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  On June - 16 james Southerton, cricketer (appeared in England's 1st 2 Tests), dies   

1881  On June - 16 death of marie Laveau, American Voodoo practitioner (b. 1801)   

1885  Death of Wilhelm Camphausen, German painter (b. 1818) on June - 16.   

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

1901  On this day in history hermann Grimm, German writer/poet/historian, dies   

1902  On this day in history death of ernst Schröder, German mathematician (b. 1841)   

1905  Hermann von Wissmann, German explorer/governor of E Africa, dies at 51 on June - 16.   

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

1925  Death of Chittaranjan Das, Indian patriot and freedom fighter (b. 1870) on June - 16.   

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

1929  On June - 16 death of bramwell Booth, the 2nd General of The Salvation Army (b. 1856)   

1930  On this day in history elmer Ambrose Sperry, US inventor (gyroscope compass), dies   

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  Death of Chick Webb, American jazz drummer and big band leader (b. 1905) on June - 16.   

1940  Dubose Heyward, US writer (Porgy, Star Spangled Virgin), dies on June - 16.   

1941  Lodo of Hamel, 1st Dutch secret affiliate, dies on June - 16.   

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

1945  On this day in history death of aris Velouchiotis, Greek guerrilla resistance leader (b. 1905)   

1946  On this day in history ludwig Winder, writer, dies   

1947  On June - 16 jean-Francois Capart, Belgian egyptologist (Memphis), dies at 86   

1952  On June - 16 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  Death of Ozias Leduc, Quebec painter (b. 1864) on this day in history.   

1958  On this day in history jose Pablo Moncayo Garcia, composer, dies at 45   

1959  On this day in history death of george Reeves, actor (Superman, Gone with the Wind), shoots self at 45   

1961  O C Scott, cricketer (WI leg-spinner in 8 Tests), dies on June - 16.   

1963  J C Powys, writer, dies at 90 on this day in history.   

1969  Harold RLG 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis, Brit field marshal, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1970  On this day in history elsa Triolet, writer, dies at 73   

1971  On June - 16 death of lord Reith, British broadcast executive (b. 1889)   

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1139  On this day in history birth of emperor Konoe of Japan (d. 1155)   

1332  Isabella de Coucy, English princess (d. 1382) was born on this day in history.   

1514  On June - 16 birth of john Cheke, English classical scholar (d. 1557)   

1583  On June - 16 birth of axel Gustafson Oxenstierna, Swedish earl/chancellor/regent   

1591  Joseph Solomon Delmedigo, Italian physician, mathematician, and music theorist (d. 1655) was born on this day in history.   

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

1613  On June - 16 birth of john Cleveland, English poet (d. 1658)   

1633  On this day in history birth of nathaniel Schnittelbach, composer