This Day In European History

16th July

Events
1054: The Papacy excommunicates the Eastern Churches, beginning the Great Schism.
1377: King Richard II of England is crowned.
1439: Kissing is banned in England.
1661: Sweden issues Europe's first banknotes.
1867: Reinforced concrete is patented by Joseph Monier of France.
1918: The Imperial Romanov family executed in Russia.

Births
1194: St. Clare of Assisi.
1704: John Kay, English inventor of the flying shuttle.
1723: Joshua Reynolds, English painter.
1872: Roald Amundsen, Norwegian explorer and first man to the South pole.
1896: Trygve Lie, Norwegian politician.

Deaths
1557: Anne of Cleves, fourth wife of King Henry VIII of England.
1676: Marie-Madeleine-Margue d'Aubray, French poisoner.
1691: Francois Michel le Tellier, French statesman.
1890: Gottfried Keller, Swiss author.
1896: Edmond de Goncourt, French author.

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