Famous Deaths Happened In August - 16

1027  Death of Giorgi I, King of Georgia (b. 998) on this day in history.   

1297  Death of John II of Trebizond (b. 1262) on this day in history.   

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

1358  Death of Duke Albert II of Austria (b. 1298) on this day in history.   

1419  Death of Wenceslaus, King of the Romans, King of Bohemia (b. 1361) on this day in history.   

1443  Death of Ashikaga Yoshikatsu, Japanese shogun (b. 1434) on August - 16.   

1445  On August - 16 death of margaret of Scotland (Dauphine of France), wife of the future King Louis XI (b. 1424)   

1508  On August - 16 henry van Stolberg & Wernigerode, Ger viceroy of Friesland, dies at 41   

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  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  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 August - 16.   

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

1733  On August - 16 death of matthew Tindal, English deist (b. 1657)   

1738  Joe Miller, English comic, dies on this day in history.   

1748  On this day in history pietro Giuseppe Sandoni, composer, dies at 63   

1786  On this day in history henri-Jacques de Croes, Flemish composer/bandmaster, dies at 80   

1791  On August - 16 death of charles-François de Broglie, marquis de Ruffec, French soldier and diplomat (b. 1719)   

1799  On August - 16 vincenzo Manfredini, composer, dies at 61   

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

1831  Eduard Brendler, composer, dies at 30 on this day in history.   

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

1854  On August - 16 duncan Phyfe, furniture maker, dies   

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 this day in history.   

1870  Ludvig Anton Edmund Passy, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

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  On August - 16 death of jean-Martin Charcot, French neurologist (b. 1825)   

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 August - 16.   

1900  On August - 16 eca de Queiroz, writer, dies   

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

1378  On August - 16 birth of hongxi Emperor of China (d. 1425)   

1397  Albrecht II von Habsburg, king of Bohemia/Hungary/Germany was born on August - 16.   

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

1550  On this day in history birth of carolus Gallus, [Karel de Haan], Dutch lawyer/pastor/vicar   

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 August - 16.   

1596  On this day in history birth of frederick V, Elector Palatine (d. 1632)