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

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 this day in history.   

1943  On this day in history death of alfred Hoche, German psychiatrist (b. 1865)   

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 this day in history.   

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

1954  Clemens Krauss, Austrian conductor (Vienna State Opera), dies at 61 on May - 16.   

1955  On this day in history james Agee, US critic/writer (Death in Family), dies in NY   

1956  Death of H. B. Reese, American founder of Reese's (b. 1876) on this day in history.   

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

1961  Death of George A. Malcolm, American jurist & educator (b. 1881) on this day in history.   

1966  Death of Randolph Turpin, boxer, shot dead in his home on May - 16.   

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  On May - 16 death of ernie Freeman, American pianist and arranger (b. 1922)   

1983  Carel Brons, composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.   

1984  On this day in history andy Kaufman, comedian (Latka-Taxi), dies of cancer at 35   

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  On May - 16 prudence Nesbitt, British actress/TV producer, dies   

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 this day in history.   

1578  Everard Digby, English conspirator (d. 1606) was born on this day in history.   

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 May - 16.   

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

1718  On this day in history 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