Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In June - 16

1869  On June - 16 death of charles Sturt, English explorer (b. 1795)   

1872  Death of Norman MacLeod, Scottish clergyman (b. 1812) on this day in history.   

1878  Death of Crawford Long, American physician (b. 1815) on June - 16.   

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

1881  Death of Marie Laveau, American Voodoo practitioner (b. 1801) on June - 16.   

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

1892  Victor Tesch, Belgian lawyer/min of Justice, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1901  On June - 16 hermann Grimm, German writer/poet/historian, dies   

1902  On June - 16 death of ernst Schröder, German mathematician (b. 1841)   

1905  On this day in history hermann von Wissmann, German explorer/governor of E Africa, dies at 51   

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

1925  Death of Chittaranjan Das, Indian patriot and freedom fighter (b. 1870) on June - 16.   

1928  On June - 16 death of dr. Mark Keppel, County Superintendent of Los Angeles County Schools from 1902-1928 (b. 1867)   

1929  Death of Bramwell Booth, the 2nd General of The Salvation Army (b. 1856) on this day in history.   

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

1932  Frederik W Van Oaths, psychiatrist/writer (Blades of Grass), dies on June - 16.   

1936  Leib Malach, Yiddish writer, dies on June - 16.   

1939  On June - 16 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  Lodo of Hamel, 1st Dutch secret affiliate, dies on June - 16.   

1944  Death of Marc Bloch, French historian (executed) (b. 1886) on June - 16.   

1945  Death of Aris Velouchiotis, Greek guerrilla resistance leader (b. 1905) on this day in history.   

1946  On this day in history ludwig Winder, writer, dies   

1947  Jean-Francois Capart, Belgian egyptologist (Memphis), dies at 86 on June - 16.   

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

1953  On this day in history death of margaret Bondfield, English politician and feminist (b. 1873)   

1955  On June - 16 death of ozias Leduc, Quebec painter (b. 1864)   

1958  On this day in history jose Pablo Moncayo Garcia, composer, dies at 45   

1959  On this day in history death of george Reeves, actor (Superman, Gone with the Wind), shoots self at 45   

1961  On June - 16 o C Scott, cricketer (WI leg-spinner in 8 Tests), dies   

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 this day in history.   

1971  Death of Lord Reith, British broadcast executive (b. 1889) on June - 16.   

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1139  On June - 16 birth of emperor Konoe of Japan (d. 1155)   

1332  Isabella de Coucy, English princess (d. 1382) was born on this day in history.   

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

1583  Axel Gustafson Oxenstierna, Swedish earl/chancellor/regent was born on this day in history.   

1591  Joseph Solomon Delmedigo, Italian physician, mathematician, and music theorist (d. 1655) was born on June - 16.   

1606  On this day in history birth of arthur Chichester, 1st Earl of Donegall, Irish soldier (d. 1675)   

1613  On June - 16 birth of john Cleveland, English poet (d. 1658)   

1633  Nathaniel Schnittelbach, composer was born on this day in history.