Famous Deaths In July - 16

1882  Death of Mary Todd Lincoln, First Lady of the United States (b. 1818) on July - 16.   

1886  Ned Buntline, [Edward Zane Carroll Judson], author, dies on this day in history.   

1887  On this day in history nicaise de Keyser, Flemish painter (Battle at Woeringen), dies at 73   

1889  On July - 16 michele Amari, Italian historian/minister of Education, dies at 83   

1890  On this day in history gottfried Keller, novelist/poet, dies   

1896  On July - 16 edmond-Louis-Antoine Huot de Goncourt, novelist, dies at 74   

1897  Levin Goldschmidt, German business law expert, dies on July - 16.   

1915  On this day in history death of ellen White, American co-founder of the Seventh-day Adventist Church (b. 1827)   

1916  On July - 16 ilja [Elias] Metsjnikov, Russ bacteriologist (Nobel 1908), dies   

1917  Ludwig Philipp Scharwenka, Ger composer (Album Polonaise), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1923  On July - 16 louis M A Couperus, poet/writer (Books of Small Soles), dies at 60   

1931  On this day in history charles Studd, cricketer (5 Tests for England 1882-83), dies   

1939  Beatrice Erskine Lane Suzuki, Zen student, dies on this day in history.   

1944  Death of John Post, Dutch farmer/resistance fighter (passage fight), executed on July - 16.   

1949  On July - 16 death of vyacheslav Ivanov, Russian poet (b. 1866)   

1953  On July - 16 joseph Hilaire Pierre Belloc, author (Path to Rome), dies at 82   

1955  On this day in history jean de Merode, [Marie-Louise Courtenay], Belgian princess, dies at 81   

1960  Albrecht von Kesselring, German fieldmarshal (Italy), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1961  [Louise] Sophie M E de Vries, actress (English Prof), dies at 88 on July - 16.   

1962  On this day in history jan M Romein, historian (Breaking of Two Ages), dies   

1971  H T Tsiang, dies at 65 on July - 16.   

1972  On this day in history giorgio Nataletti, composer, dies at 65   

1973  On this day in history trijntje "Nine" van de Schaaf, author (Fries dorpsleven), dies at 91   

1976  Death of Carmelo Soria, Spanish diplomat assassinated in 1976 by the Chilean DINA on July - 16.   

1979  On July - 16 james F Mcintyre, archbishop of Los Angeles, dies at 93   

1981  On this day in history harry Chapin, folk vocalist (Taxi), dies in car crash at 38   

1982  On July - 16 leendert Braat, sculptor/writer (White World), dies   

1984  On this day in history billy Williams, singer (Your Show of Shows), dies at 73   

1985  On July - 16 wayne King, orch leader (Wayne King Show), dies at 84   

1989  On July - 16 herbert von Karajan, Austrian conductor, dies at 81   

1990  On July - 16 death of robert Blackburn, Irish educationist (b. 1927)   

1991  Cornelis Z Forster, [Da Kuneisi], Suriname granman/gaanman, dies on July - 16.   

1992  "Gorgeous" George, [Arena], wrestler, dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1994  On this day in history m Vink, surgeon (1st Dutch kidney transplant), dies at 78   

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1194  Saint Clare of Assisi, Italian follower of Francis of Assisi (d. 1253) was born on July - 16.   

1571  Theodoor Galle, Flemish engraver, baptized was born on this day in history.   

1611  On this day in history birth of archduchess Cecilia Renata of Austria, Queen of Poland (d. 1644)   

1704  On July - 16 birth of john Kay, England, machinist, invented flying shuttle   

1714  Marc René, marquis de Montalembert, French military engineer (d. 1800) was born on this day in history.   

1715  Charles, Prince de Rohan-Soubise, marshal of France was born on July - 16.   

1722  On July - 16 birth of joseph Wilton, sculptor   

1723  Joshua Reynolds, England, portrait painter (Simplicity) was born on July - 16.