Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In October - 16

1865  Death of Andrés Bello, Venezuelan poet, lawmaker, philosopher, and sociologist (b. 1781) on this day in history.   

1867  On this day in history salomon J Rappoport, Czech rabbi (Ereg miliem), dies   

1877  On October - 16 john Zwijsen, archbishop of Utrecht, dies at 83   

1880  Edward Wolff, composer, dies at 64 on October - 16.   

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

1891  On this day in history sarah Winnemucca, indian scout, dies   

1893  Carlo Pedrotti, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1909  Death of Jakub Bart-ĆiÅ¡inski, Sorbian writer (b. 1856) on October - 16.   

1916  On this day in history klaas/old stick Kater, christian worker's union leader, dies at 73   

1918  Felix Arndt, composer, dies at 29 on this day in history.   

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

1920  On this day in history alberto Nepomuceno, Brazilian composer/conductor (Artemis), dies at 56   

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

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

1939  On October - 16 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  On October - 16 death of alfred G Jodl, Col-Gen/German staff chief weather authority, hanged   

1948  Henry Foley, cricketer (one Test for NZ, scored 2 & 2), dies on this day in history.   

1949  On this day in history hale Ascher VanderCook, composer, dies at 85   

1951  Death of Liaquat Ali Khan, PM of Pakistan (1947-51), assassinated by Said Akbar on October - 16.   

1956  Death of Jules Rimet, president of FIFA (b. 1873) on October - 16.   

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  On this day in history death of george O'Hara, American actor (b. 1899)   

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

1972  On this day in history leo G Carroll, actor (Topper, Man From Uncle), dies at 80   

1973  Gene Krupa, US swing drummer (Sing Sing Sing), dies at 64 on October - 16.   

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

1977  On this day in history michael Balcon, producer, dies at 81   

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

1979  On this day in history death of johan Borgen, Norwegian author (b. 1903)   

1980  Carl PM Romme, Dutch minister of Social Affairs (KVP), dies at 83 on October - 16.   

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

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1396  William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk, English soldier (d. 1450) was born on October - 16.   

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

1483  On October - 16 birth of gasparo Contarini, Italian diplomat and cardinal (d. 1542)   

1535  Niwa Nagahide, Japanese warlord (d. 1585) was born on October - 16.   

1605  On this day in history birth of charles C Dassoucy, French writer/singer   

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

1679  Jan Dismas Zelenka, composer was born on October - 16.   

1708  Albrecht von Haller, Switz, experimental physiology (Acad of Science) was born on this day in history.