On March 16, history records 60 notable events, 306 famous births and 108 deaths, spanning the years 455 to 1782.
Events on this day include: Emperor Valentinian III is assassinated by two Hunnic retainers while training with the bow on the Campus Martius (Rome). (455); Meng Zhixiang declares himself emperor and establishes Later Shu as a new state independent of Later Tang. (934).
Notable people born on March 16 include Xuande Emperor (1399), Johann Geiler von Kaisersberg (1445), Kunigunde of Austria (1465).
Notable figures who died on this day include Valentinian III (455), Heraclius (primicerius sacri cubiculi) (455), Xiao Mian (842).
Events on 16 March 60
See all →Emperor Valentinian III is assassinated by two Hunnic retainers while training with the bow on the Campus Martius (Rome).
Meng Zhixiang declares himself emperor and establishes Later Shu as a new state independent of Later Tang.
Samoset, a Mohegan, visited the settlers of Plymouth Colony and greets them, "Welcome, Englishmen! My name is Samoset."
The Long Parliament of England is dissolved so as to prepare for the new Convention Parliament.
American Revolutionary War: Spanish troops capture the British-held island of Roatán.
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Birthdays on 16 March 306
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Deaths on 16 March 108
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