Famous Deaths 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 August - 16.  

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  Death of Wenceslaus, King of the Romans, King of Bohemia (b. 1361) on this day in history.  

1443  On this day in history 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  On August - 16 henry van Stolberg & Wernigerode, Ger viceroy of Friesland, dies at 41  

1518  On this day in history death of loyset Compère, French composer  

1532  Death of John the Steadfast, Elector of Saxony (b. 1468) on August - 16.  

1603  On this day in history silvio Antoniano, Italian cardinal/theologist (Tre libri), dies at 62  

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

1675  Bogdan Chmilnicki, cosack leader/murderer of 300,000 Jews, dies on this day in history.  

1678  On this day in history death of andrew Marvell, English poet (Definition of Love), ODs at 57  

1705  On this day in history jean/Jacobus Bernouilli, Swiss mathematician, dies at 50  

1733  Death of Matthew Tindal, English deist (b. 1657) on this day in history.  

1738  On this day in history 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 August - 16.  

1799  On August - 16 vincenzo Manfredini, composer, dies at 61  

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

1831  Eduard Brendler, composer, dies at 30 on this day in history.  

1836  Death of Marc-Antoine Parseval, French mathematician (b. 1755) on August - 16.  

1854  On this day in history duncan Phyfe, furniture maker, dies  

1855  On this day in history death of henry Colburn, British publisher (b. ?)  

1864  John Randolph Chambliss Jr, planter/Confederate, dies in battle at 31 on August - 16.  

1870  Ludvig Anton Edmund Passy, composer, dies at 80 on August - 16.  

1886  Swami Ramakrishna, Indies philosopher, dies at 50 on August - 16.  

1888  On this day in history death of john Pemberton, American druggist and inventor of Coca-Cola (b. 1831)  

1893  On August - 16 death of jean-Martin Charcot, French neurologist (b. 1825)  

1894  Herman van der Tuuk, Dutch linguist (Toba Batak grammar), dies at 70 on August - 16.  

1899  On August - 16 death of robert Wilhelm Bunsen, German chemist (b. 1811)  

1900  On this day in history eca de Queiroz, writer, dies  

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1355  Philippa Plantagenet, Countess of Ulster was born on this day in history.  

1378  Hongxi Emperor of China (d. 1425) was born on this day in history.  

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

1401  Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut, dauphine of France (d. 1436) was born on August - 16.  

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  Anna of Austria, queen of Poland (d. 1598) was born on this day in history.  

1596  Frederick V, Elector Palatine (d. 1632) was born on August - 16.