Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In April - 16

1914  On April - 16 george W Hill, US astronomer (moon orbit), dies at 76   

1915  Death of Nelson W. Aldrich, American politician (b. 1841) on April - 16.   

1916  On this day in history tom Horan, cricketer (15 Tests for Aust, 471 runs, 11 wickets), dies   

1920  On this day in history john Conrad Nordqvist, composer, dies at 80   

1924  On April - 16 jack Board, cricket wicket-keeper (Eng in 6 Tests 1898-1906), dies   

1928  Death of Henry Birks, Canadian businessman, founder of Henri Birks and Sons (b. 1840) on April - 16.   

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 April - 16.   

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

1941  Josiah Charles Stamp, 1st baron/statisician, dies on this day in history.   

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 this day in history babe Ruth, baseball legend, dies   

1949  On April - 16 death of sutan Ibrahim gelor Datuk Tan Malaka, Indon communist, executed at 54   

1951  Emile Erens, Dutch hagiographer (Pastor of Ars), dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1955  Death of Abdullah Seif el-Islam, brother of Yemenite king Ahmed, beheaded on this day in history.   

1958  On April - 16 death of rosalind Franklin, British chemist (b. 1920)   

1959  On this day in history charles Halton, dies at 83   

1968  On April - 16 edna Ferber, American author (American Beauty), dies at 82   

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

1972  Yasunari Kawabata, Japanese author (Nobel 1968), dies at 72 on April - 16.   

1978  Lucius D Clay, gen/gov US zone W-Germany (airlift), dies at 80 on this day in history.   

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

1985  On this day in history scott Brady, [Gerald Tierney], actor (Shotgun Slade), dies at 60   

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

1989  Tawfieq Yusuf Awwaad, Lebanese writer, dies on this day in history.   

1991  David Lean, director (28 academy awards), dies of pneumonia at 83 on April - 16.   

1992  On April - 16 andy Russell, drummer/vocalist (Your Hit Parade), dies of stroke at 72   

1993  John P W Meefout, sculptor (Laying wife), dies at 77 on April - 16.   

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

1995  On this day in history arthur English, comedian, dies at 75   

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

1997  Emilio Azcarraga Milmo, media tycoon, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1998  Death of Fred Davis, English snooker player (b. 1913) on this day in history.   

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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 this day in history.   

1495  On April - 16 birth of petrus Apianus, German mathematician (d. 1557)   

1628  Cornelis Evertsen de Young, vice admiral of Zealand was born on April - 16.   

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 April - 16.   

1648  On April - 16 birth of john Luyken, poet/etcher (Duytse Lyre)   

1652  On April - 16 birth of clement XII, [Lorenzo Corsini], Italy, Pope (1730-40)