Deaths

History Deaths on May 16

By  Connie McCord Determan  16 May   103 Views

History Deaths on May 16

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Robert Mondavi, American winemaker, co-founded the Opus One Winery (b. 1913)

#Robert_Mondavi

In 2008

Charles Perrault, French author and academic (b. 1628)

#Charles_Perrault

In 1703

Jim Henson, American puppeteer, director, producer, and screenwriter, created The Muppets (b. 1936)

#Jim_Henson

In 1990

Bob Hawke, Australian politician, 23rd Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1929)

#Bob_Hawke

In 2019

Emperor Wu of Jin, Chinese emperor (b. 236)

#Emperor_Wu_of_Jin

In 290

Edward Gibbon Wakefield, English politician (b. 1796)

#Edward_Gibbon_Wakefield

In 1862

Vito Favero, Italian cyclist (b. 1932)

#Vito_Favero

In 2014

A. Philip Randolph, American union leader and activist (b. 1889)

#A._Philip_Randolph

In 1979

Dick Trickle, American race car driver (b. 1941)

#Dick_Trickle

In 2013

Alfred Hoche, German psychiatrist and academic (b. 1865)

#Alfred_Hoche

In 1943

Ernie Freeman, American pianist, composer, and bandleader (b. 1922)

#Ernie_Freeman

In 1981

Modibo Keïta, Malian politician, 1st President of Mali (b. 1915)

#Modibo_Keïta

In 1977

Flora MacNeil, Scottish Gaelic singer (b. 1928)

#Flora_MacNeil

In 2015

Gian Maria Visconti, Duke of Milan (b. 1388)

#Gian_Maria_Visconti

In 1412

Zhang Lingfu, Chinese general (b. 1903)

#Zhang_Lingfu

In 1947

Pietro da Cortona, Italian painter and architect, designed the Santi Luca e Martina (b. 1596)

#Pietro_da_Cortona

In 1669

Jan Tarnowski, Polish noble and statesman (b. 1488)

#Jan_Tarnowski

In 1561

Matthew Lewis, English author and playwright (b. 1775)

#Matthew_Lewis_(writer)

In 1818

H. B. Reese, American candy-maker and businessman, created Reese's Peanut Butter Cups (b. 1876)

#H._B._Reese

In 1956

Clemens Krauss, Austrian conductor and manager (b. 1893)

#Clemens_Krauss

In 1954

Moshe Levinger, Israeli rabbi and author (b. 1935)

#Moshe_Levinger

In 2015

Frederick Gowland Hopkins, English biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1861)

#Frederick_Gowland_Hopkins

In 1947

Mariana of Austria, Queen consort of Spain (b. 1634)

#Mariana_of_Austria

In 1696

Ion C. Br?tianu, Romanian politician, 14th Prime Minister of Romania (b. 1821)

#Ion_C._Br?tianu

In 1891

Philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire (b. 1720)

#Philip_Yorke,_2nd_Earl_of_Hardwicke

In 1790

Hank Jones, American pianist, composer, and bandleader (b. 1918)

#Hank_Jones

In 2010

Thomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of Southampton, English politician, Lord High Treasurer (b. 1607)

#Thomas_Wriothesley,_4th_Earl_of_Southampton

In 1667

James Abdnor, American soldier and politician, 30th Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota (b. 1923)

#James_Abdnor

In 2012

Joseph Strauss, American engineer, co designed The Golden Gate Bridge (b. 1870)

#Joseph_Strauss_(engineer)

In 1938

Ernie Chan, Filipino-American illustrator (b. 1940)

#Ernie_Chan

In 2012

Henri-Edmond Cross, French Neo-Impressionist painter (b. 1856)

#Henri-Edmond_Cross

In 1910

Eliot Ness, American federal agent (b. 1903)

#Eliot_Ness

In 1957

Reuben Chapman, American lawyer and politician, 13th Governor of Alabama (b. 1799)

#Reuben_Chapman

In 1882

Heinrich Rohrer, Swiss physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1933)

#Heinrich_Rohrer

In 2013

Chuck Brown, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1936)

#Chuck_Brown

In 2012

Andrew Goodpaster, American general (b. 1915)

#Andrew_Goodpaster

In 2005

George Ade, American journalist, author, and playwright (b. 1866)

#George_Ade

In 1944

Alain Cuny, French actor (b. 1908)

#Alain_Cuny

In 1994

Simon Stock, English-French saint (b. 1165)

#Simon_Stock

In 1265

Liu Bowen, Chinese military strategist, officer, statesman and poet (b. 1311)

#Liu_Bowen

In 1375

Mehmed VI, Ottoman sultan (b. 1861)

#Mehmed_VI

In 1926

Andrew Bobola, Polish missionary and martyr (b. 1591)

#Andrew_Bobola

In 1657

Levi P. Morton, American politician, 22nd United States Vice President (b. 1824)

#Levi_P._Morton

In 1920

I. M. Pei, Chinese-American architect (b.1917)

#I._M._Pei

In 2019

Joseph Fourier, French mathematician and physicist (b. 1768)

#Joseph_Fourier

In 1830

Robert Darcy, 4th Earl of Holderness, English politician, Secretary of State for the Southern Department (b. 1718)

#Robert_Darcy,_4th_Earl_of_Holderness

In 1778

Ronnie James Dio, American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1942)

#Ronnie_James_Dio

In 2010

Django Reinhardt, Belgian guitarist and composer (b. 1910)

#Django_Reinhardt

In 1953

Jacob Leisler, German-American politician, 8th Colonial Governor of New York (b. 1640)

#Jacob_Leisler

In 1691

Sammy Davis Jr., American singer, dancer, and actor (b. 1925)

#Sammy_Davis_Jr.

In 1990

Mihkel Veske, Estonian poet, linguist and theologist (b. 1843)

#Mihkel_Veske

In 1890

Margaret Hamilton, American actress (b. 1902)

#Margaret_Hamilton_(actress)

In 1985

Leonidas Paraskevopoulos, Greek general and politician (b. 1860)

#Leonidas_Paraskevopoulos

In 1936

Prashant Bhargava, American director and producer (b. 1973)

In 2015

Clyde Snow, American anthropologist and author (b. 1928)

In 2014

Bud Hollowell, American baseball player and manager (b. 1943)

In 2014

Chris Duckworth, Zimbabwean-South African cricketer (b. 1933)

In 2014

Bernard Waber, American author and illustrator (b. 1921)

In 2013

Frankie Librán, Puerto Rican-American baseball player (b. 1948)

In 2013

Bryan Illerbrun, Canadian football player (b. 1957)

In 2013

Angelo Errichetti, American politician (b. 1928)

In 2013

Kevin Hickey, American baseball player (b. 1956)

In 2012

Patricia Aakhus, American author and academic (b. 1952)

In 2012

Kiyoshi Kodama, Japanese actor (b. 1934)

In 2011

Edward Hardwicke, English actor (b. 1932)

In 2011

Bob Davis, Australian footballer and coach (b. 1928)

In 2011

Ralph Barker, English author (b. 1917)

In 2011

Mark McCormack, American lawyer and sports agent, founded IMG (b. 1930)

In 2003

Alec Campbell, Australian soldier (b. 1899)

In 2002

Elbridge Durbrow, American diplomat (b. 1903)

In 1997

Jeremy Michael Boorda, American admiral (b. 1939)

In 1996

Marv Johnson, American singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1938)

In 1993

Leila Kasra, Iranian poet and songwriter (b. 1939)

In 1989

Irwin Shaw, American playwright, screenwriter, novelist, and short story writer (b. 1913)

In 1984

Andy Kaufman, American actor, comedian, and screenwriter (b. 1949)

In 1984

Willy Hartner, German physician and academic (b. 1905)

In 1981

Jacques Lipchitz, Lithuanian-American sculptor (b. 1891)

In 1973

George A. Malcolm, American lawyer and jurist (b. 1881)

In 1961

Manny Ayulo, American race car driver (b. 1921)

In 1955

James Agee, American novelist, screenwriter, and critic(b. 1909)

In 1955

Bruno Tesch, German chemist and businessman (b. 1890)

In 1946

Louis Perrier, Swiss architect and politician (b. 1849)

In 1913

William Adams, English sailor and navigator (b. 1564)

In 1620

John Komnenos Vatatzes, Byzantine general (b. 1132)

In 1182

Fujiwara no Michitaka, Japanese nobleman (b. 953)

In 995

Meng Hanqiong, eunuch official of Later Tang

In 934

Qian Kuan, Chinese nobleman

In 895

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By  Connie McCord Determan  16 May   103 Views

History Deaths on May 16

---

Robert Mondavi, American winemaker, co-founded the Opus One Winery (b. 1913)

#Robert_Mondavi

In 2008

Charles Perrault, French author and academic (b. 1628)

#Charles_Perrault

In 1703

Jim Henson, American puppeteer, director, producer, and screenwriter, created The Muppets (b. 1936)

#Jim_Henson

In 1990

Bob Hawke, Australian politician, 23rd Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1929)

#Bob_Hawke

In 2019

Emperor Wu of Jin, Chinese emperor (b. 236)

#Emperor_Wu_of_Jin

In 290

Edward Gibbon Wakefield, English politician (b. 1796)

#Edward_Gibbon_Wakefield

In 1862

Vito Favero, Italian cyclist (b. 1932)

#Vito_Favero

In 2014

A. Philip Randolph, American union leader and activist (b. 1889)

#A._Philip_Randolph

In 1979

Dick Trickle, American race car driver (b. 1941)

#Dick_Trickle

In 2013

Alfred Hoche, German psychiatrist and academic (b. 1865)

#Alfred_Hoche

In 1943

Ernie Freeman, American pianist, composer, and bandleader (b. 1922)

#Ernie_Freeman

In 1981

Modibo Keïta, Malian politician, 1st President of Mali (b. 1915)

#Modibo_Keïta

In 1977

Flora MacNeil, Scottish Gaelic singer (b. 1928)

#Flora_MacNeil

In 2015

Gian Maria Visconti, Duke of Milan (b. 1388)

#Gian_Maria_Visconti

In 1412

Zhang Lingfu, Chinese general (b. 1903)

#Zhang_Lingfu

In 1947

Pietro da Cortona, Italian painter and architect, designed the Santi Luca e Martina (b. 1596)

#Pietro_da_Cortona

In 1669

Jan Tarnowski, Polish noble and statesman (b. 1488)

#Jan_Tarnowski

In 1561

Matthew Lewis, English author and playwright (b. 1775)

#Matthew_Lewis_(writer)

In 1818

H. B. Reese, American candy-maker and businessman, created Reese's Peanut Butter Cups (b. 1876)

#H._B._Reese

In 1956

Clemens Krauss, Austrian conductor and manager (b. 1893)

#Clemens_Krauss

In 1954

Moshe Levinger, Israeli rabbi and author (b. 1935)

#Moshe_Levinger

In 2015

Frederick Gowland Hopkins, English biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1861)

#Frederick_Gowland_Hopkins

In 1947

Mariana of Austria, Queen consort of Spain (b. 1634)

#Mariana_of_Austria

In 1696

Ion C. Br?tianu, Romanian politician, 14th Prime Minister of Romania (b. 1821)

#Ion_C._Br?tianu

In 1891

Philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire (b. 1720)

#Philip_Yorke,_2nd_Earl_of_Hardwicke

In 1790

Hank Jones, American pianist, composer, and bandleader (b. 1918)

#Hank_Jones

In 2010

Thomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of Southampton, English politician, Lord High Treasurer (b. 1607)

#Thomas_Wriothesley,_4th_Earl_of_Southampton

In 1667

James Abdnor, American soldier and politician, 30th Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota (b. 1923)

#James_Abdnor

In 2012

Joseph Strauss, American engineer, co designed The Golden Gate Bridge (b. 1870)

#Joseph_Strauss_(engineer)

In 1938

Ernie Chan, Filipino-American illustrator (b. 1940)

#Ernie_Chan

In 2012

Henri-Edmond Cross, French Neo-Impressionist painter (b. 1856)

#Henri-Edmond_Cross

In 1910

Eliot Ness, American federal agent (b. 1903)

#Eliot_Ness

In 1957

Reuben Chapman, American lawyer and politician, 13th Governor of Alabama (b. 1799)

#Reuben_Chapman

In 1882

Heinrich Rohrer, Swiss physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1933)

#Heinrich_Rohrer

In 2013

Chuck Brown, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1936)

#Chuck_Brown

In 2012

Andrew Goodpaster, American general (b. 1915)

#Andrew_Goodpaster

In 2005

George Ade, American journalist, author, and playwright (b. 1866)

#George_Ade

In 1944

Alain Cuny, French actor (b. 1908)

#Alain_Cuny

In 1994

Simon Stock, English-French saint (b. 1165)

#Simon_Stock

In 1265

Liu Bowen, Chinese military strategist, officer, statesman and poet (b. 1311)

#Liu_Bowen

In 1375

Mehmed VI, Ottoman sultan (b. 1861)

#Mehmed_VI

In 1926

Andrew Bobola, Polish missionary and martyr (b. 1591)

#Andrew_Bobola

In 1657

Levi P. Morton, American politician, 22nd United States Vice President (b. 1824)

#Levi_P._Morton

In 1920

I. M. Pei, Chinese-American architect (b.1917)

#I._M._Pei

In 2019

Joseph Fourier, French mathematician and physicist (b. 1768)

#Joseph_Fourier

In 1830

Robert Darcy, 4th Earl of Holderness, English politician, Secretary of State for the Southern Department (b. 1718)

#Robert_Darcy,_4th_Earl_of_Holderness

In 1778

Ronnie James Dio, American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1942)

#Ronnie_James_Dio

In 2010

Django Reinhardt, Belgian guitarist and composer (b. 1910)

#Django_Reinhardt

In 1953

Jacob Leisler, German-American politician, 8th Colonial Governor of New York (b. 1640)

#Jacob_Leisler

In 1691

Sammy Davis Jr., American singer, dancer, and actor (b. 1925)

#Sammy_Davis_Jr.

In 1990

Mihkel Veske, Estonian poet, linguist and theologist (b. 1843)

#Mihkel_Veske

In 1890

Margaret Hamilton, American actress (b. 1902)

#Margaret_Hamilton_(actress)

In 1985

Leonidas Paraskevopoulos, Greek general and politician (b. 1860)

#Leonidas_Paraskevopoulos

In 1936

Prashant Bhargava, American director and producer (b. 1973)

In 2015

Clyde Snow, American anthropologist and author (b. 1928)

In 2014

Bud Hollowell, American baseball player and manager (b. 1943)

In 2014

Chris Duckworth, Zimbabwean-South African cricketer (b. 1933)

In 2014

Bernard Waber, American author and illustrator (b. 1921)

In 2013

Frankie Librán, Puerto Rican-American baseball player (b. 1948)

In 2013

Bryan Illerbrun, Canadian football player (b. 1957)

In 2013

Angelo Errichetti, American politician (b. 1928)

In 2013

Kevin Hickey, American baseball player (b. 1956)

In 2012

Patricia Aakhus, American author and academic (b. 1952)

In 2012

Kiyoshi Kodama, Japanese actor (b. 1934)

In 2011

Edward Hardwicke, English actor (b. 1932)

In 2011

Bob Davis, Australian footballer and coach (b. 1928)

In 2011

Ralph Barker, English author (b. 1917)

In 2011

Mark McCormack, American lawyer and sports agent, founded IMG (b. 1930)

In 2003

Alec Campbell, Australian soldier (b. 1899)

In 2002

Elbridge Durbrow, American diplomat (b. 1903)

In 1997

Jeremy Michael Boorda, American admiral (b. 1939)

In 1996

Marv Johnson, American singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1938)

In 1993

Leila Kasra, Iranian poet and songwriter (b. 1939)

In 1989

Irwin Shaw, American playwright, screenwriter, novelist, and short story writer (b. 1913)

In 1984

Andy Kaufman, American actor, comedian, and screenwriter (b. 1949)

In 1984

Willy Hartner, German physician and academic (b. 1905)

In 1981

Jacques Lipchitz, Lithuanian-American sculptor (b. 1891)

In 1973

George A. Malcolm, American lawyer and jurist (b. 1881)

In 1961

Manny Ayulo, American race car driver (b. 1921)

In 1955

James Agee, American novelist, screenwriter, and critic(b. 1909)

In 1955

Bruno Tesch, German chemist and businessman (b. 1890)

In 1946

Louis Perrier, Swiss architect and politician (b. 1849)

In 1913

William Adams, English sailor and navigator (b. 1564)

In 1620

John Komnenos Vatatzes, Byzantine general (b. 1132)

In 1182

Fujiwara no Michitaka, Japanese nobleman (b. 953)

In 995

Meng Hanqiong, eunuch official of Later Tang

In 934

Qian Kuan, Chinese nobleman

In 895

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