This Day in History
Today: March 16, 2026
934
Meng Zhixiang declares himself emperor and establishes the Later Shu as a new state independent of the Later Tang.
1190
Massacre of Jews at Clifford's Tower, York.[1]
1244
Over 200 Cathars who refuse to recant are burnt to death after the Fall of Montségur.[2]
1355
Amidst the Red Turban Rebellions, Han Lin'er, a claimed descendant of Emperor Huizong of Song, is proclaimed emperor of the restored Song dynasty in Bozhou.[3]
1621
Samoset, a Abenaki, visits the settlers of Plymouth Colony and greets them, "Welcome, Englishmen! My name is Samoset."
1660
The Long Parliament of England is dissolved so as to prepare for the new Convention Parliament.[4]
1696
The Dutch bombard Givet during the Nine Years' War.[5]
1792
King Gustav III of Sweden is shot; he dies on March 29.[6]
1802
The Army Corps of Engineers is established to found and operate the United States Military Academy at West Point.
1815
Prince Willem proclaims himself King of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands, the first constitutional monarch in the Netherlands.
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