30th May » The Council of Constance, called by Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor e.g Emperor Sigismund, a supporter of Antipope John XXIII, burns Jerome of Prague following a trial for Heresy in Christianity named heresy.
Famous Birthdays in 1416
27th March » Antonio Squarcialupi, Italian organist and composer (d. 1480)
27th March » Francis of Paola, Italian friar and saint, founded the Minim (religious order) or Order of the Minims (d. 1507)
Famous Deaths in History for 1416
30th May » Jerome of Prague, Czech martyr and theologian (b. 1379)