Historical Events In April - 16

0073  Masada, a Jewish fortress, falls to the Romans after several months of siege, ending the Jewish Revolt on April - 16.   

0556  On April - 16 pelagius I begins his reign as Catholic Pope   

0744  al-Walid II, Umayyad caliph on April - 16.   

0924  On April - 16 berengar of Friuli, King of Italy   

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

1071  Bari falls to Robert Guiscard, ending Byzantine rule in Italy on April - 16.   

1115  On April - 16 svjatopolk II, great monarch of Kiev, dies [or 1113]   

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

1198  On this day in history duke Frederick I of Austria   

1346  King Stefanus IX of Serbia proclaims himself czar of Greece on this day in history.   

1395  Azzo X d'Este is defeated at the Battle of Portomaggiore by Venetian-Ferrarese troops on this day in history.   

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

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

1509  On April - 16 french army under Louis XII enters Alps   

1521  Martin Luther arrives at Diet of Worms on April - 16.   

1529  Louis de Berquin, French humanist/reformer/heretic, burned at stake on this day in history.   

1582  Spanish conquistador Hernando de Lerma founds the settlement of Salta, Argentina on this day in history.   

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

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

1632  Albrecht von Wallenstein appointed supreme commander on this day in history.   

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

1645  On April - 16 tobias Hume, English composer   

1648  John Luyken, poet/etcher (Duytse Lyre) on this day in history.   

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

1660  On April - 16 hans Sloane, England, physician/naturalist/founder (British Museum)   

1673  Francesco Feroci, composer on April - 16.   

1682  John Hadley, mathematician/inventor (1st reflecting telescope) on April - 16.   

1687  On this day in history george Villiers 2nd duke of Buckingham, dies at 59   

1697  On this day in history johann Gottlieb Gorner, composer   

1703  Caffarelli, [Gaetano Majorano], Italian castra singer/duke on April - 16.   

1705  Isaac Newton is knighted. From then on, just call him Sir on this day in history.   

1705  On this day in history queen Anne of England knights Isaac Newton at Trinity College   

1724  1st Easter observed (OS=Apr 9) on this day in history.   

1728  Joseph Zwart, Scottish chemist/physicist on this day in history.   

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0778  King Louis the Pious (d. 840) was born on April - 16.   

1319  On April - 16 birth of king John II of France (d. 1364)   

1495  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

1648  John Luyken, poet/etcher (Duytse Lyre) was born on this day in history.   

1652  Clement XII, [Lorenzo Corsini], Italy, Pope (1730-40) was born on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history svjatopolk II, great monarch of Kiev, dies [or 1113]   

1118  On April - 16 death of adelaide del Vasto, wife of Roger II of Sicily   

1198  Death of Duke Frederick I of Austria on this day in history.   

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