Famous Deaths In June - 16

1869  On this day in history death of charles Sturt, English explorer (b. 1795)   

1872  Death of Norman MacLeod, Scottish clergyman (b. 1812) on June - 16.   

1878  Death of Crawford Long, American physician (b. 1815) on June - 16.   

1880  James Southerton, cricketer (appeared in England's 1st 2 Tests), dies on this day in history.   

1881  On this day in history death of marie Laveau, American Voodoo practitioner (b. 1801)   

1885  Death of Wilhelm Camphausen, German painter (b. 1818) on June - 16.   

1892  Victor Tesch, Belgian lawyer/min of Justice, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1901  On June - 16 hermann Grimm, German writer/poet/historian, dies   

1902  Death of Ernst Schröder, German mathematician (b. 1841) on this day in history.   

1905  On June - 16 hermann von Wissmann, German explorer/governor of E Africa, dies at 51   

1910  Wendelin Weissheimer, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1925  On June - 16 death of chittaranjan Das, Indian patriot and freedom fighter (b. 1870)   

1928  On this day in history death of dr. Mark Keppel, County Superintendent of Los Angeles County Schools from 1902-1928 (b. 1867)   

1929  On June - 16 death of bramwell Booth, the 2nd General of The Salvation Army (b. 1856)   

1930  On this day in history elmer Ambrose Sperry, US inventor (gyroscope compass), dies   

1932  On June - 16 frederik W Van Oaths, psychiatrist/writer (Blades of Grass), dies   

1936  Leib Malach, Yiddish writer, dies on this day in history.   

1939  Death of Chick Webb, American jazz drummer and big band leader (b. 1905) on this day in history.   

1940  On June - 16 dubose Heyward, US writer (Porgy, Star Spangled Virgin), dies   

1941  On June - 16 lodo of Hamel, 1st Dutch secret affiliate, dies   

1944  Death of Marc Bloch, French historian (executed) (b. 1886) on June - 16.   

1945  On June - 16 death of aris Velouchiotis, Greek guerrilla resistance leader (b. 1905)   

1946  Ludwig Winder, writer, dies on this day in history.   

1947  On June - 16 jean-Francois Capart, Belgian egyptologist (Memphis), dies at 86   

1952  On this day in history death of andrew Lawson, Scottish-American geologist, first to map the entire San Andreas Fault (b. 1861)   

1953  On June - 16 death of margaret Bondfield, English politician and feminist (b. 1873)   

1955  Death of Ozias Leduc, Quebec painter (b. 1864) on June - 16.   

1958  Jose Pablo Moncayo Garcia, composer, dies at 45 on this day in history.   

1959  On June - 16 death of george Reeves, actor (Superman, Gone with the Wind), shoots self at 45   

1961  O C Scott, cricketer (WI leg-spinner in 8 Tests), dies on June - 16.   

1963  J C Powys, writer, dies at 90 on this day in history.   

1969  On this day in history harold RLG 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis, Brit field marshal, dies at 78   

1970  On this day in history elsa Triolet, writer, dies at 73   

1971  On this day in history death of lord Reith, British broadcast executive (b. 1889)   

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

1332  Isabella de Coucy, English princess (d. 1382) was born on June - 16.   

1514  On June - 16 birth of john Cheke, English classical scholar (d. 1557)   

1583  Axel Gustafson Oxenstierna, Swedish earl/chancellor/regent was born on this day in history.   

1591  On this day in history birth of joseph Solomon Delmedigo, Italian physician, mathematician, and music theorist (d. 1655)   

1606  Arthur Chichester, 1st Earl of Donegall, Irish soldier (d. 1675) was born on this day in history.   

1613  John Cleveland, English poet (d. 1658) was born on June - 16.   

1633  Nathaniel Schnittelbach, composer was born on this day in history.