Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In June - 16

1869  On June - 16 death of charles Sturt, English explorer (b. 1795)   

1872  Death of Norman MacLeod, Scottish clergyman (b. 1812) on this day in history.   

1878  On this day in history death of crawford Long, American physician (b. 1815)   

1880  James Southerton, cricketer (appeared in England's 1st 2 Tests), dies on this day in history.   

1881  Death of Marie Laveau, American Voodoo practitioner (b. 1801) on this day in history.   

1885  On June - 16 death of wilhelm Camphausen, German painter (b. 1818)   

1892  Victor Tesch, Belgian lawyer/min of Justice, dies at 80 on June - 16.   

1901  On June - 16 hermann Grimm, German writer/poet/historian, dies   

1902  On this day in history death of ernst Schröder, German mathematician (b. 1841)   

1905  Hermann von Wissmann, German explorer/governor of E Africa, dies at 51 on this day in history.   

1910  On this day in history wendelin Weissheimer, composer, dies at 72   

1925  On June - 16 death of chittaranjan Das, Indian patriot and freedom fighter (b. 1870)   

1928  On this day in history death of dr. Mark Keppel, County Superintendent of Los Angeles County Schools from 1902-1928 (b. 1867)   

1929  On June - 16 death of bramwell Booth, the 2nd General of The Salvation Army (b. 1856)   

1930  On June - 16 elmer Ambrose Sperry, US inventor (gyroscope compass), dies   

1932  Frederik W Van Oaths, psychiatrist/writer (Blades of Grass), dies on June - 16.   

1936  Leib Malach, Yiddish writer, dies on this day in history.   

1939  Death of Chick Webb, American jazz drummer and big band leader (b. 1905) on June - 16.   

1940  On this day in history dubose Heyward, US writer (Porgy, Star Spangled Virgin), dies   

1941  On this day in history lodo of Hamel, 1st Dutch secret affiliate, dies   

1944  On this day in history death of marc Bloch, French historian (executed) (b. 1886)   

1945  Death of Aris Velouchiotis, Greek guerrilla resistance leader (b. 1905) on June - 16.   

1946  On this day in history ludwig Winder, writer, dies   

1947  On June - 16 jean-Francois Capart, Belgian egyptologist (Memphis), dies at 86   

1952  On June - 16 death of andrew Lawson, Scottish-American geologist, first to map the entire San Andreas Fault (b. 1861)   

1953  Death of Margaret Bondfield, English politician and feminist (b. 1873) on June - 16.   

1955  On this day in history death of ozias Leduc, Quebec painter (b. 1864)   

1958  Jose Pablo Moncayo Garcia, composer, dies at 45 on this day in history.   

1959  On this day in history death of george Reeves, actor (Superman, Gone with the Wind), shoots self at 45   

1961  O C Scott, cricketer (WI leg-spinner in 8 Tests), dies on June - 16.   

1963  J C Powys, writer, dies at 90 on June - 16.   

1969  Harold RLG 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis, Brit field marshal, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1970  On this day in history elsa Triolet, writer, dies at 73   

1971  Death of Lord Reith, British broadcast executive (b. 1889) on June - 16.   

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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  John Cheke, English classical scholar (d. 1557) was born on June - 16.   

1583  On June - 16 birth of axel Gustafson Oxenstierna, Swedish earl/chancellor/regent   

1591  Joseph Solomon Delmedigo, Italian physician, mathematician, and music theorist (d. 1655) was born on June - 16.   

1606  On this day in history birth of arthur Chichester, 1st Earl of Donegall, Irish soldier (d. 1675)   

1613  On this day in history birth of john Cleveland, English poet (d. 1658)   

1633  On June - 16 birth of nathaniel Schnittelbach, composer