Deaths on July 16

Masaniello

Died on July 16, 1647

Masaniello, Italian rebel (b. 1622)

Masaniello (Italian: [mazaˈnjɛllo], Neapolitan: [masaˈnjellə]; an abbreviation of Tommaso Aniello; 29 June 1620 – 16 July 1647) was an Italian fisherman who became leader of the revolt against the rule of Habsburg Spain in Naples in 1647.

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Events on 1647

14 Mar

Truce of Ulm (1647)
Thirty Years' War: Bavaria, Cologne, France and Sweden sign the Truce of Ulm.
11 May

Dutch colonization of the Americas
Peter Stuyvesant arrives in New Amsterdam to replace Willem Kieft as Director-General of New Netherland, the Dutch colonial settlement in present-day New York City.
8 Aug

Battle of Dungan's Hill
The Irish Confederate Wars and Wars of the Three Kingdoms: Battle of Dungan's Hill: English Parliamentary forces defeat Irish forces.

Deaths on July 16

Masaniello

Died on July 16, 1647

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Events on 1647

Truce of Ulm (1647)

Dutch colonization of the Americas

Battle of Dungan's Hill