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 this day in history.  

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

1443  Death of Ashikaga Yoshikatsu, Japanese shogun (b. 1434) on August - 16.  

1445  On August - 16 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 August - 16.  

1518  On August - 16 death of loyset Compère, French composer  

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

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

1661  Thomas Fuller, English prime minister, dies at 53 on this day in history.  

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

1733  On this day in history death of matthew Tindal, English deist (b. 1657)  

1738  Joe Miller, English comic, dies on August - 16.  

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

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 August - 16.  

1799  On this day in history vincenzo Manfredini, composer, dies at 61  

1807  Claude C Saunier, French furniture maker, dies at about 72 on August - 16.  

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

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

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

1888  Death of John Pemberton, American druggist and inventor of Coca-Cola (b. 1831) on August - 16.  

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 this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1401  On August - 16 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  On this day in history birth of frederick V, Elector Palatine (d. 1632)