Famous Deaths In October - 16

1865  On this day in history death of andrés Bello, Venezuelan poet, lawmaker, philosopher, and sociologist (b. 1781)   

1867  Salomon J Rappoport, Czech rabbi (Ereg miliem), dies on October - 16.   

1877  John Zwijsen, archbishop of Utrecht, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1880  Edward Wolff, composer, dies at 64 on October - 16.   

1888  On this day in history death of john Wentworth, Mayor of Chicago (b. 1815)   

1891  On October - 16 sarah Winnemucca, indian scout, dies   

1893  On October - 16 carlo Pedrotti, composer, dies at 75   

1909  Death of Jakub Bart-ĆiÅ¡inski, Sorbian writer (b. 1856) on this day in history.   

1916  On this day in history klaas/old stick Kater, christian worker's union leader, dies at 73   

1918  On this day in history felix Arndt, composer, dies at 29   

1919  On October - 16 charles Harford Lloyd, composer, dies on 70th birthday   

1920  On October - 16 alberto Nepomuceno, Brazilian composer/conductor (Artemis), dies at 56   

1928  Septimus Kinneir, cricketer (Test for Eng), dies on October - 16.   

1937  On October - 16 death of jean de Brunhoff, French writer (b. 1899)   

1939  On this day in history carl Henrik Ludolf Nielsen, composer, dies at 63   

1942  On October - 16 death of 12, Dutch Communist Party-resistance fighter/3 NVV-hostages, executed   

1944  Eric Westberg, composer, dies at 52 on October - 16.   

1946  On this day in history death of alfred G Jodl, Col-Gen/German staff chief weather authority, hanged   

1948  On October - 16 henry Foley, cricketer (one Test for NZ, scored 2 & 2), dies   

1949  Hale Ascher VanderCook, composer, dies at 85 on October - 16.   

1951  On this day in history death of liaquat Ali Khan, PM of Pakistan (1947-51), assassinated by Said Akbar   

1956  On October - 16 death of jules Rimet, president of FIFA (b. 1873)   

1959  On October - 16 george C Marshall, US army general, dies at 78   

1962  On this day in history gaston Bachelard, French philosopher (Water & Dreams), dies at 78   

1966  Death of George O'Hara, American actor (b. 1899) on this day in history.   

1968  Death of Ellis Kinder, baseball player (b. 1914) on October - 16.   

1972  Leo G Carroll, actor (Topper, Man From Uncle), dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1973  Gene Krupa, US swing drummer (Sing Sing Sing), dies at 64 on October - 16.   

1974  Death of Chembai Vaidyanatha Bhagavatar, noted Carnatic musician (b. 1895) on this day in history.   

1977  On this day in history michael Balcon, producer, dies at 81   

1978  Dan Dailey, dancer/actor (Gov Drinkwater-Governor & JJ), dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1979  On October - 16 death of johan Borgen, Norwegian author (b. 1903)   

1980  Carl PM Romme, Dutch minister of Social Affairs (KVP), dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1981  On October - 16 moshe Dayan, Israel's general/minister of Defense, dies at 66   

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1396  William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk, English soldier (d. 1450) was born on this day in history.   

1430  On this day in history birth of king James II of Scotland (d. 1460)   

1483  On October - 16 birth of gasparo Contarini, Italian diplomat and cardinal (d. 1542)   

1535  Niwa Nagahide, Japanese warlord (d. 1585) was born on October - 16.   

1605  On this day in history birth of charles C Dassoucy, French writer/singer   

1663  On October - 16 birth of prince Eugene of Savoy, French-born Austrian general (d. 1736)   

1679  On this day in history birth of jan Dismas Zelenka, composer   

1708  On October - 16 birth of albrecht von Haller, Switz, experimental physiology (Acad of Science)