Famous Deaths In August - 16

1027  On this day in history death of giorgi I, King of Georgia (b. 998)   

1297  Death of John II of Trebizond (b. 1262) on August - 16.   

1327  Death of Roch, French saint (b. 1295) on this day in history.   

1358  On this day in history death of duke Albert II of Austria (b. 1298)   

1419  Death of Wenceslaus, King of the Romans, King of Bohemia (b. 1361) on August - 16.   

1443  On August - 16 death of ashikaga Yoshikatsu, Japanese shogun (b. 1434)   

1445  On this day in history death of margaret of Scotland (Dauphine of France), wife of the future King Louis XI (b. 1424)   

1508  Henry van Stolberg & Wernigerode, Ger viceroy of Friesland, dies at 41 on this day in history.   

1518  Death of Loyset Compère, French composer on August - 16.   

1532  Death of John the Steadfast, Elector of Saxony (b. 1468) on August - 16.   

1603  Silvio Antoniano, Italian cardinal/theologist (Tre libri), dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1661  On August - 16 thomas Fuller, English prime minister, dies at 53   

1675  Bogdan Chmilnicki, cosack leader/murderer of 300,000 Jews, dies on this day in history.   

1678  Death of Andrew Marvell, English poet (Definition of Love), ODs at 57 on this day in history.   

1705  On August - 16 jean/Jacobus Bernouilli, Swiss mathematician, dies at 50   

1733  Death of Matthew Tindal, English deist (b. 1657) on this day in history.   

1738  Joe Miller, English comic, dies on August - 16.   

1748  Pietro Giuseppe Sandoni, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1786  Henri-Jacques de Croes, Flemish composer/bandmaster, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1791  Death of Charles-François de Broglie, marquis de Ruffec, French soldier and diplomat (b. 1719) on August - 16.   

1799  Vincenzo Manfredini, composer, dies at 61 on August - 16.   

1807  On this day in history claude C Saunier, French furniture maker, dies at about 72   

1831  Eduard Brendler, composer, dies at 30 on August - 16.   

1836  On this day in history death of marc-Antoine Parseval, French mathematician (b. 1755)   

1854  Duncan Phyfe, furniture maker, dies on this day in history.   

1855  On this day in history death of henry Colburn, British publisher (b. ?)   

1864  John Randolph Chambliss Jr, planter/Confederate, dies in battle at 31 on August - 16.   

1870  On August - 16 ludvig Anton Edmund Passy, composer, dies at 80   

1886  Swami Ramakrishna, Indies philosopher, dies at 50 on August - 16.   

1888  On August - 16 death of john Pemberton, American druggist and inventor of Coca-Cola (b. 1831)   

1893  Death of Jean-Martin Charcot, French neurologist (b. 1825) on this day in history.   

1894  Herman van der Tuuk, Dutch linguist (Toba Batak grammar), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1899  Death of Robert Wilhelm Bunsen, German chemist (b. 1811) on this day in history.   

1900  Eca de Queiroz, writer, dies on August - 16.   

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1355  On this day in history birth of philippa Plantagenet, Countess of Ulster   

1378  On this day in history birth of hongxi Emperor of China (d. 1425)   

1397  Albrecht II von Habsburg, king of Bohemia/Hungary/Germany was born on this day in history.   

1401  On August - 16 birth of jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut, dauphine of France (d. 1436)   

1550  Carolus Gallus, [Karel de Haan], Dutch lawyer/pastor/vicar was born on August - 16.   

1557  On August - 16 birth of agostino Carracci, Italian artist (d. 1602)   

1573  Anna of Austria, queen of Poland (d. 1598) was born on this day in history.   

1596  Frederick V, Elector Palatine (d. 1632) was born on August - 16.