Historical Events In January - 16

0308  Marcellus I, Catholic Pope (-308), dies on January - 16.   

0429  Honoratius of Arles, bishop/saint, dies [or 430] on this day in history.   

0550  Gothic War (535-552): The Ostrogoths, under King Totila, conquer Rome after a long siege, by bribing the Isaurian garrison on January - 16.   

0960  On this day in history polyeuctus, Patriarch of Constantinople   

1120  The Council of Nablus is held, establishing the earliest surviving written laws of the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem on January - 16.   

1219  Floods in Northern Netherlands after storm, 1,000s killed on January - 16.   

1325  Laure de Noves, beloved of Petrarch, marries Hugues de Sade on January - 16.   

1343  On January - 16 robert of Anjou, king (Naples), dies   

1362  On this day in history a great storm tide in the North Sea destroys the German island of Strand and the city of Rungholt.   

1412  The Medici family is appointed official banker of the Papacy on this day in history.   

1492  The first grammar of a modern language, in the Spanish language, is presented to Queen Isabella on this day in history.   

1493  Columbus returns to Spain on his first trip on this day in history.   

1493  On January - 16 columbus returns to Spain on his 1st trip   

1531  English Reformation parliament's 2nd sitting on January - 16.   

1547  On this day in history ivan IV the Terrible (17) crowns himself first tsar of Russia   

1547  Ivan the Terrible crowns himselfst tsar of Russia on this day in history.   

1547  On this day in history ivan the Terrible is crowned Czar of Russia.   

1547  On this day in history ivan IV the Terrible (17) crowns himself 1st tsar of Moscow   

1556  On January - 16 emperor Karel appoints his son Philip II, king of Spain   

1572  Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk is tried for treason for his part in the Ridolfi plot to restore Catholicism in England on January - 16.   

1581  English parliament passes laws against Catholicism on January - 16.   

1587  On this day in history alexander Adriaenssen, Flemish painter   

1595  Murad III, sultan of Turkey (1574-95), dies on January - 16.   

1604  On January - 16 at the Hampton Court Conference in England, John Rainolds presents to King James I the motion '...that there might bee a newe translation of the Bible.' Approved the next day, Rainolds' motion leads to the 1611 publication of the King James' Bible   

1605  On this day in history the first edition of El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha (Book One of Don Quixote) by Miguel de Cervantes is published in Madrid.   

1672  On January - 16 francesco Mancini, composer   

1697  On January - 16 richard Savage, English poet   

1703  On this day in history matteo Coferati, composer, dies at 64   

1728  Niccolo Piccinni, Italian composer (Buona Figliuola) on January - 16.   

1749  On this day in history vittoria A Alfieri, Italian count/poet (Maria Stuarda)   

1756  On this day in history england & Prussia sign Treaty of Westminster   

1757  Samuel McIntire, woodcarver/architect (architect of Salem) on this day in history.   

1759  On January - 16 british Museum opens in London   

1761  British took Pondicherry after siege, marking end of French dominion in India on January - 16.   

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Next Page »

1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30	31

1245  On January - 16 birth of edmund Crouchback, son of Henry III of England (d. 1296)   

1409  René I of Naples (d. 1480) was born on this day in history.   

1477  Johannes Schöner, German astronomer and cartographer (d. 1547) was born on January - 16.   

1501  On this day in history birth of anthony Denny, confidant of King Henry VIII of England (d. 1559)   

1587  On this day in history birth of alexander Adriaenssen, Flemish painter   

1616  On January - 16 birth of françois de Vendôme, duc de Beaufort, French soldier (d. 1669)   

1626  On this day in history birth of lucas Achtschellinck, Flemish painter (d. 1699)   

1634  Dorthe Engelbrechtsdatter, Norwegian poet (d. 1716) was born on this day in history.   

0308  On January - 16 marcellus I, Catholic Pope (-308), dies   

0429  Honoratius of Arles, bishop/saint, dies [or 430] on this day in history.   

0960  Death of Polyeuctus, Patriarch of Constantinople on this day in history.   

1343  On this day in history robert of Anjou, king (Naples), dies   

1400  On this day in history death of john Holland, 1st Duke of Exeter, English politician (executed) (b. 1352)   

1545  On this day in history death of george Spalatin, German reformer (b. 1484)   

1547  On January - 16 death of johannes Schöner, German astronomer and cartographer (b. 1477)   

1554  Death of Christiern Pedersen, Danish humanist (b. 1480) on this day in history.