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  Death of Marie Laveau, American Voodoo practitioner (b. 1801) on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1901  On June - 16 hermann Grimm, German writer/poet/historian, dies   

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

1905  Hermann von Wissmann, German explorer/governor of E Africa, dies at 51 on this day in history.   

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 June - 16.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1932  On this day in history frederik W Van Oaths, psychiatrist/writer (Blades of Grass), dies   

1936  Leib Malach, Yiddish writer, dies on June - 16.   

1939  Death of Chick Webb, American jazz drummer and big band leader (b. 1905) on June - 16.   

1940  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1945  Death of Aris Velouchiotis, Greek guerrilla resistance leader (b. 1905) on June - 16.   

1946  On June - 16 ludwig Winder, writer, dies   

1947  Jean-Francois Capart, Belgian egyptologist (Memphis), dies at 86 on this day in history.   

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

1953  On June - 16 death of margaret Bondfield, English politician and feminist (b. 1873)   

1955  On this day in history 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  O C Scott, cricketer (WI leg-spinner in 8 Tests), dies on this day in history.   

1963  On June - 16 j C Powys, writer, dies at 90   

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

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

1971  Death of Lord Reith, British broadcast executive (b. 1889) on June - 16.   

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1139  Emperor Konoe of Japan (d. 1155) was born on June - 16.   

1332  On June - 16 birth of isabella de Coucy, English princess (d. 1382)   

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  On this day in history birth of joseph Solomon Delmedigo, Italian physician, mathematician, and music theorist (d. 1655)   

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  On this day in history birth of nathaniel Schnittelbach, composer