Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In May - 16

1920  Death of Levi P. Morton, United States Vice President under Benjamin Harrision (b. 1824) on May - 16.   

1926  On May - 16 mehmed VI Vahideddin (Mohammed Osman), last sultan of Turkey, dies   

1928  On May - 16 edmund William Grosse, poet/author, dies   

1929  On this day in history lilli Lehmann, soprano, dies   

1932  On this day in history death of ki Imukai, premier of Japan (1931-32), murdered   

1938  Stephen Fairbairn, oarsman/coach, dies on this day in history.   

1942  Bronislaw Kasper Malinowski, anthropologist, dies on May - 16.   

1943  Death of Alfred Hoche, German psychiatrist (b. 1865) on this day in history.   

1944  On May - 16 george Ade, US novelist/playwright (Counsel Widow), dies at 78   

1947  Death of Frederick Hopkins, English biochemist, Nobel laureate (b. 1861) on May - 16.   

1949  On May - 16 william Newzam Prior Nicholson, painter/engraver, dies   

1952  Alec Hearne, cricketer (scored 9 in Test for Eng v S Afr 1892), dies on this day in history.   

1953  On this day in history death of django Reinhardt, Belgian musician (b. 1910)   

1954  On this day in history clemens Krauss, Austrian conductor (Vienna State Opera), dies at 61   

1955  James Agee, US critic/writer (Death in Family), dies in NY on this day in history.   

1956  On this day in history death of h. B. Reese, American founder of Reese's (b. 1876)   

1957  Death of Eliot Ness, American federal agent (b. 1903) on May - 16.   

1958  On this day in history jeroom Verten [Jozef F Vermetten], Flemish playwright, dies at 49   

1959  On this day in history joe Cook, Stage comedian, dies at 69   

1961  On May - 16 death of george A. Malcolm, American jurist & educator (b. 1881)   

1966  Death of Randolph Turpin, boxer, shot dead in his home on this day in history.   

1969  On May - 16 johnny Jordan, cameraman (You Only Live Twice), dies at 44   

1972  Maxime Dumoulin, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1975  Death of Michael X, (Abdul Malik), hanged in Trinidad, for murder on this day in history.   

1979  On May - 16 asa Philip Randolph, labor leader & civil rights pioneer, dies at 90   

1981  Death of Ernie Freeman, American pianist and arranger (b. 1922) on May - 16.   

1983  On May - 16 carel Brons, composer, dies at 52   

1984  Andy Kaufman, comedian (Latka-Taxi), dies of cancer at 35 on May - 16.   

1985  On this day in history margaret Hamilton, actress (Wicked Witch-Wizard of Oz), dies at 82   

1988  Kay Baxter, best bodybuilder in the world (1983-85), dies in car crash at 42 on this day in history.   

1989  Death of Hassan Khaled, sheik of Lebanon, murdered on this day in history.   

1990  On May - 16 death of dag Drollet, Cheyenne Brando's boyfriend killed by brother Christian   

1991  On this day in history prudence Nesbitt, British actress/TV producer, dies   

1992  Marisa Mell, actress (Hostages), dies of cancer at 53 on May - 16.   

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1558  Andreas of Austria, Bohemia cardinal/gov of Netherlands (1598-1600) was born on this day in history.   

1578  On this day in history birth of everard Digby, English conspirator (d. 1606)   

1609  On this day in history birth of ferdinand, Austria, cardinal of Spain/governor of Netherlands   

1641  Dudley North, financier/economist was born on May - 16.   

1659  Campegius Vitringa, Dutch theologist was born on this day in history.   

1710  William Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot, English politician (d. 1782) was born on May - 16.   

1718  Maria Gaetana Agnesi, Italian mathematician (d. 1799) was born on this day in history.   

1748  On May - 16 birth of antonius van Alphen, apostolic vicar of De Bosch