Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In April - 16

1914  George W Hill, US astronomer (moon orbit), dies at 76 on April - 16.   

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

1916  On this day in history 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  On this day in history death of henry Birks, Canadian businessman, founder of Henri Birks and Sons (b. 1840)   

1929  On April - 16 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  Bertram Wagstaff Mills, circus proprietor, dies on April - 16.   

1941  On this day in history josiah Charles Stamp, 1st baron/statisician, dies   

1946  On this day in history death of arthur Chevrolet, Swiss-born race car driver and automobile designer (b. 1884)   

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  Death of Sutan Ibrahim gelor Datuk Tan Malaka, Indon communist, executed at 54 on this day in history.   

1951  Emile Erens, Dutch hagiographer (Pastor of Ars), dies at 85 on April - 16.   

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  Charles Halton, dies at 83 on April - 16.   

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 April - 16.   

1972  On April - 16 yasunari Kawabata, Japanese author (Nobel 1968), dies at 72   

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

1981  Eric Hollies, cricketer (13 Tests for England, 44 wickets), dies on April - 16.   

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 April - 16 tawfieq Yusuf Awwaad, Lebanese writer, dies   

1991  David Lean, director (28 academy awards), dies of pneumonia at 83 on this day in history.   

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  John McLiam, dies of Parkinson's disease at 75 on April - 16.   

1995  Arthur English, comedian, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

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 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  On April - 16 birth of frans van Mieris, the Elder, Dutch painter   

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  Clement XII, [Lorenzo Corsini], Italy, Pope (1730-40) was born on this day in history.