Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In June - 16

1869  Death of Charles Sturt, English explorer (b. 1795) on this day in history.   

1872  On June - 16 death of norman MacLeod, Scottish clergyman (b. 1812)   

1878  On this day in history death of crawford Long, American physician (b. 1815)   

1880  James Southerton, cricketer (appeared in England's 1st 2 Tests), dies on June - 16.   

1881  Death of Marie Laveau, American Voodoo practitioner (b. 1801) on this day in history.   

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 June - 16 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  On June - 16 death of chittaranjan Das, Indian patriot and freedom fighter (b. 1870)   

1928  On June - 16 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  On this day in history frederik W Van Oaths, psychiatrist/writer (Blades of Grass), dies   

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  On this day in history dubose Heyward, US writer (Porgy, Star Spangled Virgin), dies   

1941  Lodo of Hamel, 1st Dutch secret affiliate, dies on this day in history.   

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

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

1946  On June - 16 ludwig Winder, writer, dies   

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 June - 16.   

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  Jose Pablo Moncayo Garcia, composer, dies at 45 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history j C Powys, writer, dies at 90   

1969  On this day in history harold RLG 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis, Brit field marshal, dies at 78   

1970  On this day in history elsa Triolet, writer, dies at 73   

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

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1139  Emperor Konoe of Japan (d. 1155) was born on June - 16.   

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

1514  John Cheke, English classical scholar (d. 1557) was born on this day in history.   

1583  On June - 16 birth of axel Gustafson Oxenstierna, Swedish earl/chancellor/regent   

1591  On this day in history birth of joseph Solomon Delmedigo, Italian physician, mathematician, and music theorist (d. 1655)   

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 this day in history birth of nathaniel Schnittelbach, composer