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

1358  On August - 16 death of duke Albert II of Austria (b. 1298)  

1419  Death of Wenceslaus, King of the Romans, King of Bohemia (b. 1361) on this day in history.  

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

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  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)  

1603  On August - 16 silvio Antoniano, Italian cardinal/theologist (Tre libri), dies at 62  

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 August - 16.  

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 August - 16 joe Miller, English comic, dies  

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

1786  Henri-Jacques de Croes, Flemish composer/bandmaster, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

1791  Death of Charles-François de Broglie, marquis de Ruffec, French soldier and diplomat (b. 1719) on this day in history.  

1799  Vincenzo Manfredini, composer, dies at 61 on August - 16.  

1807  On August - 16 claude C Saunier, French furniture maker, dies at about 72  

1831  Eduard Brendler, composer, dies at 30 on August - 16.  

1836  On August - 16 death of marc-Antoine Parseval, French mathematician (b. 1755)  

1854  On August - 16 duncan Phyfe, furniture maker, dies  

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

1864  On this day in history 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  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 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 August - 16.  

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

1900  Eca de Queiroz, writer, dies on this day in history.  

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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  On this day in history birth of albrecht II von Habsburg, king of Bohemia/Hungary/Germany  

1401  Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut, dauphine of France (d. 1436) was born on this day in history.  

1550  On this day in history birth of carolus Gallus, [Karel de Haan], Dutch lawyer/pastor/vicar  

1557  On August - 16 birth of agostino Carracci, Italian artist (d. 1602)  

1573  On August - 16 birth of anna of Austria, queen of Poland (d. 1598)  

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