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Who died on March 16

118 figures who shaped history died on March 16.

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Valentinian III — Western Roman emperor from 425 to 455, who died on March 16 455.

Heribert of Cologne — German prelate, who died on March 16 1021.

Adalbert of Hamburg-Bremen — Archbishop of Bremen from 1043 to 1072, who died on March 16 1072.

Henry I of Champagne — Count of Champagne from 1152 to 1181, who died on March 16 1181.

Baldwin IV of Jerusalem — King of Jerusalem from 1174 to 1185, who died on March 16 1185.

Joan of Ponthieu — Queen of Castile and León from 1237 to 1252, who died on March 16 1279.

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Who died on March 16?

118 people with a Wikipedia article died on March 16, including Valentinian III, Heribert of Cologne, Adalbert of Hamburg-Bremen. 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.

What happened on March 16?

54 documented historical events happened on March 16, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar II captured Jerusalem and installed Zedekiah as King of Judah. On the same day, in another year: Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period: Chinese general Meng Zhixiang proclaimed himself emperor and established Later Shu as a new state independent of Later Tang. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.

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