Famous Deaths In August - 16

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

1297  On August - 16 death of john II of Trebizond (b. 1262)   

1327  Death of Roch, French saint (b. 1295) on August - 16.   

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

1419  On August - 16 death of wenceslaus, King of the Romans, King of Bohemia (b. 1361)   

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  On this day in history henry van Stolberg & Wernigerode, Ger viceroy of Friesland, dies at 41   

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 August - 16 silvio Antoniano, Italian cardinal/theologist (Tre libri), dies at 62   

1661  Thomas Fuller, English prime minister, dies at 53 on August - 16.   

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

1678  On August - 16 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  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 August - 16.   

1786  On this day in history 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 August - 16 vincenzo Manfredini, composer, dies at 61   

1807  Claude C Saunier, French furniture maker, dies at about 72 on August - 16.   

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

1836  Death of Marc-Antoine Parseval, French mathematician (b. 1755) on August - 16.   

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

1855  Death of Henry Colburn, British publisher (b. ?) on August - 16.   

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

1870  On this day in history ludvig Anton Edmund Passy, composer, dies at 80   

1886  On August - 16 swami Ramakrishna, Indies philosopher, dies at 50   

1888  On this day in history 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 August - 16.   

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

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 this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1557  Agostino Carracci, Italian artist (d. 1602) was born on August - 16.   

1573  Anna of Austria, queen of Poland (d. 1598) was born on August - 16.   

1596  Frederick V, Elector Palatine (d. 1632) was born on this day in history.