Famous Deaths In July - 16

1882  On July - 16 death of mary Todd Lincoln, First Lady of the United States (b. 1818)   

1886  Ned Buntline, [Edward Zane Carroll Judson], author, dies on July - 16.   

1887  On this day in history nicaise de Keyser, Flemish painter (Battle at Woeringen), dies at 73   

1889  Michele Amari, Italian historian/minister of Education, dies at 83 on July - 16.   

1890  On July - 16 gottfried Keller, novelist/poet, dies   

1896  On July - 16 edmond-Louis-Antoine Huot de Goncourt, novelist, dies at 74   

1897  Levin Goldschmidt, German business law expert, dies on this day in history.   

1915  Death of Ellen White, American co-founder of the Seventh-day Adventist Church (b. 1827) on July - 16.   

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

1917  On this day in history ludwig Philipp Scharwenka, Ger composer (Album Polonaise), dies at 70   

1923  Louis M A Couperus, poet/writer (Books of Small Soles), dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1931  On this day in history charles Studd, cricketer (5 Tests for England 1882-83), dies   

1939  On July - 16 beatrice Erskine Lane Suzuki, Zen student, dies   

1944  On July - 16 death of john Post, Dutch farmer/resistance fighter (passage fight), executed   

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

1953  On this day in history joseph Hilaire Pierre Belloc, author (Path to Rome), dies at 82   

1955  Jean de Merode, [Marie-Louise Courtenay], Belgian princess, dies at 81 on July - 16.   

1960  On July - 16 albrecht von Kesselring, German fieldmarshal (Italy), dies at 74   

1961  [Louise] Sophie M E de Vries, actress (English Prof), dies at 88 on this day in history.   

1962  Jan M Romein, historian (Breaking of Two Ages), dies on July - 16.   

1971  H T Tsiang, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1972  Giorgio Nataletti, composer, dies at 65 on July - 16.   

1973  On this day in history trijntje "Nine" van de Schaaf, author (Fries dorpsleven), dies at 91   

1976  On July - 16 death of carmelo Soria, Spanish diplomat assassinated in 1976 by the Chilean DINA   

1979  On July - 16 james F Mcintyre, archbishop of Los Angeles, dies at 93   

1981  On July - 16 harry Chapin, folk vocalist (Taxi), dies in car crash at 38   

1982  On this day in history 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 this day in history death of robert Blackburn, Irish educationist (b. 1927)   

1991  On this day in history cornelis Z Forster, [Da Kuneisi], Suriname granman/gaanman, dies   

1992  On this day in history "Gorgeous" George, [Arena], wrestler, dies at 84   

1994  M Vink, surgeon (1st Dutch kidney transplant), dies at 78 on this day in history.   

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1194  Saint Clare of Assisi, Italian follower of Francis of Assisi (d. 1253) was born on this day in history.   

1571  Theodoor Galle, Flemish engraver, baptized was born on July - 16.   

1611  On July - 16 birth of archduchess Cecilia Renata of Austria, Queen of Poland (d. 1644)   

1704  John Kay, England, machinist, invented flying shuttle was born on July - 16.   

1714  On July - 16 birth of marc René, marquis de Montalembert, French military engineer (d. 1800)   

1715  On July - 16 birth of charles, Prince de Rohan-Soubise, marshal of France   

1722  On July - 16 birth of joseph Wilton, sculptor   

1723  On this day in history birth of joshua Reynolds, England, portrait painter (Simplicity)