Famous Deaths In May - 16

1920  Death of Levi P. Morton, United States Vice President under Benjamin Harrision (b. 1824) on this day in history.  

1926  On this day in history mehmed VI Vahideddin (Mohammed Osman), last sultan of Turkey, dies  

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

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

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

1938  On this day in history stephen Fairbairn, oarsman/coach, dies  

1942  On May - 16 bronislaw Kasper Malinowski, anthropologist, dies  

1943  Death of Alfred Hoche, German psychiatrist (b. 1865) on May - 16.  

1944  George Ade, US novelist/playwright (Counsel Widow), dies at 78 on this day in history.  

1947  On May - 16 death of frederick Hopkins, English biochemist, Nobel laureate (b. 1861)  

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  Death of Django Reinhardt, Belgian musician (b. 1910) on May - 16.  

1954  Clemens Krauss, Austrian conductor (Vienna State Opera), dies at 61 on this day in history.  

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

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

1957  Death of Eliot Ness, American federal agent (b. 1903) on this day in history.  

1958  Jeroom Verten [Jozef F Vermetten], Flemish playwright, dies at 49 on May - 16.  

1959  Joe Cook, Stage comedian, dies at 69 on this day in history.  

1961  Death of George A. Malcolm, American jurist & educator (b. 1881) on May - 16.  

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  On this day in history death of michael X, (Abdul Malik), hanged in Trinidad, for murder  

1979  Asa Philip Randolph, labor leader & civil rights pioneer, dies at 90 on this day in history.  

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 May - 16 margaret Hamilton, actress (Wicked Witch-Wizard of Oz), dies at 82  

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

1989  Death of Hassan Khaled, sheik of Lebanon, murdered on May - 16.  

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

1991  Prudence Nesbitt, British actress/TV producer, dies on May - 16.  

1992  On May - 16 marisa Mell, actress (Hostages), dies of cancer at 53  

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1558  Andreas of Austria, Bohemia cardinal/gov of Netherlands (1598-1600) was born on May - 16.  

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

1609  On May - 16 birth of ferdinand, Austria, cardinal of Spain/governor of Netherlands  

1641  On this day in history birth of dudley North, financier/economist  

1659  On May - 16 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  On this day in history birth of antonius van Alphen, apostolic vicar of De Bosch