| September 16th 1575 | | King Johan Casimir of Palts promises military aid to hugenots
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| September 16th 1597 | | French troops chase away Albrecht of Austria
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| September 16th 1630 | | Mass village of Shawmut changes name to Boston
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| September 16th 1652 | | Spanish troops occupy Dunkerk
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| September 16th 1654 | | Russian troops occupy Smolensk on Poland
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| September 16th 1662 | | Flamsteed sees solar eclipse, 1st known astronomical observation
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| September 16th 1666 | | "Messiah" Sjabtai Tswi becomes Islamiet
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| September 16th 1668 | | King John II Casimir of Poland resigns, flees to France
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| September 16th 1702 | | Emperor Leopold I declares war on France, Cologne & Bavaria
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| September 16th 1729 | | Willem KH Friso installed as viceroy of Groningen
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| September 16th 1741 | | George Frederick Handel's "The Messiah," premieres in Dublin
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| September 16th 1747 | | French troops occupy Bergen on Zoom
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| September 16th 1782 | | Great Seal of US used for 1st time
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| September 16th 1795 | | British capture Capetown South Africa
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| September 16th 1810 | | Mexico issues Grito de Dolores, which called for the end of Spanish rule Mexican Independence Day celebrates this event
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