Famous Deaths In August - 16

1027  On August - 16 death of giorgi I, King of Georgia (b. 998)   

1297  Death of John II of Trebizond (b. 1262) on August - 16.   

1327  On this day in history death of roch, French saint (b. 1295)   

1358  Death of Duke Albert II of Austria (b. 1298) on August - 16.   

1419  Death of Wenceslaus, King of the Romans, King of Bohemia (b. 1361) on August - 16.   

1443  Death of Ashikaga Yoshikatsu, Japanese shogun (b. 1434) on this day in history.   

1445  On this day in history death of margaret of Scotland (Dauphine of France), wife of the future King Louis XI (b. 1424)   

1508  On this day in history henry van Stolberg & Wernigerode, Ger viceroy of Friesland, dies at 41   

1518  Death of Loyset Compère, French composer on this day in history.   

1532  On August - 16 death of john the Steadfast, Elector of Saxony (b. 1468)   

1603  On August - 16 silvio Antoniano, Italian cardinal/theologist (Tre libri), dies at 62   

1661  On August - 16 thomas Fuller, English prime minister, dies at 53   

1675  Bogdan Chmilnicki, cosack leader/murderer of 300,000 Jews, dies on this day in history.   

1678  On this day in history death of andrew Marvell, English poet (Definition of Love), ODs at 57   

1705  Jean/Jacobus Bernouilli, Swiss mathematician, dies at 50 on August - 16.   

1733  On this day in history death of matthew Tindal, English deist (b. 1657)   

1738  Joe Miller, English comic, dies on August - 16.   

1748  On August - 16 pietro Giuseppe Sandoni, composer, dies at 63   

1786  Henri-Jacques de Croes, Flemish composer/bandmaster, dies at 80 on August - 16.   

1791  On August - 16 death of charles-François de Broglie, marquis de Ruffec, French soldier and diplomat (b. 1719)   

1799  On August - 16 vincenzo Manfredini, composer, dies at 61   

1807  Claude C Saunier, French furniture maker, dies at about 72 on August - 16.   

1831  Eduard Brendler, composer, dies at 30 on August - 16.   

1836  Death of Marc-Antoine Parseval, French mathematician (b. 1755) on August - 16.   

1854  Duncan Phyfe, furniture maker, dies on this day in history.   

1855  On August - 16 death of henry Colburn, British publisher (b. ?)   

1864  John Randolph Chambliss Jr, planter/Confederate, dies in battle at 31 on August - 16.   

1870  Ludvig Anton Edmund Passy, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1886  Swami Ramakrishna, Indies philosopher, dies at 50 on August - 16.   

1888  Death of John Pemberton, American druggist and inventor of Coca-Cola (b. 1831) on August - 16.   

1893  On this day in history death of jean-Martin Charcot, French neurologist (b. 1825)   

1894  On August - 16 herman van der Tuuk, Dutch linguist (Toba Batak grammar), dies at 70   

1899  On August - 16 death of robert Wilhelm Bunsen, German chemist (b. 1811)   

1900  On this day in history eca de Queiroz, writer, dies   

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1355  Philippa Plantagenet, Countess of Ulster was born on August - 16.   

1378  Hongxi Emperor of China (d. 1425) was born on August - 16.   

1397  Albrecht II von Habsburg, king of Bohemia/Hungary/Germany was born on August - 16.   

1401  Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut, dauphine of France (d. 1436) was born on August - 16.   

1550  On this day in history birth of carolus Gallus, [Karel de Haan], Dutch lawyer/pastor/vicar   

1557  Agostino Carracci, Italian artist (d. 1602) was born on August - 16.   

1573  On this day in history birth of anna of Austria, queen of Poland (d. 1598)   

1596  Frederick V, Elector Palatine (d. 1632) was born on this day in history.