Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In October - 16

1865  Death of Andrés Bello, Venezuelan poet, lawmaker, philosopher, and sociologist (b. 1781) on October - 16.   

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

1877  On this day in history john Zwijsen, archbishop of Utrecht, dies at 83   

1880  Edward Wolff, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

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

1891  Sarah Winnemucca, indian scout, dies on this day in history.   

1893  Carlo Pedrotti, composer, dies at 75 on October - 16.   

1909  On October - 16 death of jakub Bart-ĆiÅ¡inski, Sorbian writer (b. 1856)   

1916  On October - 16 klaas/old stick Kater, christian worker's union leader, dies at 73   

1918  Felix Arndt, composer, dies at 29 on this day in history.   

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

1920  Alberto Nepomuceno, Brazilian composer/conductor (Artemis), dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1928  On this day in history septimus Kinneir, cricketer (Test for Eng), dies   

1937  Death of Jean de Brunhoff, French writer (b. 1899) on October - 16.   

1939  Carl Henrik Ludolf Nielsen, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1942  On this day in history death of 12, Dutch Communist Party-resistance fighter/3 NVV-hostages, executed   

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

1946  Death of Alfred G Jodl, Col-Gen/German staff chief weather authority, hanged on this day in history.   

1948  On this day in history henry Foley, cricketer (one Test for NZ, scored 2 & 2), dies   

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

1951  On October - 16 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 this day in history george C Marshall, US army general, dies at 78   

1962  On October - 16 gaston Bachelard, French philosopher (Water & Dreams), dies at 78   

1966  On October - 16 death of george O'Hara, American actor (b. 1899)   

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

1972  On October - 16 leo G Carroll, actor (Topper, Man From Uncle), dies at 80   

1973  On this day in history gene Krupa, US swing drummer (Sing Sing Sing), dies at 64   

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

1977  Michael Balcon, producer, dies at 81 on October - 16.   

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

1979  Death of Johan Borgen, Norwegian author (b. 1903) on this day in history.   

1980  On October - 16 carl PM Romme, Dutch minister of Social Affairs (KVP), dies at 83   

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

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1396  On this day in history birth of william de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk, English soldier (d. 1450)   

1430  King James II of Scotland (d. 1460) was born on this day in history.   

1483  Gasparo Contarini, Italian diplomat and cardinal (d. 1542) was born on October - 16.   

1535  Niwa Nagahide, Japanese warlord (d. 1585) was born on this day in history.   

1605  Charles C Dassoucy, French writer/singer was born on this day in history.   

1663  Prince Eugene of Savoy, French-born Austrian general (d. 1736) was born on October - 16.   

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

1708  Albrecht von Haller, Switz, experimental physiology (Acad of Science) was born on this day in history.