Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In July - 16
Thursday, 01 January 2026
1882 On this day in history death of mary Todd Lincoln, First Lady of the United States (b. 1818) 

1886 Ned Buntline, [Edward Zane Carroll Judson], author, dies on this day in history. 

1887 On July - 16 nicaise de Keyser, Flemish painter (Battle at Woeringen), dies at 73 

1889 Michele Amari, Italian historian/minister of Education, dies at 83 on this day in history. 

1890 On this day in history gottfried Keller, novelist/poet, dies 

1896 On this day in history edmond-Louis-Antoine Huot de Goncourt, novelist, dies at 74 

1897 On this day in history levin Goldschmidt, German business law expert, dies 

1915 Death of Ellen White, American co-founder of the Seventh-day Adventist Church (b. 1827) on this day in history. 

1916 On July - 16 ilja [Elias] Metsjnikov, Russ bacteriologist (Nobel 1908), dies 

1917 Ludwig Philipp Scharwenka, Ger composer (Album Polonaise), dies at 70 on this day in history. 

1923 Louis M A Couperus, poet/writer (Books of Small Soles), dies at 60 on July - 16. 

1931 Charles Studd, cricketer (5 Tests for England 1882-83), dies on this day in history. 

1939 Beatrice Erskine Lane Suzuki, Zen student, dies on this day in history. 

1944 Death of John Post, Dutch farmer/resistance fighter (passage fight), executed on this day in history. 

1949 On this day in history death of vyacheslav Ivanov, Russian poet (b. 1866) 

1953 Joseph Hilaire Pierre Belloc, author (Path to Rome), dies at 82 on July - 16. 

1955 Jean de Merode, [Marie-Louise Courtenay], Belgian princess, dies at 81 on this day in history. 

1960 Albrecht von Kesselring, German fieldmarshal (Italy), dies at 74 on July - 16. 

1961 On July - 16 [Louise] Sophie M E de Vries, actress (English Prof), dies at 88 

1962 On this day in history jan M Romein, historian (Breaking of Two Ages), dies 

1971 On July - 16 h T Tsiang, dies at 65 

1972 On this day in history giorgio Nataletti, composer, dies at 65 

1973 Trijntje "Nine" van de Schaaf, author (Fries dorpsleven), dies at 91 on July - 16. 

1976 Death of Carmelo Soria, Spanish diplomat assassinated in 1976 by the Chilean DINA on this day in history. 

1979 James F Mcintyre, archbishop of Los Angeles, dies at 93 on this day in history. 

1981 Harry Chapin, folk vocalist (Taxi), dies in car crash at 38 on this day in history. 

1982 On July - 16 leendert Braat, sculptor/writer (White World), dies 

1984 On this day in history billy Williams, singer (Your Show of Shows), dies at 73 

1985 On this day in history wayne King, orch leader (Wayne King Show), dies at 84 

1989 On this day in history herbert von Karajan, Austrian conductor, dies at 81 

1990 On July - 16 death of robert Blackburn, Irish educationist (b. 1927) 

1991 Cornelis Z Forster, [Da Kuneisi], Suriname granman/gaanman, dies on this day in history. 

1992 "Gorgeous" George, [Arena], wrestler, dies at 84 on July - 16. 

1994 M Vink, surgeon (1st Dutch kidney transplant), dies at 78 on July - 16. 

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