Famous Deaths In July - 16

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  On July - 16 michele Amari, Italian historian/minister of Education, dies at 83  

1890  Gottfried Keller, novelist/poet, dies on this day in history.  

1896  Edmond-Louis-Antoine Huot de Goncourt, novelist, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

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  Ludwig Philipp Scharwenka, Ger composer (Album Polonaise), dies at 70 on July - 16.  

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

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

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

1944  Death of John Post, Dutch farmer/resistance fighter (passage fight), executed on July - 16.  

1949  On July - 16 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  On this day in history jean de Merode, [Marie-Louise Courtenay], Belgian princess, dies at 81  

1960  On this day in history albrecht von Kesselring, German fieldmarshal (Italy), dies at 74  

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

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 July - 16 giorgio Nataletti, composer, dies at 65  

1973  Trijntje "Nine" van de Schaaf, author (Fries dorpsleven), dies at 91 on this day in history.  

1976  On this day in history 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  Harry Chapin, folk vocalist (Taxi), dies in car crash at 38 on July - 16.  

1982  On this day in history leendert Braat, sculptor/writer (White World), dies  

1984  Billy Williams, singer (Your Show of Shows), dies at 73 on July - 16.  

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

1989  Herbert von Karajan, Austrian conductor, dies at 81 on this day in history.  

1990  On this day in history death of robert Blackburn, Irish educationist (b. 1927)  

1991  Cornelis Z Forster, [Da Kuneisi], Suriname granman/gaanman, dies on July - 16.  

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

1994  On July - 16 m Vink, surgeon (1st Dutch kidney transplant), dies at 78  

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1194  Saint Clare of Assisi, Italian follower of Francis of Assisi (d. 1253) was born on July - 16.  

1571  On July - 16 birth of theodoor Galle, Flemish engraver, baptized  

1611  Archduchess Cecilia Renata of Austria, Queen of Poland (d. 1644) was born on this day in history.  

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

1714  On this day in history birth of marc René, marquis de Montalembert, French military engineer (d. 1800)  

1715  Charles, Prince de Rohan-Soubise, marshal of France was born on July - 16.  

1722  Joseph Wilton, sculptor was born on this day in history.  

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