Famous Deaths In June - 16

1975  Don Robey, US gospel/impresario/producer, dies at 71 on June - 16.   

1976  On this day in history death of francis E Meloy Jr, US ambassador to Lebanon, kidnapped & killed   

1977  On June - 16 wernher von Braun, rocket scientist (V1/V2), dies at 65 of smoking   

1979  Ben Weber, US composer (Thorne Music Award 1965), dies at 62 on June - 16.   

1981  Death of Humphrey Keervelt, director (Suriname Planning Bureau), murdered on June - 16.   

1982  On this day in history death of john Honeyman-Scott, guitarist (Pretenders), overdoses on drugs   

1984  On June - 16 death of lew Andreas, American basketball coach (b. 1895)   

1986  On June - 16 death of maurice Duruflé, French composer and organist (b. 1902)   

1988  Death of Miguel Piñero, Puerto Rican playwright, actor, and co-founder of the Nuyorican Poets Cafe. (b. 1946) on this day in history.   

1990  Eva Turner, British soprano, dies on June - 16.   

1991  On June - 16 vicky Brown, US singer (Power of Love), dies   

1992  Joris Diels, Flemish/Dutch director/actor (It's a Cruel World), dies on June - 16.   

1993  On this day in history john B Connally, gov of Texas/shot with JFK in 1963, dies at 76   

1994  On this day in history boris Alexandrov, conductor (Red Army Song/Dance Ensemble, dies at 88   

1995  On June - 16 jack Wagner, actor/voice (Disneyland, Walt Disney World), dies   

1996  On June - 16 david Mourao-Ferreira, poet/politician, dies at 69   

1997  Death of Dal Stivens, Australian author (b. 1911) on this day in history.   

1999  Death of David Edward Sutch, British musician (b. 1940) on this day in history.   

2000  On this day in history death of empress Kōjun of Japan (b. 1903)   

2003  On June - 16 death of pierre Bourgault, French Canadian politician (b. 1934)   

2004  Death of Thanom Kittikachorn, Prime Minister of Thailand (b. 1912) on this day in history.   

2005  Death of Enrique Laguerre, Puerto Rican writer (b. 1906) on this day in history.   

2006  Death of Igor ÅšmiaÅ‚owski, Polish actor (b. 1917) on this day in history.   

2007  Death of Grand Ayatollah Fazel Lankarani, Iranian cleric (b. 1931) on June - 16.   

2008  Death of Tom Compernolle, Belgian athlete (b. 1975) on June - 16.   

2013  On this day in history death of josip Kuže, Croatian footballer and coach (b. 1952)   

2013  On this day in history death of ottmar Walter, German footballer (b. 1924)   

2014  On this day in history death of josip Kuže, Croatian footballer and coach (b. 1952)   

2014  Death of Ottmar Walter, German footballer (b. 1924) on this day in history.   

2016  Death of Josip Kuže, Croatian footballer and coach (b. 1952) on June - 16.   

2016  Death of Ottmar Walter, German footballer (b. 1924) on this day in history.   

2017  On this day in history death of john G. Avildsen, American film director   

2017  On June - 16 death of stephen Furst, American actor   

2017  On this day in history death of helmut Kohl, Chancellor of Germany   

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1139  Emperor Konoe of Japan (d. 1155) was born on this day in history.   

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 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 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  On June - 16 birth of nathaniel Schnittelbach, composer