Famous Deaths In May - 16
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1920 On this day in history death of levi P. Morton, United States Vice President under Benjamin Harrision (b. 1824)
1926 On this day in history mehmed VI Vahideddin (Mohammed Osman), last sultan of Turkey, dies
1928 On this day in history edmund William Grosse, poet/author, dies
1929 On this day in history lilli Lehmann, soprano, dies
1932 On May - 16 death of ki Imukai, premier of Japan (1931-32), murdered
1938 On May - 16 stephen Fairbairn, oarsman/coach, dies
1942 On this day in history bronislaw Kasper Malinowski, anthropologist, dies
1943 On this day in history death of alfred Hoche, German psychiatrist (b. 1865)
1944 George Ade, US novelist/playwright (Counsel Widow), dies at 78 on this day in history.
1947 On May - 16 death of frederick Hopkins, English biochemist, Nobel laureate (b. 1861)
1949 William Newzam Prior Nicholson, painter/engraver, dies on this day in history.
1952 Alec Hearne, cricketer (scored 9 in Test for Eng v S Afr 1892), dies on May - 16.
1953 On this day in history death of django Reinhardt, Belgian musician (b. 1910)
1954 On this day in history clemens Krauss, Austrian conductor (Vienna State Opera), dies at 61
1955 On this day in history james Agee, US critic/writer (Death in Family), dies in NY
1956 On this day in history death of h. B. Reese, American founder of Reese's (b. 1876)
1957 On this day in history death of eliot Ness, American federal agent (b. 1903)
1958 On this day in history jeroom Verten [Jozef F Vermetten], Flemish playwright, dies at 49
1959 Joe Cook, Stage comedian, dies at 69 on this day in history.
1961 On this day in history death of george A. Malcolm, American jurist & educator (b. 1881)
1966 On this day in history death of randolph Turpin, boxer, shot dead in his home
1969 On May - 16 johnny Jordan, cameraman (You Only Live Twice), dies at 44
1972 Maxime Dumoulin, composer, dies at 79 on May - 16.
1975 Death of Michael X, (Abdul Malik), hanged in Trinidad, for murder on May - 16.
1979 On May - 16 asa Philip Randolph, labor leader & civil rights pioneer, dies at 90
1981 Death of Ernie Freeman, American pianist and arranger (b. 1922) on this day in history.
1983 Carel Brons, composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.
1984 Andy Kaufman, comedian (Latka-Taxi), dies of cancer at 35 on this day in history.
1985 Margaret Hamilton, actress (Wicked Witch-Wizard of Oz), dies at 82 on May - 16.
1988 On this day in history kay Baxter, best bodybuilder in the world (1983-85), dies in car crash at 42
1989 On this day in history death of hassan Khaled, sheik of Lebanon, murdered
1990 On this day in history death of dag Drollet, Cheyenne Brando's boyfriend killed by brother Christian
1991 On this day in history prudence Nesbitt, British actress/TV producer, dies
1992 On this day in history marisa Mell, actress (Hostages), dies of cancer at 53
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