Famous Deaths Happened In August - 16

1027  On August - 16 death of giorgi I, King of Georgia (b. 998)   

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

1327  On this day in history death of roch, French saint (b. 1295)   

1358  Death of Duke Albert II of Austria (b. 1298) on August - 16.   

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

1443  On this day in history death of ashikaga Yoshikatsu, Japanese shogun (b. 1434)   

1445  On August - 16 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  On this day in history death of loyset Compère, French composer   

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

1603  On this day in history silvio Antoniano, Italian cardinal/theologist (Tre libri), dies at 62   

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

1675  On this day in history bogdan Chmilnicki, cosack leader/murderer of 300,000 Jews, dies   

1678  On this day in history death of andrew Marvell, English poet (Definition of Love), ODs at 57   

1705  Jean/Jacobus Bernouilli, Swiss mathematician, dies at 50 on this day in history.   

1733  On this day in history death of matthew Tindal, English deist (b. 1657)   

1738  On August - 16 joe Miller, English comic, dies   

1748  Pietro Giuseppe Sandoni, composer, dies at 63 on August - 16.   

1786  On August - 16 henri-Jacques de Croes, Flemish composer/bandmaster, dies at 80   

1791  On this day in history death of charles-François de Broglie, marquis de Ruffec, French soldier and diplomat (b. 1719)   

1799  On this day in history vincenzo Manfredini, composer, dies at 61   

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

1831  On August - 16 eduard Brendler, composer, dies at 30   

1836  Death of Marc-Antoine Parseval, French mathematician (b. 1755) on this day in history.   

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

1855  On August - 16 death of henry Colburn, British publisher (b. ?)   

1864  John Randolph Chambliss Jr, planter/Confederate, dies in battle at 31 on this day in history.   

1870  Ludvig Anton Edmund Passy, composer, dies at 80 on August - 16.   

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

1888  Death of John Pemberton, American druggist and inventor of Coca-Cola (b. 1831) on August - 16.   

1893  Death of Jean-Martin Charcot, French neurologist (b. 1825) on August - 16.   

1894  Herman van der Tuuk, Dutch linguist (Toba Batak grammar), dies at 70 on August - 16.   

1899  Death of Robert Wilhelm Bunsen, German chemist (b. 1811) on August - 16.   

1900  Eca de Queiroz, writer, dies on this day in history.   

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1355  Philippa Plantagenet, Countess of Ulster was born on this day in history.   

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

1397  On August - 16 birth of albrecht II von Habsburg, king of Bohemia/Hungary/Germany   

1401  Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut, dauphine of France (d. 1436) was born on this day in history.   

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

1557  Agostino Carracci, Italian artist (d. 1602) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.