Events on 16 April 46
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Dušan the Mighty is proclaimed Emperor, with the Serbian Empire occupying much of the Balkans.
Year 1582
Spanish conquistador Hernando de Lerma founds the settlement of Salta, Argentina.
Year 1746
The Battle of Culloden is fought between the French-supported Jacobites and the British Hanoverian forces commanded by William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, in Scotland. After the battle many highland traditions were banned and the Highlands of Scotland were cleared of inhabitants.
Year 1780
The University of Münster in Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany is founded.
Year 1799
Napoleonic Wars: The Battle of Mount Tabor: Napoleon drives Ottoman Turks across the River Jordan near Acre.
Year 1818
The United States Senate ratifies the Rush-Bagot Treaty, establishing the border with Canada.
Year 1847
The accidental shooting of a Māori by an English sailor results in the opening of the Wanganui Campaign of the New Zealand land wars.
Year 1858
The Wernerian Natural History Society, a former Scottish learned society, is wound up.
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Deaths on 16 April 119
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