Famous Deaths Happened In August - 16

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

1297  On August - 16 death of john II of Trebizond (b. 1262)   

1327  On this day in history death of roch, French saint (b. 1295)   

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  Death of Ashikaga Yoshikatsu, Japanese shogun (b. 1434) on this day in history.   

1445  Death of Margaret of Scotland (Dauphine of France), wife of the future King Louis XI (b. 1424) on this day in history.   

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  On August - 16 death of john the Steadfast, Elector of Saxony (b. 1468)   

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

1738  Joe Miller, English comic, dies on this day in history.   

1748  On this day in history pietro Giuseppe Sandoni, composer, dies at 63   

1786  On August - 16 henri-Jacques de Croes, Flemish composer/bandmaster, dies at 80   

1791  On this day in history death of charles-François de Broglie, marquis de Ruffec, French soldier and diplomat (b. 1719)   

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 August - 16 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  On August - 16 john Randolph Chambliss Jr, planter/Confederate, dies in battle at 31   

1870  On August - 16 ludvig Anton Edmund Passy, composer, dies at 80   

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

1888  On August - 16 death of john Pemberton, American druggist and inventor of Coca-Cola (b. 1831)   

1893  Death of Jean-Martin Charcot, French neurologist (b. 1825) on August - 16.   

1894  Herman van der Tuuk, Dutch linguist (Toba Batak grammar), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

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

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

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1355  On this day in history birth of philippa Plantagenet, Countess of Ulster   

1378  On this day in history birth of hongxi Emperor of China (d. 1425)   

1397  On August - 16 birth of albrecht II von Habsburg, king of Bohemia/Hungary/Germany   

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  On this day in history birth of agostino Carracci, Italian artist (d. 1602)   

1573  Anna of Austria, queen of Poland (d. 1598) was born on August - 16.   

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