Famous Deaths In August - 16

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

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

1327  Death of Roch, French saint (b. 1295) on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history 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  On August - 16 henry van Stolberg & Wernigerode, Ger viceroy of Friesland, dies at 41  

1518  Death of Loyset Compère, French composer on August - 16.  

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 August - 16.  

1675  On August - 16 bogdan Chmilnicki, cosack leader/murderer of 300,000 Jews, dies  

1678  On August - 16 death of andrew Marvell, English poet (Definition of Love), ODs at 57  

1705  Jean/Jacobus Bernouilli, Swiss mathematician, dies at 50 on August - 16.  

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

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  Claude C Saunier, French furniture maker, dies at about 72 on this day in history.  

1831  On August - 16 eduard Brendler, composer, dies at 30  

1836  Death of Marc-Antoine Parseval, French mathematician (b. 1755) on this day in history.  

1854  On August - 16 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  On August - 16 ludvig Anton Edmund Passy, composer, dies at 80  

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

1888  On August - 16 death of john Pemberton, American druggist and inventor of Coca-Cola (b. 1831)  

1893  On this day in history 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  Death of Robert Wilhelm Bunsen, German chemist (b. 1811) on this day in history.  

1900  Eca de Queiroz, writer, dies on August - 16.  

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1355  On this day in history 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  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 this day in history birth of agostino Carracci, Italian artist (d. 1602)  

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

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