Famous Deaths Happened 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 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 this day in history.   

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

1445  Death of Margaret of Scotland (Dauphine of France), wife of the future King Louis XI (b. 1424) on August - 16.   

1508  Henry van Stolberg & Wernigerode, Ger viceroy of Friesland, dies at 41 on this day in history.   

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

1532  On this day in history death of john the Steadfast, Elector of Saxony (b. 1468)   

1603  On this day in history 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  Bogdan Chmilnicki, cosack leader/murderer of 300,000 Jews, dies on August - 16.   

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

1738  On this day in history joe Miller, English comic, dies   

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

1786  On this day in history 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  Vincenzo Manfredini, composer, dies at 61 on August - 16.   

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 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 this day in history john Randolph Chambliss Jr, planter/Confederate, dies in battle at 31   

1870  Ludvig Anton Edmund Passy, composer, dies at 80 on August - 16.   

1886  Swami Ramakrishna, Indies philosopher, dies at 50 on this day in history.   

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

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

1900  On August - 16 eca de Queiroz, writer, dies   

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1355  Philippa Plantagenet, Countess of Ulster was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1596  On this day in history birth of frederick V, Elector Palatine (d. 1632)