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  Mehmed VI Vahideddin (Mohammed Osman), last sultan of Turkey, dies on this day in history.   

1928  Edmund William Grosse, poet/author, dies on this day in history.   

1929  Lilli Lehmann, soprano, dies on this day in history.   

1932  On May - 16 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  On May - 16 death of alfred Hoche, German psychiatrist (b. 1865)   

1944  George Ade, US novelist/playwright (Counsel Widow), dies at 78 on May - 16.   

1947  On this day in history death of frederick Hopkins, English biochemist, Nobel laureate (b. 1861)   

1949  On this day in history william Newzam Prior Nicholson, painter/engraver, dies   

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

1953  On May - 16 death of django Reinhardt, Belgian musician (b. 1910)   

1954  On May - 16 clemens Krauss, Austrian conductor (Vienna State Opera), dies at 61   

1955  James Agee, US critic/writer (Death in Family), dies in NY on May - 16.   

1956  Death of H. B. Reese, American founder of Reese's (b. 1876) on May - 16.   

1957  On May - 16 death of eliot Ness, American federal agent (b. 1903)   

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 this day in history 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 this day in history johnny Jordan, cameraman (You Only Live Twice), dies at 44   

1972  On this day in history maxime Dumoulin, composer, dies at 79   

1975  Death of Michael X, (Abdul Malik), hanged in Trinidad, for murder on May - 16.   

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 this day in history 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 May - 16.   

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

1990  Death of Dag Drollet, Cheyenne Brando's boyfriend killed by brother Christian on this day in history.   

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  On May - 16 birth of andreas of Austria, Bohemia cardinal/gov of Netherlands (1598-1600)   

1578  Everard Digby, English conspirator (d. 1606) was born on May - 16.   

1609  Ferdinand, Austria, cardinal of Spain/governor of Netherlands was born on May - 16.   

1641  Dudley North, financier/economist was born on this day in history.   

1659  On this day in history birth of campegius Vitringa, Dutch theologist   

1710  William Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot, English politician (d. 1782) was born on this day in history.   

1718  On May - 16 birth of maria Gaetana Agnesi, Italian mathematician (d. 1799)   

1748  Antonius van Alphen, apostolic vicar of De Bosch was born on May - 16.