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

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

1942  On this day in history bronislaw Kasper Malinowski, anthropologist, dies   

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

1949  William Newzam Prior Nicholson, painter/engraver, dies on this day in history.   

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

1953  On this day in history death of django Reinhardt, Belgian musician (b. 1910)   

1954  On this day in history clemens Krauss, Austrian conductor (Vienna State Opera), dies at 61   

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

1956  On May - 16 death of h. B. Reese, American founder of Reese's (b. 1876)   

1957  On this day in history death of eliot Ness, American federal agent (b. 1903)   

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

1959  Joe Cook, Stage comedian, dies at 69 on May - 16.   

1961  On May - 16 death of george A. Malcolm, American jurist & educator (b. 1881)   

1966  On May - 16 death of randolph Turpin, boxer, shot dead in his home   

1969  Johnny Jordan, cameraman (You Only Live Twice), dies at 44 on May - 16.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

1985  On May - 16 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  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 May - 16.   

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

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  On this day in history 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  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 May - 16.