Famous Deaths Happened In August - 16

1027  Death of Giorgi I, King of Georgia (b. 998) on this day in history.   

1297  Death of John II of Trebizond (b. 1262) on this day in history.   

1327  Death of Roch, French saint (b. 1295) on this day in history.   

1358  Death of Duke Albert II of Austria (b. 1298) on this day in history.   

1419  On this day in history death of wenceslaus, King of the Romans, King of Bohemia (b. 1361)   

1443  On August - 16 death of ashikaga Yoshikatsu, Japanese shogun (b. 1434)   

1445  Death of Margaret of Scotland (Dauphine of France), wife of the future King Louis XI (b. 1424) on August - 16.   

1508  Henry van Stolberg & Wernigerode, Ger viceroy of Friesland, dies at 41 on this day in history.   

1518  Death of Loyset Compère, French composer on August - 16.   

1532  Death of John the Steadfast, Elector of Saxony (b. 1468) on this day in history.   

1603  Silvio Antoniano, Italian cardinal/theologist (Tre libri), dies at 62 on August - 16.   

1661  On this day in history thomas Fuller, English prime minister, dies at 53   

1675  On August - 16 bogdan Chmilnicki, cosack leader/murderer of 300,000 Jews, dies   

1678  Death of Andrew Marvell, English poet (Definition of Love), ODs at 57 on this day in history.   

1705  On August - 16 jean/Jacobus Bernouilli, Swiss mathematician, dies at 50   

1733  On August - 16 death of matthew Tindal, English deist (b. 1657)   

1738  On August - 16 joe Miller, English comic, dies   

1748  Pietro Giuseppe Sandoni, composer, dies at 63 on August - 16.   

1786  On this day in history henri-Jacques de Croes, Flemish composer/bandmaster, dies at 80   

1791  Death of Charles-François de Broglie, marquis de Ruffec, French soldier and diplomat (b. 1719) on this day in history.   

1799  Vincenzo Manfredini, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1807  Claude C Saunier, French furniture maker, dies at about 72 on this day in history.   

1831  On this day in history eduard Brendler, composer, dies at 30   

1836  Death of Marc-Antoine Parseval, French mathematician (b. 1755) on this day in history.   

1854  Duncan Phyfe, furniture maker, dies on August - 16.   

1855  Death of Henry Colburn, British publisher (b. ?) on August - 16.   

1864  John Randolph Chambliss Jr, planter/Confederate, dies in battle at 31 on this day in history.   

1870  Ludvig Anton Edmund Passy, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1886  Swami Ramakrishna, Indies philosopher, dies at 50 on this day in history.   

1888  Death of John Pemberton, American druggist and inventor of Coca-Cola (b. 1831) on this day in history.   

1893  Death of Jean-Martin Charcot, French neurologist (b. 1825) on this day in history.   

1894  On this day in history herman van der Tuuk, Dutch linguist (Toba Batak grammar), dies at 70   

1899  Death of Robert Wilhelm Bunsen, German chemist (b. 1811) on this day in history.   

1900  Eca de Queiroz, writer, dies on this day in history.   

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1355  Philippa Plantagenet, Countess of Ulster was born on August - 16.   

1378  On August - 16 birth of hongxi Emperor of China (d. 1425)   

1397  Albrecht II von Habsburg, king of Bohemia/Hungary/Germany was born on this day in history.   

1401  On this day in history birth of jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut, dauphine of France (d. 1436)   

1550  Carolus Gallus, [Karel de Haan], Dutch lawyer/pastor/vicar was born on August - 16.   

1557  Agostino Carracci, Italian artist (d. 1602) was born on this day in history.   

1573  On August - 16 birth of anna of Austria, queen of Poland (d. 1598)   

1596  Frederick V, Elector Palatine (d. 1632) was born on this day in history.