Famous Deaths In April - 16
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1914 On April - 16 george W Hill, US astronomer (moon orbit), dies at 76
1915 On April - 16 death of nelson W. Aldrich, American politician (b. 1841)
1916 On April - 16 tom Horan, cricketer (15 Tests for Aust, 471 runs, 11 wickets), dies
1920 On this day in history john Conrad Nordqvist, composer, dies at 80
1924 On April - 16 jack Board, cricket wicket-keeper (Eng in 6 Tests 1898-1906), dies
1928 On April - 16 death of henry Birks, Canadian businessman, founder of Henri Birks and Sons (b. 1840)
1929 Abraham van Stolk Jzn, art collector, dies at 57 on this day in history.
1930 On this day in history death of josé Carlos Mariátegui, Peruvian journalist, political philosopher and activist (b. 1894)
1938 Bertram Wagstaff Mills, circus proprietor, dies on this day in history.
1941 On this day in history josiah Charles Stamp, 1st baron/statisician, dies
1946 Death of Arthur Chevrolet, Swiss-born race car driver and automobile designer (b. 1884) on this day in history.
1947 Death of Rudolf Höß, commandant of the Auschwitz concentration camp (b. 1900) on April - 16.
1948 Babe Ruth, baseball legend, dies on April - 16.
1949 On this day in history death of sutan Ibrahim gelor Datuk Tan Malaka, Indon communist, executed at 54
1951 On this day in history emile Erens, Dutch hagiographer (Pastor of Ars), dies at 85
1955 Death of Abdullah Seif el-Islam, brother of Yemenite king Ahmed, beheaded on April - 16.
1958 On April - 16 death of rosalind Franklin, British chemist (b. 1920)
1959 Charles Halton, dies at 83 on this day in history.
1968 Edna Ferber, American author (American Beauty), dies at 82 on this day in history.
1970 Death of Richard Neutra, American architect (b. 1892) on April - 16.
1972 On this day in history yasunari Kawabata, Japanese author (Nobel 1968), dies at 72
1978 Lucius D Clay, gen/gov US zone W-Germany (airlift), dies at 80 on this day in history.
1981 Eric Hollies, cricketer (13 Tests for England, 44 wickets), dies on this day in history.
1985 Scott Brady, [Gerald Tierney], actor (Shotgun Slade), dies at 60 on this day in history.
1988 Death of Abu Jihad, [Khalil al-Wazzir], PLO-leader, murdered on this day in history.
1989 Tawfieq Yusuf Awwaad, Lebanese writer, dies on April - 16.
1991 David Lean, director (28 academy awards), dies of pneumonia at 83 on this day in history.
1992 On this day in history andy Russell, drummer/vocalist (Your Hit Parade), dies of stroke at 72
1993 John P W Meefout, sculptor (Laying wife), dies at 77 on April - 16.
1994 On this day in history john McLiam, dies of Parkinson's disease at 75
1995 On this day in history arthur English, comedian, dies at 75
1996 On April - 16 lucille Bremer, dancer/actress (Ziegfeld Follies), dies at 73
1997 Emilio Azcarraga Milmo, media tycoon, dies at 66 on April - 16.
1998 On this day in history death of fred Davis, English snooker player (b. 1913)
« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | Next Page »