Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In April - 16

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

1915  On this day in history death of nelson W. Aldrich, American politician (b. 1841)   

1916  Tom Horan, cricketer (15 Tests for Aust, 471 runs, 11 wickets), dies on this day in history.   

1920  John Conrad Nordqvist, composer, dies at 80 on April - 16.   

1924  Jack Board, cricket wicket-keeper (Eng in 6 Tests 1898-1906), dies on April - 16.   

1928  On this day in history death of henry Birks, Canadian businessman, founder of Henri Birks and Sons (b. 1840)   

1929  Abraham van Stolk Jzn, art collector, dies at 57 on April - 16.   

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

1938  On April - 16 bertram Wagstaff Mills, circus proprietor, dies   

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

1946  On April - 16 death of arthur Chevrolet, Swiss-born race car driver and automobile designer (b. 1884)   

1947  On this day in history death of rudolf Höß, commandant of the Auschwitz concentration camp (b. 1900)   

1948  Babe Ruth, baseball legend, dies on April - 16.   

1949  Death of Sutan Ibrahim gelor Datuk Tan Malaka, Indon communist, executed at 54 on April - 16.   

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 April - 16.   

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 this day in history edna Ferber, American author (American Beauty), dies at 82   

1970  Death of Richard Neutra, American architect (b. 1892) on this day in history.   

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 April - 16.   

1981  On this day in history eric Hollies, cricketer (13 Tests for England, 44 wickets), dies   

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 April - 16.   

1989  On this day in history tawfieq Yusuf Awwaad, Lebanese writer, dies   

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

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

1993  On this day in history john P W Meefout, sculptor (Laying wife), dies at 77   

1994  John McLiam, dies of Parkinson's disease at 75 on this day in history.   

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  Death of Fred Davis, English snooker player (b. 1913) on April - 16.   

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0778  King Louis the Pious (d. 840) was born on this day in history.   

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

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 April - 16.   

1646  On this day in history birth of jules Hardouin Mansart, French architect (d. 1708)   

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

1652  Clement XII, [Lorenzo Corsini], Italy, Pope (1730-40) was born on April - 16.