On January 16, history records 43 notable events, 199 famous births and 104 deaths, spanning the years 378 to 1572.
Events on this day include: General Siyaj K'ak' conquers Tikal, enlarging the domain of King Spearthrower Owl of Teotihuacán. (378); Gothic War: The Ostrogoths, under King Totila, conquer Rome after a long siege, by bribing the Isaurian garrison. (550).
Notable people born on January 16 include Emperor Shengzong of Liao (972), Isaac Komnenos (son of Alexios I) (1093), Edmund Crouchback (1245).
Notable figures who died on this day include Gao Jifu (654), Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Ali al-Madhara'i (957), Polyeuctus of Constantinople (970).
Events on 16 January 43
See all →General Siyaj K'ak' conquers Tikal, enlarging the domain of King Spearthrower Owl of Teotihuacán.
Gothic War: The Ostrogoths, under King Totila, conquer Rome after a long siege, by bribing the Isaurian garrison.
The Council of Nablus is held, establishing the earliest surviving written laws of the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem.
A storm tide in the North Sea ravages the East coast of England and destroys the German city of Rungholt on the island of Strand.
The first grammar of the Spanish language (Gramática de la lengua castellana) is presented to Queen Isabella I.
Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk is tried for treason for his part in the Ridolfi plot to restore Catholicism in England.
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Birthdays on 16 January 199
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Deaths on 16 January 104
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