Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In May - 16

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

1926  Mehmed VI Vahideddin (Mohammed Osman), last sultan of Turkey, dies on May - 16.   

1928  Edmund William Grosse, poet/author, dies on May - 16.   

1929  On May - 16 lilli Lehmann, soprano, dies   

1932  Death of Ki Imukai, premier of Japan (1931-32), murdered on May - 16.   

1938  Stephen Fairbairn, oarsman/coach, dies on May - 16.   

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

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

1944  On this day in history george Ade, US novelist/playwright (Counsel Widow), dies at 78   

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

1949  On this day in history 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  Clemens Krauss, Austrian conductor (Vienna State Opera), dies at 61 on May - 16.   

1955  On May - 16 james Agee, US critic/writer (Death in Family), dies in NY   

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

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

1958  On May - 16 jeroom Verten [Jozef F Vermetten], Flemish playwright, dies at 49   

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

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

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  Asa Philip Randolph, labor leader & civil rights pioneer, dies at 90 on May - 16.   

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  On this day in history andy Kaufman, comedian (Latka-Taxi), dies of cancer at 35   

1985  Margaret Hamilton, actress (Wicked Witch-Wizard of Oz), dies at 82 on this day in history.   

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

1989  On this day in history death of hassan Khaled, sheik of Lebanon, murdered   

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

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

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 May - 16 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  On May - 16 birth of dudley North, financier/economist   

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 this day in history.   

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

1748  Antonius van Alphen, apostolic vicar of De Bosch was born on this day in history.