Famous Deaths In May - 16

1920  Death of Levi P. Morton, United States Vice President under Benjamin Harrision (b. 1824) on May - 16.   

1926  On this day in history mehmed VI Vahideddin (Mohammed Osman), last sultan of Turkey, dies   

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

1929  On this day in history lilli Lehmann, soprano, dies   

1932  On May - 16 death of ki Imukai, premier of Japan (1931-32), murdered   

1938  On this day in history stephen Fairbairn, oarsman/coach, dies   

1942  Bronislaw Kasper Malinowski, anthropologist, dies on May - 16.   

1943  Death of Alfred Hoche, German psychiatrist (b. 1865) on May - 16.   

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  William Newzam Prior Nicholson, painter/engraver, dies on this day in history.   

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  Clemens Krauss, Austrian conductor (Vienna State Opera), dies at 61 on May - 16.   

1955  On May - 16 james Agee, US critic/writer (Death in Family), dies in NY   

1956  Death of H. B. Reese, American founder of Reese's (b. 1876) on May - 16.   

1957  On this day in history death of eliot Ness, American federal agent (b. 1903)   

1958  Jeroom Verten [Jozef F Vermetten], Flemish playwright, dies at 49 on May - 16.   

1959  On May - 16 joe Cook, Stage comedian, dies at 69   

1961  On this day in history 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  On this day in history johnny Jordan, cameraman (You Only Live Twice), dies at 44   

1972  Maxime Dumoulin, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

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

1979  On May - 16 asa Philip Randolph, labor leader & civil rights pioneer, dies at 90   

1981  Death of Ernie Freeman, American pianist and arranger (b. 1922) on this day in history.   

1983  Carel Brons, composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.   

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

1985  Margaret Hamilton, actress (Wicked Witch-Wizard of Oz), dies at 82 on this day in history.   

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

1989  On this day in history death of hassan Khaled, sheik of Lebanon, murdered   

1990  Death of Dag Drollet, Cheyenne Brando's boyfriend killed by brother Christian on May - 16.   

1991  On May - 16 prudence Nesbitt, British actress/TV producer, dies   

1992  Marisa Mell, actress (Hostages), dies of cancer at 53 on May - 16.   

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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 this day in history.   

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  On May - 16 birth of campegius Vitringa, Dutch theologist   

1710  On May - 16 birth of william Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot, English politician (d. 1782)   

1718  On May - 16 birth of maria Gaetana Agnesi, Italian mathematician (d. 1799)   

1748  On this day in history birth of antonius van Alphen, apostolic vicar of De Bosch