Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In August - 16

1907  Death of James Hector, Scottish geologist (b. 1834) on this day in history.   

1910  On August - 16 charles Ferdinand Lenepveu, composer, dies at 69   

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

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

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

1939  Ron Oxenham, cricketer (7 Tests for Australia, 14 wickets), dies on August - 16.   

1940  Billy Fiske, US RAF-pilot/2nd lieutenant, dies of injuries on August - 16.   

1944  On this day in history 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 August - 16.   

1948  Babe Ruth, Baseball legend (NY Yankees), dies in NY at 53 on this day in history.   

1949  Margaret Mitchell, US writer (Gone With the Wind), dies at 48 on August - 16.   

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

1952  On this day in history 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 this day in history death of irving Langmuir, American chemist, Nobel Prize Laureate (b. 1881)   

1958  Paul Panzer, actor (Cat's Paw, Mildred Pierce), dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1959  On this day in history pedro Humberto Allende Saron, Chilean composer (Tonados), dies at 74   

1960  On this day in history errol Holmes, cricketer (batted in 5 Tests for England 1935), dies   

1961  On this day in history death of maulvi Abdul Haq, Father of Modern Urdu (b. 1870)   

1964  On August - 16 jack Pennick, actor (Lady From Louisiana), dies at 68   

1965  On August - 16 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  On August - 16 luis Gianneo, composer, dies at 71   

1969  On August - 16 russ Bender, actor/writer (Air Patrol, Strangler), dies at 59   

1971  Elsie Baker, actress (Ghosts of Hanley House), dies at 78 on August - 16.   

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  Karl E Mundt, (Rep/Sen), dies on August - 16.   

1976  Beppie Nooij Jr, Dutch actress (Rooie Sien), dies at 83 on August - 16.   

1977  On this day in history elvis Presley, rocker, dies of heart ailment/drugs at Graceland at 42   

1978  Alidius WL Tjarda van Stachouwer, gov-gen of Neth Indies, dies at 90 on this day in history.   

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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  On this day in history birth of albrecht II von Habsburg, king of Bohemia/Hungary/Germany   

1401  Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut, dauphine of France (d. 1436) was born on August - 16.   

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 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 this day in history.