Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In August - 16

1907  On this day in history death of james Hector, Scottish geologist (b. 1834)   

1910  Charles Ferdinand Lenepveu, composer, dies at 69 on August - 16.   

1911  On this day in history karl Munzinger, composer, dies at 68   

1920  On this day in history j Norman Lockyer, English physicist (discovered helium in Sun), dies   

1921  On this day in history peter I Karadjordjevic, king of Serbia/Yugoslavia, dies [or 8/26]   

1929  On this day in history frank Valentine Van der Stucken, composer, dies at 70   

1938  On August - 16 death of robert Johnson, US Delta-blues singer/guitarist, poisoned at 27   

1939  On August - 16 ron Oxenham, cricketer (7 Tests for Australia, 14 wickets), dies   

1940  On this day in history billy Fiske, US RAF-pilot/2nd lieutenant, dies of injuries   

1944  On August - 16 roman Padlewski, composer, dies at 28   

1945  On this day in history nico Richter, composer, dies at 29   

1946  On August - 16 death of herman Harrell Horne, philosopher (idealism)   

1948  Babe Ruth, Baseball legend (NY Yankees), dies in NY at 53 on August - 16.   

1949  On August - 16 margaret Mitchell, US writer (Gone With the Wind), dies at 48   

1951  On August - 16 louis Jouvet, actor (Volpone, Topaze, La Marseillaise), dies at 63   

1952  Death of Lydia Field Emmet, American painter (b. 1866) on August - 16.   

1956  Bela Lugosi, actor (Dracula), dies of heart attack at 73 on this day in history.   

1957  Death of Irving Langmuir, American chemist, Nobel Prize Laureate (b. 1881) on August - 16.   

1958  On this day in history paul Panzer, actor (Cat's Paw, Mildred Pierce), dies at 85   

1959  Pedro Humberto Allende Saron, Chilean composer (Tonados), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1960  On August - 16 errol Holmes, cricketer (batted in 5 Tests for England 1935), dies   

1961  Death of Maulvi Abdul Haq, Father of Modern Urdu (b. 1870) on August - 16.   

1964  On this day in history jack Pennick, actor (Lady From Louisiana), dies at 68   

1965  On August - 16 vasily Petrovich Shirinsky, composer, dies at 64   

1966  On August - 16 jack Mather, actor (Cisco Kid), dies of heart attack at 58   

1968  On this day in history luis Gianneo, composer, dies at 71   

1969  Russ Bender, actor/writer (Air Patrol, Strangler), dies at 59 on August - 16.   

1971  Elsie Baker, actress (Ghosts of Hanley House), dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1972  On this day in history john Barnes Chance, composer, dies at 39   

1973  On August - 16 selman A Waksman, Russian/US microbiology (Nobel 1952), dies at 85   

1974  Karl E Mundt, (Rep/Sen), dies on this day in history.   

1976  On this day in history beppie Nooij Jr, Dutch actress (Rooie Sien), dies at 83   

1977  Elvis Presley, rocker, dies of heart ailment/drugs at Graceland at 42 on this day in history.   

1978  On this day in history alidius WL Tjarda van Stachouwer, gov-gen of Neth Indies, dies at 90   

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1355  On this day in history birth of philippa Plantagenet, Countess of Ulster   

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 August - 16 birth of carolus Gallus, [Karel de Haan], Dutch lawyer/pastor/vicar   

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

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

1596  On August - 16 birth of frederick V, Elector Palatine (d. 1632)