Famous Deaths In August - 16

1027  On August - 16 death of giorgi I, King of Georgia (b. 998)  

1297  Death of John II of Trebizond (b. 1262) on August - 16.  

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

1358  On this day in history death of duke Albert II of Austria (b. 1298)  

1419  Death of Wenceslaus, King of the Romans, King of Bohemia (b. 1361) on August - 16.  

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

1445  On this day in history death of margaret of Scotland (Dauphine of France), wife of the future King Louis XI (b. 1424)  

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 this day in history.  

1532  On August - 16 death of john the Steadfast, Elector of Saxony (b. 1468)  

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

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

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  Henri-Jacques de Croes, Flemish composer/bandmaster, dies at 80 on August - 16.  

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  Duncan Phyfe, furniture maker, dies on this day in history.  

1855  On August - 16 death of henry Colburn, British publisher (b. ?)  

1864  On August - 16 john Randolph Chambliss Jr, planter/Confederate, dies in battle at 31  

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

1886  On August - 16 swami Ramakrishna, Indies philosopher, dies at 50  

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

1893  On this day in history death of jean-Martin Charcot, French neurologist (b. 1825)  

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

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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 August - 16.  

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 this day in history.  

1557  On this day in history birth of agostino Carracci, Italian artist (d. 1602)  

1573  On this day in history birth of anna of Austria, queen of Poland (d. 1598)  

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