Events on 16 March 60
See all →Year 455
Emperor Valentinian III is assassinated by two Hunnic retainers while training with the bow on the Campus Martius (Rome).
Year 934
Meng Zhixiang declares himself emperor and establishes Later Shu as a new state independent of Later Tang.
Year 1621
Samoset, a Mohegan, visited the settlers of Plymouth Colony and greets them, "Welcome, Englishmen! My name is Samoset."
Year 1660
The Long Parliament of England is dissolved so as to prepare for the new Convention Parliament.
Year 1782
American Revolutionary War: Spanish troops capture the British-held island of Roatán.
Public Holidays Around The World On This Day 6
Birthdays on 16 March 306
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Xuande Emperor
b. 1399 – d. 1435
Xuande Emperor of China (b. 1398)
Johann Geiler von Kaisersberg
b. 1445 – d. 1510
Johann Geiler von Kaisersberg, Swiss priest and theologian (d. 1510)
Kunigunde of Austria
b. 1465 – d. 1520
Kunigunde of Austria, Archduchess of Austria (d. 1520)
Henry IV, Duke of Saxony
b. 1473 – d. 1541
Henry IV, Duke of Saxony (d. 1541)
Amar Singh I
b. 1559 – d. 1620
Amar Singh I, ruler of Mewar (b. 1559)
Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft
b. 1581 – d. 1647
Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft, Dutch poet and playwright (b. 1581)
Gerbrand Bredero
b. 1585 – d. 1618
Gerbrand Bredero, Dutch poet and playwright (d. 1618)
Ii Naotaka
b. 1590 – d. 1659
Ii Naotaka, Japanese daimyo (d. 1659)
Ebba Brahe
b. 1596 – d. 1674
Ebba Brahe, Swedish countess (d. 1674)
Michael Franck
b. 1609 – d. 1667
Michael Franck, German baker, teacher, poet, and composer (d. 1667)
Agostino Mitelli
b. 1609 – d. 1660
Agostino Mitelli, Italian painter (d. 1660)
Georg Neumark
b. 1621 – d. 1681
Georg Neumark, German poet and composer (d. 1681)
Deaths on 16 March 108
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Valentinian III
d. 455 (b. 419)
Valentinian III, Roman emperor (d. 455)
Heraclius (primicerius sacri cubiculi)
d. 455
Heraclius, Roman courtier (primicerius sacri cubiculi )
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Xiao Mian
d. 842
Xiao Mian, chancellor of the Tang Dynasty
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Takin al-Khazari
d. 933
Takin al-Khazari, Egyptian commander and politician, Abbasid Governor of Egypt
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Pi Guangye
d. 943 (b. 877)
Pi Guangye, Chinese official and chancellor (b. 877)
Heribert of Cologne
d. 1021 (b. 970)
Heribert of Cologne, German archbishop and saint (b. 970)
Adalbert of Hamburg
d. 1072 (b. 1000)
Adalbert of Hamburg, German archbishop (b. 1000)
Henry I, Count of Champagne
d. 1181
Henry I, Count of Champagne
Baldwin IV of Jerusalem
d. 1185 (b. 1161)
Baldwin IV of Jerusalem (b. 1161)
Joan, Countess of Ponthieu
d. 1279 (b. 1216)
Jeanne of Dammartin, Queen consort of Castile and León (b. 1216)
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Humphrey de Bohun, 4th Earl of Hereford
d. 1322 (b. 1276)
Humphrey de Bohun, 4th Earl of Hereford, English general and politician, Lord High Constable of England (b. 1276)
Margaret III, Countess of Flanders
d. 1405 (b. 1350)
Margaret III, Countess of Flanders (d. 1405)