What happend on 16th September

15.09
17.09
1829

The Russo-Turkish War, 1828-1829, ends with the signing of the Treaty of Adrianople (Edirne)

1812

Russians put Moscow on fire shortly after midnight

1810

With the Grito de Dolores, Father Miguel Hidalgo proclaims Mexico's independence from Spain

1795

United Kingdom conquers Cape Town, South Africa

1776

American Revolutionary War: the Battle of Harlem Heights is fought.

1701

Prince James Francis Edward Stuart, more commonly referred to as the "Old Pretender", becomes the Jacobite claimant of the thrones of Scotland and England

1597

Yi Sun-sin leads 12 ships of the Korean fleet against an invasion by 133 Japanese ships. The Koreans sink 31 enemy ships and force a Japanese retreat.