Famous Deaths In August - 16

1027  On this day in history death of giorgi I, King of Georgia (b. 998)  

1297  On this day in history death of john II of Trebizond (b. 1262)  

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

1358  Death of Duke Albert II of Austria (b. 1298) on August - 16.  

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 this day in history.  

1508  On August - 16 henry van Stolberg & Wernigerode, Ger viceroy of Friesland, dies at 41  

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

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

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1603  Silvio Antoniano, Italian cardinal/theologist (Tre libri), dies at 62 on this day in history.  

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  Jean/Jacobus Bernouilli, Swiss mathematician, dies at 50 on August - 16.  

1733  Death of Matthew Tindal, English deist (b. 1657) on August - 16.  

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

1748  Pietro Giuseppe Sandoni, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

1786  On August - 16 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  On this day in history vincenzo Manfredini, composer, dies at 61  

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  On this day in history death of marc-Antoine Parseval, French mathematician (b. 1755)  

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 this day in history.  

1870  On this day in history ludvig Anton Edmund Passy, composer, dies at 80  

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  On August - 16 herman van der Tuuk, Dutch linguist (Toba Batak grammar), dies at 70  

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

1900  Eca de Queiroz, writer, dies on August - 16.  

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1355  On August - 16 birth of philippa Plantagenet, Countess of Ulster  

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 August - 16.  

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

1550  On August - 16 birth of carolus Gallus, [Karel de Haan], Dutch lawyer/pastor/vicar  

1557  Agostino Carracci, Italian artist (d. 1602) was born on August - 16.  

1573  Anna of Austria, queen of Poland (d. 1598) was born on this day in history.  

1596  On August - 16 birth of frederick V, Elector Palatine (d. 1632)