Famous Deaths In June - 16

1975  On June - 16 don Robey, US gospel/impresario/producer, dies at 71   

1976  On this day in history death of francis E Meloy Jr, US ambassador to Lebanon, kidnapped & killed   

1977  On June - 16 wernher von Braun, rocket scientist (V1/V2), dies at 65 of smoking   

1979  Ben Weber, US composer (Thorne Music Award 1965), dies at 62 on June - 16.   

1981  Death of Humphrey Keervelt, director (Suriname Planning Bureau), murdered on June - 16.   

1982  Death of John Honeyman-Scott, guitarist (Pretenders), overdoses on drugs on June - 16.   

1984  On this day in history death of lew Andreas, American basketball coach (b. 1895)   

1986  On this day in history death of maurice Duruflé, French composer and organist (b. 1902)   

1988  Death of Miguel Piñero, Puerto Rican playwright, actor, and co-founder of the Nuyorican Poets Cafe. (b. 1946) on June - 16.   

1990  Eva Turner, British soprano, dies on this day in history.   

1991  On June - 16 vicky Brown, US singer (Power of Love), dies   

1992  Joris Diels, Flemish/Dutch director/actor (It's a Cruel World), dies on June - 16.   

1993  John B Connally, gov of Texas/shot with JFK in 1963, dies at 76 on June - 16.   

1994  Boris Alexandrov, conductor (Red Army Song/Dance Ensemble, dies at 88 on June - 16.   

1995  On June - 16 jack Wagner, actor/voice (Disneyland, Walt Disney World), dies   

1996  On this day in history david Mourao-Ferreira, poet/politician, dies at 69   

1997  Death of Dal Stivens, Australian author (b. 1911) on June - 16.   

1999  On June - 16 death of david Edward Sutch, British musician (b. 1940)   

2000  Death of Empress Kōjun of Japan (b. 1903) on June - 16.   

2003  Death of Pierre Bourgault, French Canadian politician (b. 1934) on June - 16.   

2004  Death of Thanom Kittikachorn, Prime Minister of Thailand (b. 1912) on this day in history.   

2005  On this day in history death of enrique Laguerre, Puerto Rican writer (b. 1906)   

2006  Death of Igor ÅšmiaÅ‚owski, Polish actor (b. 1917) on June - 16.   

2007  Death of Grand Ayatollah Fazel Lankarani, Iranian cleric (b. 1931) on this day in history.   

2008  Death of Tom Compernolle, Belgian athlete (b. 1975) on this day in history.   

2013  On June - 16 death of josip Kuže, Croatian footballer and coach (b. 1952)   

2013  On June - 16 death of ottmar Walter, German footballer (b. 1924)   

2014  On this day in history death of josip Kuže, Croatian footballer and coach (b. 1952)   

2014  Death of Ottmar Walter, German footballer (b. 1924) on June - 16.   

2016  Death of Josip Kuže, Croatian footballer and coach (b. 1952) on June - 16.   

2016  On this day in history death of ottmar Walter, German footballer (b. 1924)   

2017  Death of John G. Avildsen, American film director on June - 16.   

2017  On June - 16 death of stephen Furst, American actor   

2017  On this day in history death of helmut Kohl, Chancellor of Germany   

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1139  On this day in history birth of emperor Konoe of Japan (d. 1155)   

1332  On this day in history birth of isabella de Coucy, English princess (d. 1382)   

1514  On this day in history birth of john Cheke, English classical scholar (d. 1557)   

1583  Axel Gustafson Oxenstierna, Swedish earl/chancellor/regent was born on this day in history.   

1591  Joseph Solomon Delmedigo, Italian physician, mathematician, and music theorist (d. 1655) was born on this day in history.   

1606  On June - 16 birth of arthur Chichester, 1st Earl of Donegall, Irish soldier (d. 1675)   

1613  John Cleveland, English poet (d. 1658) was born on June - 16.   

1633  On June - 16 birth of nathaniel Schnittelbach, composer