Famous Deaths In August - 16

1027  On this day in history death of giorgi I, King of Georgia (b. 998)  

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 August - 16.  

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

1508  On this day in history henry van Stolberg & Wernigerode, Ger viceroy of Friesland, dies at 41  

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)  

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

1661  On August - 16 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 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  Joe Miller, English comic, dies on this day in history.  

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  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 August - 16.  

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  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  On this day in history 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  On this day in history herman van der Tuuk, Dutch linguist (Toba Batak grammar), dies at 70  

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

1378  On August - 16 birth of hongxi Emperor of China (d. 1425)  

1397  Albrecht II von Habsburg, king of Bohemia/Hungary/Germany was born on this day in history.  

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