Famous Deaths Happened In April - 16

0069  On this day in history death of otho, Roman Emperor (b. 32)   

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 this day in history death of sviatopolk II of Kiev, Russian prince (b. 1050)   

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

1118  On this day in history death of adelaide del Vasto, wife of Roger II of Sicily   

1198  On April - 16 death of duke Frederick I of Austria   

1446  Filippo Brunelleschi, architect, dies on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history denijs Calvaert/Caluwaert, [Dionisio Fiamingo], Flemish painter, dies   

1645  Death of Tobias Hume, English composer on April - 16.   

1687  On April - 16 george Villiers 2nd duke of Buckingham, dies at 59   

1689  On this day in history death of aphra Behn, English dramatist (b. 1640)   

1743  Cornelis van Bijnkershoek, Dutch lawyer (Roman law), dies at 69 on April - 16.   

1756  Jacques Cassini, Fr astronomer (Discover rings of Saturn), dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1760  On this day in history death of laurence, 4th Earl Ferrers, executed for murder of his steward   

1783  On this day in history death of christian Mayer, Czech astronomer (b. 1719)   

1788  On April - 16 death of georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, French naturalist (b. 1707)   

1825  John Henry Fuseli, painter/art writer (Tracks in the Snow), dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1828  Francisco Goya y Lucientes, Spanish painter/cartoonist, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1846  Domenico Dragonetti, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1850  Marie [Gresholtz] Tussaud, maker of wax figures, dies on this day in history.   

1858  Johann Baptist Cramer, Ger/Brit pianist/composer/publisher, dies at 87 on this day in history.   

1859  On April - 16 death of alexis de Tocqueville, French historian (b. 1805)   

1860  Carolina, duchess of Berry/daughter of crown prince of Naples, dies on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1876  On April - 16 augustin-Philippe Peellaert, composer, dies at 83   

1879  Bernadette, st/(saw Virgin Mary at Lourdes), dies in Nevers France on this day in history.   

1881  On April - 16 george William Martin, composer, dies at 56   

1888  Death of Zygmunt Florenty Wróblewski, Polish physicist (b. 1845) on this day in history.   

1899  On April - 16 death of emilio Jacinto, Filipino poet and revolutionary (b 1875)   

1904  On April - 16 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 April - 16 birth of king John II of France (d. 1364)   

1495  On April - 16 birth of petrus Apianus, German mathematician (d. 1557)   

1628  On this day in history birth of cornelis Evertsen de Young, vice admiral of Zealand   

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 this day in history birth of clement XII, [Lorenzo Corsini], Italy, Pope (1730-40)