Famous Deaths In April - 16

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)   

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0778  On this day in history birth of king Louis the Pious (d. 840)   

1319  King John II of France (d. 1364) was born on April - 16.   

1495  Petrus Apianus, German mathematician (d. 1557) was born on this day in history.   

1628  Cornelis Evertsen de Young, vice admiral of Zealand was born on April - 16.   

1635  Frans van Mieris, the Elder, Dutch painter was born on this day in history.   

1646  On April - 16 birth of jules Hardouin Mansart, French architect (d. 1708)   

1648  John Luyken, poet/etcher (Duytse Lyre) was born on this day in history.   

1652  Clement XII, [Lorenzo Corsini], Italy, Pope (1730-40) was born on April - 16.