Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In May - 16

1920  Death of Levi P. Morton, United States Vice President under Benjamin Harrision (b. 1824) on May - 16.   

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  Lilli Lehmann, soprano, dies on May - 16.   

1932  On May - 16 death of ki Imukai, premier of Japan (1931-32), murdered   

1938  On this day in history 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  George Ade, US novelist/playwright (Counsel Widow), dies at 78 on this day in history.   

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 May - 16.   

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

1953  Death of Django Reinhardt, Belgian musician (b. 1910) on this day in history.   

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 May - 16.   

1956  Death of H. B. Reese, American founder of Reese's (b. 1876) on this day in history.   

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

1958  On May - 16 jeroom Verten [Jozef F Vermetten], Flemish playwright, dies at 49   

1959  Joe Cook, Stage comedian, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1961  Death of George A. Malcolm, American jurist & educator (b. 1881) on May - 16.   

1966  Death of Randolph Turpin, boxer, shot dead in his home on May - 16.   

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

1972  On May - 16 maxime Dumoulin, composer, dies at 79   

1975  On this day in history death of michael X, (Abdul Malik), hanged in Trinidad, for murder   

1979  Asa Philip Randolph, labor leader & civil rights pioneer, dies at 90 on May - 16.   

1981  On May - 16 death of ernie Freeman, American pianist and arranger (b. 1922)   

1983  Carel Brons, composer, dies at 52 on May - 16.   

1984  On this day in history andy Kaufman, comedian (Latka-Taxi), dies of cancer at 35   

1985  On this day in history margaret Hamilton, actress (Wicked Witch-Wizard of Oz), dies at 82   

1988  Kay Baxter, best bodybuilder in the world (1983-85), dies in car crash at 42 on this day in history.   

1989  On May - 16 death of hassan Khaled, sheik of Lebanon, murdered   

1990  Death of Dag Drollet, Cheyenne Brando's boyfriend killed by brother Christian on this day in history.   

1991  On this day in history prudence Nesbitt, British actress/TV producer, dies   

1992  On May - 16 marisa Mell, actress (Hostages), dies of cancer at 53   

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1558  Andreas of Austria, Bohemia cardinal/gov of Netherlands (1598-1600) was born on May - 16.   

1578  Everard Digby, English conspirator (d. 1606) was born on May - 16.   

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

1641  Dudley North, financier/economist was born on this day in history.   

1659  Campegius Vitringa, Dutch theologist was born on May - 16.   

1710  On this day in history birth of william Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot, English politician (d. 1782)   

1718  On this day in history birth of maria Gaetana Agnesi, Italian mathematician (d. 1799)   

1748  Antonius van Alphen, apostolic vicar of De Bosch was born on May - 16.