Famous Deaths Happened In April - 16

0069  Death of Otho, Roman Emperor (b. 32) on this day in history.   

0744  On this day in history death of al-Walid II, Umayyad caliph   

0924  Death of Berengar of Friuli, King of Italy on this day in history.   

1113  On April - 16 death of sviatopolk II of Kiev, Russian prince (b. 1050)   

1115  Svjatopolk II, great monarch of Kiev, dies [or 1113] on April - 16.   

1118  Death of Adelaide del Vasto, wife of Roger II of Sicily on this day in history.   

1198  Death of Duke Frederick I of Austria on April - 16.   

1446  On this day in history filippo Brunelleschi, architect, dies   

1496  David van Bourgondie, Bishop of Utrecht (1456-96), dies at about 69 on this day in history.   

1529  Death of Louis de Berquin, French humanist/reformer/heretic, burned at stake on April - 16.   

1619  Denijs Calvaert/Caluwaert, [Dionisio Fiamingo], Flemish painter, dies on April - 16.   

1645  Death of Tobias Hume, English composer on this day in history.   

1687  George Villiers 2nd duke of Buckingham, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1689  Death of Aphra Behn, English dramatist (b. 1640) on April - 16.   

1743  On April - 16 cornelis van Bijnkershoek, Dutch lawyer (Roman law), dies at 69   

1756  On this day in history jacques Cassini, Fr astronomer (Discover rings of Saturn), dies at 79   

1760  Death of Laurence, 4th Earl Ferrers, executed for murder of his steward on April - 16.   

1783  Death of Christian Mayer, Czech astronomer (b. 1719) on this day in history.   

1788  Death of Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, French naturalist (b. 1707) on this day in history.   

1825  On April - 16 john Henry Fuseli, painter/art writer (Tracks in the Snow), dies at 84   

1828  On this day in history francisco Goya y Lucientes, Spanish painter/cartoonist, dies at 82   

1846  Domenico Dragonetti, composer, dies at 83 on April - 16.   

1850  Marie [Gresholtz] Tussaud, maker of wax figures, dies on April - 16.   

1858  Johann Baptist Cramer, Ger/Brit pianist/composer/publisher, dies at 87 on April - 16.   

1859  On this day in history death of alexis de Tocqueville, French historian (b. 1805)   

1860  Carolina, duchess of Berry/daughter of crown prince of Naples, dies on April - 16.   

1865  Robert C Tyler, US Confederate brig-general, dies in battle on this day in history.   

1870  Anatoli O Demidov, Russian ruler of Donato/traveller, dies on April - 16.   

1876  Augustin-Philippe Peellaert, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1879  On April - 16 bernadette, st/(saw Virgin Mary at Lourdes), dies in Nevers France   

1881  George William Martin, composer, dies at 56 on April - 16.   

1888  Death of Zygmunt Florenty Wróblewski, Polish physicist (b. 1845) on April - 16.   

1899  Death of Emilio Jacinto, Filipino poet and revolutionary (b 1875) on April - 16.   

1904  On this day in history death of maximilian Kronberger, German poet (b. 1888)   

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0778  King Louis the Pious (d. 840) was born on this day in history.   

1319  On this day in history birth of king John II of France (d. 1364)   

1495  Petrus Apianus, German mathematician (d. 1557) was born on April - 16.   

1628  Cornelis Evertsen de Young, vice admiral of Zealand was born on April - 16.   

1635  Frans van Mieris, the Elder, Dutch painter was born on April - 16.   

1646  Jules Hardouin Mansart, French architect (d. 1708) was born on April - 16.   

1648  John Luyken, poet/etcher (Duytse Lyre) was born on April - 16.   

1652  On April - 16 birth of clement XII, [Lorenzo Corsini], Italy, Pope (1730-40)