This day in History - September 16

434 Historic Events for September 16
96 Death Titus Flavius Domitianus, emperor of Rome (81-96), murdered at 45
655 Death Martinus I, bannished Pope (649-53), dies
1087 Death Victor III, [Dauferio/Desiderius], Italian Pope (1086-87), dies
1380 Death Charles V, the Wise, King of France (1364-80), dies
1386 Birth Traversari Ambrosius, Italian humanist//sciencist/general
1387 Birth Henry V, king of England (1413-22)
1394 Death Clement VII, [Robert de GenŠve], Pope (1378-94), dies
1498 Death Tomas de Torquemada, inquisitor who burned 10,000 people, dies
1542 Death Diego de Almagro, Spanish captain-general of Peru, beheaded
1547 Birth Abu al-Faiz ibn Mubarak Faizi, Persian-Dutch East Indies poet
1557 Birth Jacques Mauduit, composer
1574 Birth Samuel Coster, Dutch physician/playwright (Polyxena)
1575 Event King Johan Casimir of Palts promises military aid to hugenots
1584 Birth Matthias Gallas, Austria earl of Campo/duke of Lucerna/general-major
1589 Death Michael Bajus, [Michel de Bay], Belgian theologist, dies at 76?
1597 Event French troops chase away Albrecht of Austria
1630 Event Mass village of Shawmut changes name to Boston
1638 Birth Louis XIV, [Sun King], king of France (1643-1715) [NS]
1651 Birth Engelbrecht K„mpfer, German/Neth VOC surgeon
1652 Event Spanish troops occupy Dunkerk
1652 Death Dirck Janszoon Sweelinck, Dutch composer, dies at 61
1654 Event Russian troops occupy Smolensk on Poland
1662 Event Flamsteed sees solar eclipse, 1st known astronomical observation
1666 Event "Messiah" Sjabtai Tswi becomes Islamiet
1668 Event King John II Casimir of Poland resigns, flees to France