Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In October - 16

1865  On October - 16 death of andrés Bello, Venezuelan poet, lawmaker, philosopher, and sociologist (b. 1781)   

1867  Salomon J Rappoport, Czech rabbi (Ereg miliem), dies on October - 16.   

1877  John Zwijsen, archbishop of Utrecht, dies at 83 on October - 16.   

1880  On this day in history edward Wolff, composer, dies at 64   

1888  Death of John Wentworth, Mayor of Chicago (b. 1815) on this day in history.   

1891  Sarah Winnemucca, indian scout, dies on this day in history.   

1893  On October - 16 carlo Pedrotti, composer, dies at 75   

1909  On October - 16 death of jakub Bart-ĆiÅ¡inski, Sorbian writer (b. 1856)   

1916  On October - 16 klaas/old stick Kater, christian worker's union leader, dies at 73   

1918  On this day in history felix Arndt, composer, dies at 29   

1919  On October - 16 charles Harford Lloyd, composer, dies on 70th birthday   

1920  On October - 16 alberto Nepomuceno, Brazilian composer/conductor (Artemis), dies at 56   

1928  On this day in history septimus Kinneir, cricketer (Test for Eng), dies   

1937  On this day in history death of jean de Brunhoff, French writer (b. 1899)   

1939  On October - 16 carl Henrik Ludolf Nielsen, composer, dies at 63   

1942  On this day in history death of 12, Dutch Communist Party-resistance fighter/3 NVV-hostages, executed   

1944  Eric Westberg, composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.   

1946  On October - 16 death of alfred G Jodl, Col-Gen/German staff chief weather authority, hanged   

1948  On October - 16 henry Foley, cricketer (one Test for NZ, scored 2 & 2), dies   

1949  Hale Ascher VanderCook, composer, dies at 85 on October - 16.   

1951  On October - 16 death of liaquat Ali Khan, PM of Pakistan (1947-51), assassinated by Said Akbar   

1956  Death of Jules Rimet, president of FIFA (b. 1873) on this day in history.   

1959  George C Marshall, US army general, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1962  Gaston Bachelard, French philosopher (Water & Dreams), dies at 78 on October - 16.   

1966  Death of George O'Hara, American actor (b. 1899) on this day in history.   

1968  On this day in history death of ellis Kinder, baseball player (b. 1914)   

1972  Leo G Carroll, actor (Topper, Man From Uncle), dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1973  On October - 16 gene Krupa, US swing drummer (Sing Sing Sing), dies at 64   

1974  On October - 16 death of chembai Vaidyanatha Bhagavatar, noted Carnatic musician (b. 1895)   

1977  Michael Balcon, producer, dies at 81 on October - 16.   

1978  Dan Dailey, dancer/actor (Gov Drinkwater-Governor & JJ), dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1979  Death of Johan Borgen, Norwegian author (b. 1903) on this day in history.   

1980  On October - 16 carl PM Romme, Dutch minister of Social Affairs (KVP), dies at 83   

1981  On October - 16 moshe Dayan, Israel's general/minister of Defense, dies at 66   

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1396  On this day in history birth of william de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk, English soldier (d. 1450)   

1430  On October - 16 birth of king James II of Scotland (d. 1460)   

1483  Gasparo Contarini, Italian diplomat and cardinal (d. 1542) was born on October - 16.   

1535  On this day in history birth of niwa Nagahide, Japanese warlord (d. 1585)   

1605  Charles C Dassoucy, French writer/singer was born on October - 16.   

1663  On October - 16 birth of prince Eugene of Savoy, French-born Austrian general (d. 1736)   

1679  On October - 16 birth of jan Dismas Zelenka, composer   

1708  Albrecht von Haller, Switz, experimental physiology (Acad of Science) was born on October - 16.