Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In June - 16

1869  Death of Charles Sturt, English explorer (b. 1795) on this day in history.   

1872  On June - 16 death of norman MacLeod, Scottish clergyman (b. 1812)   

1878  On this day in history death of crawford Long, American physician (b. 1815)   

1880  James Southerton, cricketer (appeared in England's 1st 2 Tests), dies on June - 16.   

1881  On this day in history death of marie Laveau, American Voodoo practitioner (b. 1801)   

1885  On June - 16 death of wilhelm Camphausen, German painter (b. 1818)   

1892  On this day in history victor Tesch, Belgian lawyer/min of Justice, dies at 80   

1901  Hermann Grimm, German writer/poet/historian, dies on this day in history.   

1902  On June - 16 death of ernst Schröder, German mathematician (b. 1841)   

1905  On this day in history hermann von Wissmann, German explorer/governor of E Africa, dies at 51   

1910  On June - 16 wendelin Weissheimer, composer, dies at 72   

1925  On this day in history death of chittaranjan Das, Indian patriot and freedom fighter (b. 1870)   

1928  Death of Dr. Mark Keppel, County Superintendent of Los Angeles County Schools from 1902-1928 (b. 1867) on this day in history.   

1929  Death of Bramwell Booth, the 2nd General of The Salvation Army (b. 1856) on June - 16.   

1930  Elmer Ambrose Sperry, US inventor (gyroscope compass), dies on this day in history.   

1932  Frederik W Van Oaths, psychiatrist/writer (Blades of Grass), dies on this day in history.   

1936  On June - 16 leib Malach, Yiddish writer, dies   

1939  On this day in history death of chick Webb, American jazz drummer and big band leader (b. 1905)   

1940  On June - 16 dubose Heyward, US writer (Porgy, Star Spangled Virgin), dies   

1941  On this day in history lodo of Hamel, 1st Dutch secret affiliate, dies   

1944  Death of Marc Bloch, French historian (executed) (b. 1886) on June - 16.   

1945  Death of Aris Velouchiotis, Greek guerrilla resistance leader (b. 1905) on this day in history.   

1946  On June - 16 ludwig Winder, writer, dies   

1947  Jean-Francois Capart, Belgian egyptologist (Memphis), dies at 86 on June - 16.   

1952  On this day in history death of andrew Lawson, Scottish-American geologist, first to map the entire San Andreas Fault (b. 1861)   

1953  Death of Margaret Bondfield, English politician and feminist (b. 1873) on June - 16.   

1955  On June - 16 death of ozias Leduc, Quebec painter (b. 1864)   

1958  Jose Pablo Moncayo Garcia, composer, dies at 45 on June - 16.   

1959  Death of George Reeves, actor (Superman, Gone with the Wind), shoots self at 45 on June - 16.   

1961  On this day in history o C Scott, cricketer (WI leg-spinner in 8 Tests), dies   

1963  J C Powys, writer, dies at 90 on June - 16.   

1969  Harold RLG 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis, Brit field marshal, dies at 78 on June - 16.   

1970  Elsa Triolet, writer, dies at 73 on June - 16.   

1971  On this day in history death of lord Reith, British broadcast executive (b. 1889)   

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1139  On June - 16 birth of emperor Konoe of Japan (d. 1155)   

1332  Isabella de Coucy, English princess (d. 1382) was born on June - 16.   

1514  John Cheke, English classical scholar (d. 1557) was born on June - 16.   

1583  Axel Gustafson Oxenstierna, Swedish earl/chancellor/regent was born on June - 16.   

1591  Joseph Solomon Delmedigo, Italian physician, mathematician, and music theorist (d. 1655) was born on June - 16.   

1606  Arthur Chichester, 1st Earl of Donegall, Irish soldier (d. 1675) was born on June - 16.   

1613  John Cleveland, English poet (d. 1658) was born on this day in history.   

1633  Nathaniel Schnittelbach, composer was born on June - 16.