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

1929  On May - 16 lilli Lehmann, soprano, dies   

1932  Death of Ki Imukai, premier of Japan (1931-32), murdered on this day in history.   

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

1942  Bronislaw Kasper Malinowski, anthropologist, dies on this day in history.   

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

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  William Newzam Prior Nicholson, painter/engraver, dies on May - 16.   

1952  On May - 16 alec Hearne, cricketer (scored 9 in Test for Eng v S Afr 1892), dies   

1953  Death of Django Reinhardt, Belgian musician (b. 1910) on this day in history.   

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 May - 16.   

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

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  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 this day in history.   

1983  On this day in history carel Brons, composer, dies at 52   

1984  Andy Kaufman, comedian (Latka-Taxi), dies of cancer at 35 on this day in history.   

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

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

1989  On May - 16 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 this day in history.   

1992  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

1609  Ferdinand, Austria, cardinal of Spain/governor of Netherlands was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1710  On this day in history birth of william Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot, English politician (d. 1782)   

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.