Famous Deaths In June - 16

1975  Don Robey, US gospel/impresario/producer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1976  Death of Francis E Meloy Jr, US ambassador to Lebanon, kidnapped & killed on this day in history.   

1977  On this day in history wernher von Braun, rocket scientist (V1/V2), dies at 65 of smoking   

1979  Ben Weber, US composer (Thorne Music Award 1965), dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1981  Death of Humphrey Keervelt, director (Suriname Planning Bureau), murdered on June - 16.   

1982  Death of John Honeyman-Scott, guitarist (Pretenders), overdoses on drugs on June - 16.   

1984  On June - 16 death of lew Andreas, American basketball coach (b. 1895)   

1986  Death of Maurice Duruflé, French composer and organist (b. 1902) on June - 16.   

1988  On June - 16 death of miguel Piñero, Puerto Rican playwright, actor, and co-founder of the Nuyorican Poets Cafe. (b. 1946)   

1990  Eva Turner, British soprano, dies on this day in history.   

1991  Vicky Brown, US singer (Power of Love), dies on June - 16.   

1992  Joris Diels, Flemish/Dutch director/actor (It's a Cruel World), dies on this day in history.   

1993  John B Connally, gov of Texas/shot with JFK in 1963, dies at 76 on June - 16.   

1994  On June - 16 boris Alexandrov, conductor (Red Army Song/Dance Ensemble, dies at 88   

1995  Jack Wagner, actor/voice (Disneyland, Walt Disney World), dies on this day in history.   

1996  David Mourao-Ferreira, poet/politician, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1997  Death of Dal Stivens, Australian author (b. 1911) on this day in history.   

1999  On June - 16 death of david Edward Sutch, British musician (b. 1940)   

2000  Death of Empress Kōjun of Japan (b. 1903) on June - 16.   

2003  Death of Pierre Bourgault, French Canadian politician (b. 1934) on this day in history.   

2004  On June - 16 death of thanom Kittikachorn, Prime Minister of Thailand (b. 1912)   

2005  Death of Enrique Laguerre, Puerto Rican writer (b. 1906) on this day in history.   

2006  On this day in history death of igor ÅšmiaÅ‚owski, Polish actor (b. 1917)   

2007  Death of Grand Ayatollah Fazel Lankarani, Iranian cleric (b. 1931) on June - 16.   

2008  On this day in history death of tom Compernolle, Belgian athlete (b. 1975)   

2013  Death of Josip Kuže, Croatian footballer and coach (b. 1952) on this day in history.   

2013  On June - 16 death of ottmar Walter, German footballer (b. 1924)   

2014  Death of Josip Kuže, Croatian footballer and coach (b. 1952) on June - 16.   

2014  Death of Ottmar Walter, German footballer (b. 1924) on June - 16.   

2016  On June - 16 death of josip Kuže, Croatian footballer and coach (b. 1952)   

2016  Death of Ottmar Walter, German footballer (b. 1924) on June - 16.   

2017  Death of John G. Avildsen, American film director on June - 16.   

2017  On this day in history death of stephen Furst, American actor   

2017  Death of Helmut Kohl, Chancellor of Germany on this day in history.   

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1139  Emperor Konoe of Japan (d. 1155) was born on this day in history.   

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  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 June - 16.   

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

1613  On this day in history birth of john Cleveland, English poet (d. 1658)   

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