Famous Deaths In October - 16

1865  On October - 16 death of andrés Bello, Venezuelan poet, lawmaker, philosopher, and sociologist (b. 1781)   

1867  On October - 16 salomon J Rappoport, Czech rabbi (Ereg miliem), dies   

1877  John Zwijsen, archbishop of Utrecht, dies at 83 on October - 16.   

1880  On this day in history edward Wolff, composer, dies at 64   

1888  On October - 16 death of john Wentworth, Mayor of Chicago (b. 1815)   

1891  On October - 16 sarah Winnemucca, indian scout, dies   

1893  On October - 16 carlo Pedrotti, composer, dies at 75   

1909  On October - 16 death of jakub Bart-ĆiÅ¡inski, Sorbian writer (b. 1856)   

1916  Klaas/old stick Kater, christian worker's union leader, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1918  Felix Arndt, composer, dies at 29 on October - 16.   

1919  On October - 16 charles Harford Lloyd, composer, dies on 70th birthday   

1920  Alberto Nepomuceno, Brazilian composer/conductor (Artemis), dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1928  On this day in history septimus Kinneir, cricketer (Test for Eng), dies   

1937  Death of Jean de Brunhoff, French writer (b. 1899) on October - 16.   

1939  Carl Henrik Ludolf Nielsen, composer, dies at 63 on October - 16.   

1942  Death of 12, Dutch Communist Party-resistance fighter/3 NVV-hostages, executed on October - 16.   

1944  On this day in history eric Westberg, composer, dies at 52   

1946  On this day in history death of alfred G Jodl, Col-Gen/German staff chief weather authority, hanged   

1948  Henry Foley, cricketer (one Test for NZ, scored 2 & 2), dies on this day in history.   

1949  Hale Ascher VanderCook, composer, dies at 85 on October - 16.   

1951  Death of Liaquat Ali Khan, PM of Pakistan (1947-51), assassinated by Said Akbar on October - 16.   

1956  On October - 16 death of jules Rimet, president of FIFA (b. 1873)   

1959  On this day in history george C Marshall, US army general, dies at 78   

1962  Gaston Bachelard, French philosopher (Water & Dreams), dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1966  On this day in history death of george O'Hara, American actor (b. 1899)   

1968  On this day in history death of ellis Kinder, baseball player (b. 1914)   

1972  Leo G Carroll, actor (Topper, Man From Uncle), dies at 80 on October - 16.   

1973  On October - 16 gene Krupa, US swing drummer (Sing Sing Sing), dies at 64   

1974  Death of Chembai Vaidyanatha Bhagavatar, noted Carnatic musician (b. 1895) on this day in history.   

1977  On this day in history michael Balcon, producer, dies at 81   

1978  On October - 16 dan Dailey, dancer/actor (Gov Drinkwater-Governor & JJ), dies at 63   

1979  On this day in history death of johan Borgen, Norwegian author (b. 1903)   

1980  On October - 16 carl PM Romme, Dutch minister of Social Affairs (KVP), dies at 83   

1981  On this day in history moshe Dayan, Israel's general/minister of Defense, dies at 66   

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1396  William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk, English soldier (d. 1450) was born on this day in history.   

1430  On this day in history birth of king James II of Scotland (d. 1460)   

1483  Gasparo Contarini, Italian diplomat and cardinal (d. 1542) was born on this day in history.   

1535  On October - 16 birth of niwa Nagahide, Japanese warlord (d. 1585)   

1605  Charles C Dassoucy, French writer/singer was born on October - 16.   

1663  On October - 16 birth of prince Eugene of Savoy, French-born Austrian general (d. 1736)   

1679  Jan Dismas Zelenka, composer was born on this day in history.   

1708  Albrecht von Haller, Switz, experimental physiology (Acad of Science) was born on October - 16.