Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In June - 16

1869  On this day in history death of charles Sturt, English explorer (b. 1795)   

1872  On this day in history death of norman MacLeod, Scottish clergyman (b. 1812)   

1878  Death of Crawford Long, American physician (b. 1815) on this day in history.   

1880  James Southerton, cricketer (appeared in England's 1st 2 Tests), dies on this day in history.   

1881  On June - 16 death of marie Laveau, American Voodoo practitioner (b. 1801)   

1885  On this day in history death of wilhelm Camphausen, German painter (b. 1818)   

1892  On this day in history victor Tesch, Belgian lawyer/min of Justice, dies at 80   

1901  On this day in history hermann Grimm, German writer/poet/historian, dies   

1902  On this day in history death of ernst Schröder, German mathematician (b. 1841)   

1905  Hermann von Wissmann, German explorer/governor of E Africa, dies at 51 on June - 16.   

1910  On this day in history wendelin Weissheimer, composer, dies at 72   

1925  On this day in history death of chittaranjan Das, Indian patriot and freedom fighter (b. 1870)   

1928  On this day in history death of dr. Mark Keppel, County Superintendent of Los Angeles County Schools from 1902-1928 (b. 1867)   

1929  On June - 16 death of bramwell Booth, the 2nd General of The Salvation Army (b. 1856)   

1930  On June - 16 elmer Ambrose Sperry, US inventor (gyroscope compass), dies   

1932  Frederik W Van Oaths, psychiatrist/writer (Blades of Grass), dies on this day in history.   

1936  On this day in history leib Malach, Yiddish writer, dies   

1939  On this day in history death of chick Webb, American jazz drummer and big band leader (b. 1905)   

1940  Dubose Heyward, US writer (Porgy, Star Spangled Virgin), dies on this day in history.   

1941  On June - 16 lodo of Hamel, 1st Dutch secret affiliate, dies   

1944  Death of Marc Bloch, French historian (executed) (b. 1886) on this day in history.   

1945  On June - 16 death of aris Velouchiotis, Greek guerrilla resistance leader (b. 1905)   

1946  Ludwig Winder, writer, dies on this day in history.   

1947  Jean-Francois Capart, Belgian egyptologist (Memphis), dies at 86 on this day in history.   

1952  Death of Andrew Lawson, Scottish-American geologist, first to map the entire San Andreas Fault (b. 1861) on this day in history.   

1953  On June - 16 death of margaret Bondfield, English politician and feminist (b. 1873)   

1955  Death of Ozias Leduc, Quebec painter (b. 1864) on June - 16.   

1958  On June - 16 jose Pablo Moncayo Garcia, composer, dies at 45   

1959  On June - 16 death of george Reeves, actor (Superman, Gone with the Wind), shoots self at 45   

1961  O C Scott, cricketer (WI leg-spinner in 8 Tests), dies on this day in history.   

1963  On June - 16 j C Powys, writer, dies at 90   

1969  Harold RLG 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis, Brit field marshal, dies at 78 on June - 16.   

1970  Elsa Triolet, writer, dies at 73 on June - 16.   

1971  Death of Lord Reith, British broadcast executive (b. 1889) on this day in history.   

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1139  On this day in history birth of emperor Konoe of Japan (d. 1155)   

1332  Isabella de Coucy, English princess (d. 1382) was born on June - 16.   

1514  On June - 16 birth of john Cheke, English classical scholar (d. 1557)   

1583  On this day in history birth of axel Gustafson Oxenstierna, Swedish earl/chancellor/regent   

1591  Joseph Solomon Delmedigo, Italian physician, mathematician, and music theorist (d. 1655) was born on this day in history.   

1606  Arthur Chichester, 1st Earl of Donegall, Irish soldier (d. 1675) was born on this day in history.   

1613  On this day in history birth of john Cleveland, English poet (d. 1658)   

1633  On June - 16 birth of nathaniel Schnittelbach, composer