Famous Deaths In April - 16

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

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 April - 16.   

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 April - 16.   

1928  On April - 16 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 this day in history.   

1930  On April - 16 death of josé Carlos Mariátegui, Peruvian journalist, political philosopher and activist (b. 1894)   

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  On April - 16 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 this day in history.   

1948  Babe Ruth, baseball legend, dies on this day in history.   

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

1951  On April - 16 emile Erens, Dutch hagiographer (Pastor of Ars), dies at 85   

1955  On this day in history death of abdullah Seif el-Islam, brother of Yemenite king Ahmed, beheaded   

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

1959  Charles Halton, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1968  Edna Ferber, American author (American Beauty), dies at 82 on April - 16.   

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

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

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

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

1985  On April - 16 scott Brady, [Gerald Tierney], actor (Shotgun Slade), dies at 60   

1988  On April - 16 death of abu Jihad, [Khalil al-Wazzir], PLO-leader, murdered   

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

1991  On this day in history david Lean, director (28 academy awards), dies of pneumonia at 83   

1992  On this day in history andy Russell, drummer/vocalist (Your Hit Parade), dies of stroke at 72   

1993  John P W Meefout, sculptor (Laying wife), dies at 77 on this day in history.   

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

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

1996  Lucille Bremer, dancer/actress (Ziegfeld Follies), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1997  Emilio Azcarraga Milmo, media tycoon, dies at 66 on April - 16.   

1998  Death of Fred Davis, English snooker player (b. 1913) on April - 16.   

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0778  On April - 16 birth of king Louis the Pious (d. 840)   

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

1495  Petrus Apianus, German mathematician (d. 1557) was born on April - 16.   

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 this day in history.   

1648  John Luyken, poet/etcher (Duytse Lyre) was born on this day in history.   

1652  Clement XII, [Lorenzo Corsini], Italy, Pope (1730-40) was born on this day in history.