Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened 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  Death of Crawford Long, American physician (b. 1815) on June - 16.   

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

1881  On June - 16 death of marie Laveau, American Voodoo practitioner (b. 1801)   

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

1902  On June - 16 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 June - 16 wendelin Weissheimer, composer, dies at 72   

1925  Death of Chittaranjan Das, Indian patriot and freedom fighter (b. 1870) on this day in history.   

1928  On June - 16 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 this day in history.   

1939  On this day in history death of chick Webb, American jazz drummer and big band leader (b. 1905)   

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  Ludwig Winder, writer, dies on this day in history.   

1947  Jean-Francois Capart, Belgian egyptologist (Memphis), dies at 86 on this day in history.   

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

1953  On this day in history death of margaret Bondfield, English politician and feminist (b. 1873)   

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

1958  On this day in history jose Pablo Moncayo Garcia, composer, dies at 45   

1959  Death of George Reeves, actor (Superman, Gone with the Wind), shoots self at 45 on this day in history.   

1961  On June - 16 o C Scott, cricketer (WI leg-spinner in 8 Tests), dies   

1963  On this day in history j C Powys, writer, dies at 90   

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

1970  On June - 16 elsa Triolet, writer, dies at 73   

1971  Death of Lord Reith, British broadcast executive (b. 1889) on this day in history.   

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1139  On June - 16 birth of emperor Konoe of Japan (d. 1155)   

1332  On June - 16 birth of isabella de Coucy, English princess (d. 1382)   

1514  John Cheke, English classical scholar (d. 1557) was born on this day in history.   

1583  On June - 16 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 June - 16.   

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