Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In October - 16

1865  Death of Andrés Bello, Venezuelan poet, lawmaker, philosopher, and sociologist (b. 1781) on October - 16.   

1867  Salomon J Rappoport, Czech rabbi (Ereg miliem), dies on this day in history.   

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

1880  Edward Wolff, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1888  Death of John Wentworth, Mayor of Chicago (b. 1815) on October - 16.   

1891  Sarah Winnemucca, indian scout, dies on October - 16.   

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 October - 16 felix Arndt, composer, dies at 29   

1919  On this day in history charles Harford Lloyd, composer, dies on 70th birthday   

1920  Alberto Nepomuceno, Brazilian composer/conductor (Artemis), dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1928  On October - 16 septimus Kinneir, cricketer (Test for Eng), dies   

1937  Death of Jean de Brunhoff, French writer (b. 1899) on this day in history.   

1939  On this day in history carl Henrik Ludolf Nielsen, composer, dies at 63   

1942  On October - 16 death of 12, Dutch Communist Party-resistance fighter/3 NVV-hostages, executed   

1944  Eric Westberg, composer, dies at 52 on October - 16.   

1946  Death of Alfred G Jodl, Col-Gen/German staff chief weather authority, hanged on October - 16.   

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

1949  On October - 16 hale Ascher VanderCook, composer, dies at 85   

1951  Death of Liaquat Ali Khan, PM of Pakistan (1947-51), assassinated by Said Akbar on this day in history.   

1956  On this day in history death of jules Rimet, president of FIFA (b. 1873)   

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 this day in history.   

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

1968  On October - 16 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  Gene Krupa, US swing drummer (Sing Sing Sing), dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1974  On this day in history death of chembai Vaidyanatha Bhagavatar, noted Carnatic musician (b. 1895)   

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

1978  On October - 16 dan Dailey, dancer/actor (Gov Drinkwater-Governor & JJ), dies at 63   

1979  Death of Johan Borgen, Norwegian author (b. 1903) on October - 16.   

1980  On this day in history carl PM Romme, Dutch minister of Social Affairs (KVP), dies at 83   

1981  Moshe Dayan, Israel's general/minister of Defense, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

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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 this day in history 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 October - 16 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  Jan Dismas Zelenka, composer was born on this day in history.   

1708  On October - 16 birth of albrecht von Haller, Switz, experimental physiology (Acad of Science)