Famous Deaths In August - 16

1907  Death of James Hector, Scottish geologist (b. 1834) on this day in history.   

1910  Charles Ferdinand Lenepveu, composer, dies at 69 on August - 16.   

1911  On August - 16 karl Munzinger, composer, dies at 68   

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

1921  On August - 16 peter I Karadjordjevic, king of Serbia/Yugoslavia, dies [or 8/26]   

1929  On August - 16 frank Valentine Van der Stucken, composer, dies at 70   

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  On August - 16 billy Fiske, US RAF-pilot/2nd lieutenant, dies of injuries   

1944  Roman Padlewski, composer, dies at 28 on August - 16.   

1945  Nico Richter, composer, dies at 29 on August - 16.   

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

1948  Babe Ruth, Baseball legend (NY Yankees), dies in NY at 53 on this day in history.   

1949  Margaret Mitchell, US writer (Gone With the Wind), dies at 48 on August - 16.   

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

1952  On August - 16 death of lydia Field Emmet, American painter (b. 1866)   

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

1957  On August - 16 death of irving Langmuir, American chemist, Nobel Prize Laureate (b. 1881)   

1958  On August - 16 paul Panzer, actor (Cat's Paw, Mildred Pierce), dies at 85   

1959  On August - 16 pedro Humberto Allende Saron, Chilean composer (Tonados), dies at 74   

1960  Errol Holmes, cricketer (batted in 5 Tests for England 1935), dies on August - 16.   

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

1964  On this day in history jack Pennick, actor (Lady From Louisiana), dies at 68   

1965  On August - 16 vasily Petrovich Shirinsky, composer, dies at 64   

1966  Jack Mather, actor (Cisco Kid), dies of heart attack at 58 on August - 16.   

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

1969  On August - 16 russ Bender, actor/writer (Air Patrol, Strangler), dies at 59   

1971  On this day in history elsie Baker, actress (Ghosts of Hanley House), dies at 78   

1972  On August - 16 john Barnes Chance, composer, dies at 39   

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 this day in history beppie Nooij Jr, Dutch actress (Rooie Sien), dies at 83   

1977  Elvis Presley, rocker, dies of heart ailment/drugs at Graceland at 42 on this day in history.   

1978  On this day in history alidius WL Tjarda van Stachouwer, gov-gen of Neth Indies, dies at 90   

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1355  On August - 16 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  Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut, dauphine of France (d. 1436) was born on this day in history.   

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

1557  On this day in history 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.