April 16


Saturday 16, 1881:

In Dodge City, Kansas, Bat Masterson fights his last gun battle.


Tuesday 16, 1799:

Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Mount Tabor – Napoleon drives Ottoman Turks across the River Jordan near Acre.


Sunday 16, 1780:

The University of Münster in Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany is founded


Saturday 16, 1746:

Second Jacobite Rebellion: The Battle of Culloden, the last battle of the Jacobite Uprising is fought, ultimately leading to the destruction of the Highland clans.


Saturday 16, 1521:

Martin Luther's first appearance before the Diet of Worms to be examined by the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V and the rest of the estates of the empire.


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