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History Deaths on April 16

By  LeeAnn Shane Clutter  16 Apr   76 Views

History Deaths on April 16

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Alexis de Tocqueville, French historian and philosopher, French Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1805)

#Alexis_de_Tocqueville

In 1859

Daryl Gates, American police officer, created the D.A.R.E. Program (b. 1926)

#Daryl_Gates

In 2010

Robert Urich, American actor (b. 1946)

#Robert_Urich

In 2002

Anne Seymour, Duchess of Somerset (b. 1497)

#Anne_Seymour,_Duchess_of_Somerset

In 1587

Aulis Rytkönen, Finnish footballer and manager (b. 1929)

#Aulis_Rytkönen

In 2014

Péter Veres, Hungarian politician, Hungarian Minister of Defence (b. 1897)

#Péter_Veres_(politician)

In 1970

Pentti Lund, Finnish-Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1925)

#Pentti_Lund

In 2013

Charles II, Duke of Savoy (b. 1489)

#Charles_II,_Duke_of_Savoy

In 1496

Otho, Roman emperor (b. AD 32)

#Otho

In 69

Stefan Nerezov, Bulgarian general (b. 1867)

#Stefan_Nerezov

In 1925

Rudolf Höss, German SS officer (b. 1900)

#Rudolf_Höss

In 1947

Yasunari Kawabata, Japanese novelist and short story writer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1899)

#Yasunari_Kawabata

In 1972

Maria Lenk, Brazilian swimmer (b. 1915)

#Maria_Lenk

In 2007

Sviatopolk II of Kiev (b. 1050)

#Sviatopolk_II_of_Kiev

In 1113

Khalil al-Wazir, Palestinian commander, founded Fatah (b. 1935)

#Khalil_al-Wazir

In 1988

Neville Brand, American actor (b. 1920)

#Neville_Brand

In 1992

Scott Brady, American actor (b. 1924)

#Scott_Brady

In 1985

Steve Bloomer, English footballer and manager (b. 1874)

#Steve_Bloomer

In 1938

Marie Tussaud, French-English sculptor, founded the Madame Tussauds Wax Museum (b. 1761)

#Marie_Tussaud

In 1850

Jacques Cassini, French astronomer (b. 1677)

#Jacques_Cassini

In 1756

Sydney Chaplin, English actor, comedian, brother of Charlie Chaplin (b. 1885)

#Sydney_Chaplin

In 1965

David Lean, English director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1908)

#David_Lean

In 1991

Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller, Danish businessman (b. 1913)

#Mærsk_Mc-Kinney_Møller

In 2012

Lucille Bremer, American actress and dancer (b. 1917)

#Lucille_Bremer

In 1996

Lucius D. Clay, American officer and military governor in occupied Germany (b. 1898)

#Lucius_D._Clay

In 1978

Emilio Jacinto, Filipino journalist and activist (b. 1875)

#Emilio_Jacinto

In 1899

Maximilian Kronberger, German poet and author (b. 1888)

#Maximilian_Kronberger

In 1904

Frederick I, Duke of Austria (b. 1175)

#Frederick_I,_Duke_of_Austria_(Babenberg)

In 1198

Sikelgaita, duchess of Apulia (b. c. 1040)

#Sikelgaita

In 1090

Andy Russell, American singer and actor (b. 1919)

#Andy_Russell_(singer)

In 1992

Bernadette Soubirous, French nun and saint (b. 1844)

#Bernadette_Soubirous

In 1879

David Kirkwood, Scottish engineer and politician (b. 1872)

#David_Kirkwood

In 1955

Adelaide del Vasto, regent of Sicily, mother of Roger II of Sicily, queen of Baldwin I of Jerusalem

#Adelaide_del_Vasto

In 1118

Countess Charlotte Flandrina of Nassau (b. 1579)

#Countess_Charlotte_Flandrina_of_Nassau

In 1640

Youri Egorov, Russian pianist (b. 1954)

#Youri_Egorov

In 1988

Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (b. 1878)

#Princess_Alexandra_of_Saxe-Coburg_and_Gotha

In 1942

Francisco Goya, Spanish-French painter and illustrator (b. 1746)

#Francisco_Goya

In 1828

Rasim Deli?, Bosnian general (b. 1949)

#Rasim_Deli?

In 2010

John Hastings, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, English nobleman and soldier (b. 1347)

#John_Hastings,_2nd_Earl_of_Pembroke

In 1375

Samuel Smiles, Scottish-English author (b. 1812)

#Samuel_Smiles

In 1904

István Kertész, Hungarian conductor and educator (b. 1929)

#István_Kertész_(conductor)

In 1973

Stanislav Gross, Czech lawyer and politician, 5th Prime Minister of the Czech Republic (b. 1969)

#Stanislav_Gross

In 2015

Siegfried Ludwig, Austrian politician, 18th Governor of Lower Austria (b. 1926)

#Siegfried_Ludwig

In 2013

Pat Summerall, American football player and sportscaster (b. 1930)

#Pat_Summerall

In 2013

Tobias Hume, Scottish soldier, viol player, and composer (b. 1569)

#Tobias_Hume

In 1645

Attaphol Buspakom, Thai footballer and manager (b. 1962)

#Attaphol_Buspakom

In 2015

Panait Istrati, Romanian journalist and author (b. 1884)

#Panait_Istrati

In 1935

Nelson W. Aldrich, American businessman and politician (b. 1841)

#Nelson_W._Aldrich

In 1915

Harry Anderson, American actor and magician (b. 1952)

#Harry_Anderson

In 2018

Fructuosus of Braga, French archbishop and saint

#Fructuosus_of_Braga

In 665

Jay Johnson Morrow, American military engineer and politician, 3rd Governor of the Panama Canal Zone (b. 1870)

#Jay_Johnson_Morrow

In 1937

Ralph Ellison, American novelist and critic (b. 1913)

#Ralph_Ellison

In 1994

Henry Birks, Canadian businessman, founded Henry Birks and Sons (b. 1840)

#Henry_Birks

In 1928

George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham, English poet and politician, Lord Lieutenant of the West Riding of Yorkshire (b. 1628)

#George_Villiers,_2nd_Duke_of_Buckingham

In 1687

Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, French mathematician, cosmologist, and author (b. 1707)

#Georges-Louis_Leclerc,_Comte_de_Buffon

In 1788

Allan Blakeney, Canadian scholar and politician, 10th Premier of Saskatchewan (b. 1925)

#Allan_Blakeney

In 2011

Pedro Ramírez Vázquez, Mexican architect, designed the Tijuana Cultural Center and National Museum of Anthropology (b. 1919)

#Pedro_Ramírez_Vázquez

In 2013

Oles Buzina, Ukrainian journalist and author (b. 1969)

#Oles_Buzina

In 2015

Gyude Bryant, Liberian businessman and politician (b. 1949)

#Gyude_Bryant

In 2014

Domenico Dragonetti, Italian bassist and composer (b. 1763)

#Domenico_Dragonetti

In 1846

Valery Belousov, Russian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1948)

#Valery_Belousov

In 2015

Ernst Florian Winter, Austrian-American historian and political scientist (b. 1923)

#Ernst_Florian_Winter

In 2014

Fay Bainter, American actress (b. 1893)

#Fay_Bainter

In 1968

Hakk? Yeten, Turkish footballer and manager (b. 1910)

#Hakk?_Yeten

In 1989

Eduard Oja, Estonian composer, conductor, and critic (b. 1905)

#Eduard_Oja

In 1950

George William Hill, American astronomer and mathematician (b. 1838)

#George_William_Hill

In 1914

Jocko Conlan, American baseball player and umpire (b. 1899)

#Jocko_Conlan

In 1989

Aphra Behn, English author and playwright (b. 1640)

#Aphra_Behn

In 1689

Ali Kafi, Algerian colonel and politician (b. 1928)

#Ali_Kafi

In 2013

Zygmunt Florenty Wróblewski, Polish physicist and chemist (b. 1845)

#Zygmunt_Florenty_Wróblewski

In 1888

Kaoru Ishikawa Japanese author and educator (b. 1915)

#Kaoru_Ishikawa

In 1989

Graham Jarvis, Canadian actor (b. 1930)

#Graham_Jarvis

In 2003

José Carlos Mariátegui, Peruvian journalist, philosopher, and activist (b. 1894)

#José_Carlos_Mariátegui

In 1930

Charlie Hodge, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1933)

#Charlie_Hodge_(ice_hockey)

In 2016

Billy Ayre, English footballer and manager (b. 1952)

#Billy_Ayre

In 2002

Mihály Fekete, Hungarian actor, screenwriter and film director (b. 1884)

#Mihály_Fekete

In 1960

Edna Ferber, American novelist, short story writer, and playwright (b. 1885)

#Edna_Ferber

In 1968

Christian Mayer, Czech astronomer and educator (b. 1719)

#Christian_Mayer_(astronomer)

In 1783

Jim Caine, British jazz pianist (b. 1926)

In 2018

George Beverly Shea, Canadian-American singer-songwriter (b. 1909)

In 2013

Charles Bruzon, Gibraltarian politician (b. 1938)

In 2013

Carlo Petrini, Italian footballer and coach (b. 1948)

In 2012

George Kunda, Zambian lawyer and politician, 11th Vice-President of Zambia (b. 1956)

In 2012

Alan Hacker, English clarinet player and conductor (b. 1938)

In 2012

Marian Biskup, Polish author and academic (b. 1922)

In 2012

Sári Barabás, Hungarian soprano (b. 1914)

In 2012

Sol Saks, American screenwriter and producer (b. 1910)

In 2011

Gerry Alexander, Jamaican cricketer and veterinarian (b. 1928)

In 2011

Edward Norton Lorenz, American mathematician and meteorologist (b. 1917)

In 2008

Chandrabose Suthaharan, Sri Lankan journalist

In 2007

Gaétan Duchesne, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1962)

In 2007

Frank Bateson, New Zealand astronomer (b. 1909)

In 2007

Kay Walsh, English actress, singer, and dancer (b. 1911)

In 2005

Graham Stuart Thomas, English horticulturalist and author (b. 1909)

In 2003

Ruth Fertel, American businesswoman, founded Ruth's Chris Steak House (b. 1927)

In 2002

Alec Stock, English footballer and manager (b. 1917)

In 2001

Michael Ritchie, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1938)

In 2001

Skip Spence, Canadian-American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1946)

In 1999

Marie-Louise Meilleur, Canadian super-centenarian (b. 1880)

In 1998

Fred Davis, English snooker player (b. 1913)

In 1998

Alberto Calderón, Argentinian-American mathematician and academic (b. 1920)

In 1998

Roland Topor, French actor, director, and painter (b. 1938)

In 1997

Esmeralda Arboleda Cadavid, Colombian politician (b. 1921)

In 1997

Stavros Niarchos, Greek-Swiss businessman (b. 1909)

In 1996

Paul-Émilien Dalpé, Canadian labor unionist (b. 1919)

In 1994

Alexandru Nicolschi, Romanian spy and activist (b. 1915)

In 1992

Miles Lawrence, English cricketer (b. 1940)

In 1989

Morris Stoloff, American composer (b. 1898)

In 1980

Frank O'Connor, Australian public servant (b. 1894)

In 1972

Richard Neutra, Austrian-American architect, designed the Los Angeles County Hall of Records (b. 1892)

In 1970

Hem Vejakorn, Thai illustrator and painter (b. 1904)

In 1969

Eric Lambert, Australian author (b. 1918)

In 1966

Francis Balfour, English soldier and colonial administrator (b. 1884)

In 1965

Carl Hovland, American psychologist and academic (b. 1912)

In 1961

Rosalind Franklin, English biophysicist and academic (b. 1920)

In 1958

Anders Peter Nielsen, Danish target shooter (b. 1867)

In 1950

Arthur Chevrolet, Swiss-American race car driver and engineer (b. 1884)

In 1946

Denis St. George Daly, Irish polo player (b. 1862)

In 1942

Josiah Stamp, 1st Baron Stamp, English economist and civil servant (b. 1880)

In 1941

Roman Steinberg, Estonian wrestler (b. 1900)

In 1928

Stefano Benedetto Pallavicino, Italian poet and translator (b. 1672)

In 1742

Richard Marshal, 3rd Earl of Pembroke (b. 1191)

In 1234

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