Famous Deaths In August - 16

1907  Death of James Hector, Scottish geologist (b. 1834) on August - 16.  

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

1911  Karl Munzinger, composer, dies at 68 on August - 16.  

1920  J Norman Lockyer, English physicist (discovered helium in Sun), dies on this day in history.  

1921  Peter I Karadjordjevic, king of Serbia/Yugoslavia, dies [or 8/26] on August - 16.  

1929  Frank Valentine Van der Stucken, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

1938  Death of Robert Johnson, US Delta-blues singer/guitarist, poisoned at 27 on August - 16.  

1939  Ron Oxenham, cricketer (7 Tests for Australia, 14 wickets), dies on this day in history.  

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  Nico Richter, composer, dies at 29 on this day in history.  

1946  Death of Herman Harrell Horne, philosopher (idealism) on this day in history.  

1948  On this day in history babe Ruth, Baseball legend (NY Yankees), dies in NY at 53  

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

1951  Louis Jouvet, actor (Volpone, Topaze, La Marseillaise), dies at 63 on August - 16.  

1952  On August - 16 death of lydia Field Emmet, American painter (b. 1866)  

1956  On August - 16 bela Lugosi, actor (Dracula), dies of heart attack at 73  

1957  On August - 16 death of irving Langmuir, American chemist, Nobel Prize Laureate (b. 1881)  

1958  On August - 16 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 this day in history 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 this day in history vasily Petrovich Shirinsky, composer, dies at 64  

1966  On this day in history jack Mather, actor (Cisco Kid), dies of heart attack at 58  

1968  Luis Gianneo, composer, dies at 71 on August - 16.  

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 August - 16 john Barnes Chance, composer, dies at 39  

1973  Selman A Waksman, Russian/US microbiology (Nobel 1952), dies at 85 on August - 16.  

1974  On this day in history karl E Mundt, (Rep/Sen), dies  

1976  Beppie Nooij Jr, Dutch actress (Rooie Sien), dies at 83 on this day in history.  

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

1978  Alidius WL Tjarda van Stachouwer, gov-gen of Neth Indies, dies at 90 on August - 16.  

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1355  Philippa Plantagenet, Countess of Ulster was born on August - 16.  

1378  Hongxi Emperor of China (d. 1425) was born on August - 16.  

1397  On August - 16 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  Carolus Gallus, [Karel de Haan], Dutch lawyer/pastor/vicar was born on this day in history.  

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