filippo brunelleschi: Architect,