On This Day: March 16th

The first siege of Jerusalem by the Neo-Babylonian Empire ends with the city surrendering to king Nebuchadnezzar II.

The Army Corps of Engineers is established to found and operate the United States Military Academy at West Point.

King Gustav III of Sweden is shot; he dies on March 29.

The Dutch bombard Givet during the Nine Years' War.

The Long Parliament of England is dissolved so as to prepare for the new Convention Parliament.

Samoset, an Abenaki, visits the settlers of Plymouth Colony and greets them, "Welcome, Englishmen! My name is Samoset."

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.

Over 200 Cathars who refuse to recant are burnt to death after the Fall of Montségur.

Massacre of Jews at Clifford's Tower, York.

Western Roman Emperor Valentinian III is assassinated while practising on the Campus Martius on behalf of Petronius Maximus.