Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In June - 16

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

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

1892  Victor Tesch, Belgian lawyer/min of Justice, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

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

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

1905  On June - 16 hermann von Wissmann, German explorer/governor of E Africa, dies at 51   

1910  Wendelin Weissheimer, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1925  Death of Chittaranjan Das, Indian patriot and freedom fighter (b. 1870) on this day in history.   

1928  Death of Dr. Mark Keppel, County Superintendent of Los Angeles County Schools from 1902-1928 (b. 1867) on June - 16.   

1929  Death of Bramwell Booth, the 2nd General of The Salvation Army (b. 1856) on this day in history.   

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

1932  On June - 16 frederik W Van Oaths, psychiatrist/writer (Blades of Grass), dies   

1936  Leib Malach, Yiddish writer, dies on this day in history.   

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

1940  Dubose Heyward, US writer (Porgy, Star Spangled Virgin), dies on this day in history.   

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

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

1947  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

1958  Jose Pablo Moncayo Garcia, composer, dies at 45 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1969  On this day in history 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 this day in history 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 this day in history birth of isabella de Coucy, English princess (d. 1382)   

1514  John Cheke, English classical scholar (d. 1557) was born on this day in history.   

1583  On this day in history 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 this day in history birth of john Cleveland, English poet (d. 1658)   

1633  Nathaniel Schnittelbach, composer was born on this day in history.