Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In August - 16

1907  Death of James Hector, Scottish geologist (b. 1834) on August - 16.   

1910  On this day in history charles Ferdinand Lenepveu, composer, dies at 69   

1911  Karl Munzinger, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1920  J Norman Lockyer, English physicist (discovered helium in Sun), dies on this day in history.   

1921  Peter I Karadjordjevic, king of Serbia/Yugoslavia, dies [or 8/26] on this day in history.   

1929  Frank Valentine Van der Stucken, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1938  Death of Robert Johnson, US Delta-blues singer/guitarist, poisoned at 27 on August - 16.   

1939  On August - 16 ron Oxenham, cricketer (7 Tests for Australia, 14 wickets), dies   

1940  Billy Fiske, US RAF-pilot/2nd lieutenant, dies of injuries on August - 16.   

1944  Roman Padlewski, composer, dies at 28 on this day in history.   

1945  Nico Richter, composer, dies at 29 on this day in history.   

1946  On this day in history death of herman Harrell Horne, philosopher (idealism)   

1948  On August - 16 babe Ruth, Baseball legend (NY Yankees), dies in NY at 53   

1949  On this day in history margaret Mitchell, US writer (Gone With the Wind), dies at 48   

1951  Louis Jouvet, actor (Volpone, Topaze, La Marseillaise), dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1952  Death of Lydia Field Emmet, American painter (b. 1866) on this day in history.   

1956  Bela Lugosi, actor (Dracula), dies of heart attack at 73 on this day in history.   

1957  Death of Irving Langmuir, American chemist, Nobel Prize Laureate (b. 1881) on this day in history.   

1958  On this day in history paul Panzer, actor (Cat's Paw, Mildred Pierce), dies at 85   

1959  On this day in history pedro Humberto Allende Saron, Chilean composer (Tonados), dies at 74   

1960  On this day in history errol Holmes, cricketer (batted in 5 Tests for England 1935), dies   

1961  On August - 16 death of maulvi Abdul Haq, Father of Modern Urdu (b. 1870)   

1964  Jack Pennick, actor (Lady From Louisiana), dies at 68 on August - 16.   

1965  On this day in history vasily Petrovich Shirinsky, composer, dies at 64   

1966  Jack Mather, actor (Cisco Kid), dies of heart attack at 58 on this day in history.   

1968  On August - 16 luis Gianneo, composer, dies at 71   

1969  Russ Bender, actor/writer (Air Patrol, Strangler), dies at 59 on August - 16.   

1971  Elsie Baker, actress (Ghosts of Hanley House), dies at 78 on August - 16.   

1972  John Barnes Chance, composer, dies at 39 on August - 16.   

1973  Selman A Waksman, Russian/US microbiology (Nobel 1952), dies at 85 on August - 16.   

1974  Karl E Mundt, (Rep/Sen), dies on August - 16.   

1976  On August - 16 beppie Nooij Jr, Dutch actress (Rooie Sien), dies at 83   

1977  On August - 16 elvis Presley, rocker, dies of heart ailment/drugs at Graceland at 42   

1978  Alidius WL Tjarda van Stachouwer, gov-gen of Neth Indies, dies at 90 on August - 16.   

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1355  Philippa Plantagenet, Countess of Ulster was born on August - 16.   

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