Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In June - 16

1869  Death of Charles Sturt, English explorer (b. 1795) on June - 16.   

1872  Death of Norman MacLeod, Scottish clergyman (b. 1812) on June - 16.   

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

1880  On this day in history james Southerton, cricketer (appeared in England's 1st 2 Tests), dies   

1881  Death of Marie Laveau, American Voodoo practitioner (b. 1801) on June - 16.   

1885  On this day in history death of wilhelm Camphausen, German painter (b. 1818)   

1892  Victor Tesch, Belgian lawyer/min of Justice, dies at 80 on June - 16.   

1901  Hermann Grimm, German writer/poet/historian, dies on June - 16.   

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  Wendelin Weissheimer, composer, dies at 72 on June - 16.   

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

1928  On this day in history death of dr. Mark Keppel, County Superintendent of Los Angeles County Schools from 1902-1928 (b. 1867)   

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 June - 16.   

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

1939  On June - 16 death of chick Webb, American jazz drummer and big band leader (b. 1905)   

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  On this day in history death of marc Bloch, French historian (executed) (b. 1886)   

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

1946  Ludwig Winder, writer, dies on June - 16.   

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

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 this day in history.   

1955  Death of Ozias Leduc, Quebec painter (b. 1864) on this day in history.   

1958  On June - 16 jose Pablo Moncayo Garcia, composer, dies at 45   

1959  Death of George Reeves, actor (Superman, Gone with the Wind), shoots self at 45 on this day in history.   

1961  O C Scott, cricketer (WI leg-spinner in 8 Tests), dies on this day in history.   

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

1969  On June - 16 harold RLG 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis, Brit field marshal, dies at 78   

1970  On June - 16 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  On June - 16 birth of isabella de Coucy, English princess (d. 1382)   

1514  On this day in history birth of john Cheke, English classical scholar (d. 1557)   

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

1591  On June - 16 birth of joseph Solomon Delmedigo, Italian physician, mathematician, and music theorist (d. 1655)   

1606  On June - 16 birth of arthur Chichester, 1st Earl of Donegall, Irish soldier (d. 1675)   

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

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