Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In June - 16

1869  Death of Charles Sturt, English explorer (b. 1795) on June - 16.   

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

1878  On June - 16 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  Death of Wilhelm Camphausen, German painter (b. 1818) on this day in history.   

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

1901  Hermann Grimm, German writer/poet/historian, dies on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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  Death of Dr. Mark Keppel, County Superintendent of Los Angeles County Schools from 1902-1928 (b. 1867) on June - 16.   

1929  On this day in history death of bramwell Booth, the 2nd General of The Salvation Army (b. 1856)   

1930  Elmer Ambrose Sperry, US inventor (gyroscope compass), dies on this day in history.   

1932  On June - 16 frederik W Van Oaths, psychiatrist/writer (Blades of Grass), dies   

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 June - 16.   

1941  On this day in history lodo of Hamel, 1st Dutch secret affiliate, dies   

1944  On June - 16 death of marc Bloch, French historian (executed) (b. 1886)   

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

1946  Ludwig Winder, writer, dies on June - 16.   

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

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

1953  Death of Margaret Bondfield, English politician and feminist (b. 1873) on June - 16.   

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

1958  Jose Pablo Moncayo Garcia, composer, dies at 45 on June - 16.   

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

1961  On this day in history o C Scott, cricketer (WI leg-spinner in 8 Tests), dies   

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  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  On this day in history birth of isabella de Coucy, English princess (d. 1382)   

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

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

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

1633  Nathaniel Schnittelbach, composer was born on June - 16.