Best known
Best known
AD 69
Calendar year
Fructuosus of Braga
Bishop of Dumio and Archbishop of Braga
Sviatopolk II of Kiev
Grand Prince of Kiev from 1093 to 1113
Adelaide del Vasto
Countess of Sicily (1089–1101) and Queen of Jerusalem
Frederick I of Austria (Babenberg)
Duke of Austria from 1195 to 1198
Richard Marshal, 3rd Earl of Pembroke
English nobleman
AD 69 — Calendar year, who died on April 16 69.
Fructuosus of Braga — Bishop of Dumio and Archbishop of Braga, who died on April 16 665.
Sviatopolk II of Kiev — Grand Prince of Kiev from 1093 to 1113, who died on April 16 1113.
Adelaide del Vasto — Countess of Sicily (1089–1101) and Queen of Jerusalem, who died on April 16 1118.
Frederick I of Austria (Babenberg) — Duke of Austria from 1195 to 1198, who died on April 16 1198.
Richard Marshal, 3rd Earl of Pembroke — English nobleman, who died on April 16 1234.
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- 1899
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- 1904
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- 1930
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120 people with a Wikipedia article died on April 16, including AD 69, Fructuosus of Braga, Sviatopolk II of Kiev. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.
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