Famous Deaths In June - 16

1869  Death of Charles Sturt, English explorer (b. 1795) on June - 16.   

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

1878  On June - 16 death of crawford Long, American physician (b. 1815)   

1880  James Southerton, cricketer (appeared in England's 1st 2 Tests), dies on June - 16.   

1881  Death of Marie Laveau, American Voodoo practitioner (b. 1801) on June - 16.   

1885  On this day in history death of wilhelm Camphausen, German painter (b. 1818)   

1892  On June - 16 victor Tesch, Belgian lawyer/min of Justice, dies at 80   

1901  On this day in history hermann Grimm, German writer/poet/historian, dies   

1902  Death of Ernst Schröder, German mathematician (b. 1841) on June - 16.   

1905  On this day in history hermann von Wissmann, German explorer/governor of E Africa, dies at 51   

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  Elmer Ambrose Sperry, US inventor (gyroscope compass), dies on June - 16.   

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

1936  Leib Malach, Yiddish writer, dies on June - 16.   

1939  Death of Chick Webb, American jazz drummer and big band leader (b. 1905) on this day in history.   

1940  On June - 16 dubose Heyward, US writer (Porgy, Star Spangled Virgin), dies   

1941  Lodo of Hamel, 1st Dutch secret affiliate, dies on June - 16.   

1944  Death of Marc Bloch, French historian (executed) (b. 1886) on this day in history.   

1945  On this day in history death of aris Velouchiotis, Greek guerrilla resistance leader (b. 1905)   

1946  On June - 16 ludwig Winder, writer, dies   

1947  On this day in history jean-Francois Capart, Belgian egyptologist (Memphis), dies at 86   

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

1953  On June - 16 death of margaret Bondfield, English politician and feminist (b. 1873)   

1955  On June - 16 death of ozias Leduc, Quebec painter (b. 1864)   

1958  Jose Pablo Moncayo Garcia, composer, dies at 45 on June - 16.   

1959  On June - 16 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 this day in history.   

1969  Harold RLG 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis, Brit field marshal, dies at 78 on June - 16.   

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

1971  On June - 16 death of lord Reith, British broadcast executive (b. 1889)   

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1139  Emperor Konoe of Japan (d. 1155) was born on June - 16.   

1332  Isabella de Coucy, English princess (d. 1382) was born on June - 16.   

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

1583  On this day in history birth of axel Gustafson Oxenstierna, Swedish earl/chancellor/regent   

1591  On June - 16 birth of joseph Solomon Delmedigo, Italian physician, mathematician, and music theorist (d. 1655)   

1606  Arthur Chichester, 1st Earl of Donegall, Irish soldier (d. 1675) was born on this day in history.   

1613  John Cleveland, English poet (d. 1658) was born on this day in history.   

1633  On this day in history birth of nathaniel Schnittelbach, composer