Famous Deaths In May - 16

1920  On May - 16 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  Edmund William Grosse, poet/author, dies on May - 16.   

1929  On this day in history lilli Lehmann, soprano, dies   

1932  Death of Ki Imukai, premier of Japan (1931-32), murdered on this day in history.   

1938  On May - 16 stephen Fairbairn, oarsman/coach, dies   

1942  Bronislaw Kasper Malinowski, anthropologist, dies on this day in history.   

1943  Death of Alfred Hoche, German psychiatrist (b. 1865) on May - 16.   

1944  On this day in history george Ade, US novelist/playwright (Counsel Widow), dies at 78   

1947  On this day in history death of frederick Hopkins, English biochemist, Nobel laureate (b. 1861)   

1949  William Newzam Prior Nicholson, painter/engraver, dies on this day in history.   

1952  On May - 16 alec Hearne, cricketer (scored 9 in Test for Eng v S Afr 1892), dies   

1953  On this day in history death of django Reinhardt, Belgian musician (b. 1910)   

1954  Clemens Krauss, Austrian conductor (Vienna State Opera), dies at 61 on May - 16.   

1955  James Agee, US critic/writer (Death in Family), dies in NY on this day in history.   

1956  On May - 16 death of h. B. Reese, American founder of Reese's (b. 1876)   

1957  Death of Eliot Ness, American federal agent (b. 1903) on this day in history.   

1958  Jeroom Verten [Jozef F Vermetten], Flemish playwright, dies at 49 on this day in history.   

1959  On May - 16 joe Cook, Stage comedian, dies at 69   

1961  On May - 16 death of george A. Malcolm, American jurist & educator (b. 1881)   

1966  Death of Randolph Turpin, boxer, shot dead in his home on this day in history.   

1969  On May - 16 johnny Jordan, cameraman (You Only Live Twice), dies at 44   

1972  Maxime Dumoulin, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1975  Death of Michael X, (Abdul Malik), hanged in Trinidad, for murder on this day in history.   

1979  Asa Philip Randolph, labor leader & civil rights pioneer, dies at 90 on this day in history.   

1981  Death of Ernie Freeman, American pianist and arranger (b. 1922) on May - 16.   

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  On this day in history margaret Hamilton, actress (Wicked Witch-Wizard of Oz), dies at 82   

1988  On May - 16 kay Baxter, best bodybuilder in the world (1983-85), dies in car crash at 42   

1989  Death of Hassan Khaled, sheik of Lebanon, murdered on May - 16.   

1990  Death of Dag Drollet, Cheyenne Brando's boyfriend killed by brother Christian on May - 16.   

1991  Prudence Nesbitt, British actress/TV producer, dies on May - 16.   

1992  Marisa Mell, actress (Hostages), dies of cancer at 53 on May - 16.   

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1558  On this day in history birth of andreas of Austria, Bohemia cardinal/gov of Netherlands (1598-1600)   

1578  Everard Digby, English conspirator (d. 1606) was born on this day in history.   

1609  Ferdinand, Austria, cardinal of Spain/governor of Netherlands was born on this day in history.   

1641  On this day in history birth of dudley North, financier/economist   

1659  On May - 16 birth of campegius Vitringa, Dutch theologist   

1710  William Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot, English politician (d. 1782) was born on this day in history.   

1718  Maria Gaetana Agnesi, Italian mathematician (d. 1799) was born on May - 16.   

1748  On this day in history birth of antonius van Alphen, apostolic vicar of De Bosch