Famous Deaths In April - 16

1914  On this day in history george W Hill, US astronomer (moon orbit), dies at 76   

1915  On April - 16 death of nelson W. Aldrich, American politician (b. 1841)   

1916  On April - 16 tom Horan, cricketer (15 Tests for Aust, 471 runs, 11 wickets), dies   

1920  John Conrad Nordqvist, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1924  Jack Board, cricket wicket-keeper (Eng in 6 Tests 1898-1906), dies on this day in history.   

1928  Death of Henry Birks, Canadian businessman, founder of Henri Birks and Sons (b. 1840) on this day in history.   

1929  On this day in history abraham van Stolk Jzn, art collector, dies at 57   

1930  Death of José Carlos Mariátegui, Peruvian journalist, political philosopher and activist (b. 1894) on this day in history.   

1938  On this day in history bertram Wagstaff Mills, circus proprietor, dies   

1941  Josiah Charles Stamp, 1st baron/statisician, dies on April - 16.   

1946  Death of Arthur Chevrolet, Swiss-born race car driver and automobile designer (b. 1884) on April - 16.   

1947  Death of Rudolf Höß, commandant of the Auschwitz concentration camp (b. 1900) on April - 16.   

1948  On April - 16 babe Ruth, baseball legend, dies   

1949  On this day in history death of sutan Ibrahim gelor Datuk Tan Malaka, Indon communist, executed at 54   

1951  On this day in history emile Erens, Dutch hagiographer (Pastor of Ars), dies at 85   

1955  On this day in history death of abdullah Seif el-Islam, brother of Yemenite king Ahmed, beheaded   

1958  Death of Rosalind Franklin, British chemist (b. 1920) on April - 16.   

1959  Charles Halton, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1968  Edna Ferber, American author (American Beauty), dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1970  On April - 16 death of richard Neutra, American architect (b. 1892)   

1972  Yasunari Kawabata, Japanese author (Nobel 1968), dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1978  Lucius D Clay, gen/gov US zone W-Germany (airlift), dies at 80 on April - 16.   

1981  Eric Hollies, cricketer (13 Tests for England, 44 wickets), dies on this day in history.   

1985  Scott Brady, [Gerald Tierney], actor (Shotgun Slade), dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1988  Death of Abu Jihad, [Khalil al-Wazzir], PLO-leader, murdered on this day in history.   

1989  On April - 16 tawfieq Yusuf Awwaad, Lebanese writer, dies   

1991  On April - 16 david Lean, director (28 academy awards), dies of pneumonia at 83   

1992  On this day in history andy Russell, drummer/vocalist (Your Hit Parade), dies of stroke at 72   

1993  John P W Meefout, sculptor (Laying wife), dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1994  On April - 16 john McLiam, dies of Parkinson's disease at 75   

1995  On April - 16 arthur English, comedian, dies at 75   

1996  On this day in history lucille Bremer, dancer/actress (Ziegfeld Follies), dies at 73   

1997  On this day in history emilio Azcarraga Milmo, media tycoon, dies at 66   

1998  On April - 16 death of fred Davis, English snooker player (b. 1913)   

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0778  On this day in history birth of king Louis the Pious (d. 840)   

1319  King John II of France (d. 1364) was born on April - 16.   

1495  Petrus Apianus, German mathematician (d. 1557) was born on this day in history.   

1628  On this day in history birth of cornelis Evertsen de Young, vice admiral of Zealand   

1635  Frans van Mieris, the Elder, Dutch painter was born on this day in history.   

1646  Jules Hardouin Mansart, French architect (d. 1708) was born on this day in history.   

1648  On this day in history birth of john Luyken, poet/etcher (Duytse Lyre)   

1652  On this day in history birth of clement XII, [Lorenzo Corsini], Italy, Pope (1730-40)