Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In May - 16

1920  Death of Levi P. Morton, United States Vice President under Benjamin Harrision (b. 1824) on this day in history.   

1926  Mehmed VI Vahideddin (Mohammed Osman), last sultan of Turkey, dies on May - 16.   

1928  On this day in history edmund William Grosse, poet/author, dies   

1929  Lilli Lehmann, soprano, dies on May - 16.   

1932  Death of Ki Imukai, premier of Japan (1931-32), murdered on this day in history.   

1938  On May - 16 stephen Fairbairn, oarsman/coach, dies   

1942  On May - 16 bronislaw Kasper Malinowski, anthropologist, dies   

1943  Death of Alfred Hoche, German psychiatrist (b. 1865) on this day in history.   

1944  On May - 16 george Ade, US novelist/playwright (Counsel Widow), dies at 78   

1947  On May - 16 death of frederick Hopkins, English biochemist, Nobel laureate (b. 1861)   

1949  On this day in history william Newzam Prior Nicholson, painter/engraver, dies   

1952  On this day in history alec Hearne, cricketer (scored 9 in Test for Eng v S Afr 1892), dies   

1953  Death of Django Reinhardt, Belgian musician (b. 1910) on May - 16.   

1954  On this day in history clemens Krauss, Austrian conductor (Vienna State Opera), dies at 61   

1955  James Agee, US critic/writer (Death in Family), dies in NY on this day in history.   

1956  Death of H. B. Reese, American founder of Reese's (b. 1876) on this day in history.   

1957  Death of Eliot Ness, American federal agent (b. 1903) on May - 16.   

1958  On this day in history jeroom Verten [Jozef F Vermetten], Flemish playwright, dies at 49   

1959  Joe Cook, Stage comedian, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1961  On May - 16 death of george A. Malcolm, American jurist & educator (b. 1881)   

1966  Death of Randolph Turpin, boxer, shot dead in his home on May - 16.   

1969  Johnny Jordan, cameraman (You Only Live Twice), dies at 44 on this day in history.   

1972  On this day in history maxime Dumoulin, composer, dies at 79   

1975  Death of Michael X, (Abdul Malik), hanged in Trinidad, for murder on this day in history.   

1979  On this day in history asa Philip Randolph, labor leader & civil rights pioneer, dies at 90   

1981  Death of Ernie Freeman, American pianist and arranger (b. 1922) on May - 16.   

1983  On May - 16 carel Brons, composer, dies at 52   

1984  On May - 16 andy Kaufman, comedian (Latka-Taxi), dies of cancer at 35   

1985  On this day in history margaret Hamilton, actress (Wicked Witch-Wizard of Oz), dies at 82   

1988  On this day in history kay Baxter, best bodybuilder in the world (1983-85), dies in car crash at 42   

1989  Death of Hassan Khaled, sheik of Lebanon, murdered on this day in history.   

1990  On May - 16 death of dag Drollet, Cheyenne Brando's boyfriend killed by brother Christian   

1991  On this day in history prudence Nesbitt, British actress/TV producer, dies   

1992  On May - 16 marisa Mell, actress (Hostages), dies of cancer at 53   

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1558  Andreas of Austria, Bohemia cardinal/gov of Netherlands (1598-1600) was born on May - 16.   

1578  Everard Digby, English conspirator (d. 1606) was born on May - 16.   

1609  Ferdinand, Austria, cardinal of Spain/governor of Netherlands was born on May - 16.   

1641  On May - 16 birth of dudley North, financier/economist   

1659  Campegius Vitringa, Dutch theologist was born on this day in history.   

1710  William Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot, English politician (d. 1782) was born on this day in history.   

1718  On this day in history birth of maria Gaetana Agnesi, Italian mathematician (d. 1799)   

1748  Antonius van Alphen, apostolic vicar of De Bosch was born on May - 16.