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History Deaths on August 16

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History Deaths on August 16

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Andrej Hlinka, Slovak priest, journalist, and politician (b. 1864)

#Andrej_Hlinka

In 1938

John Diefenbaker, Canadian lawyer and politician, 13th Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1895)

#John_Diefenbaker

In 1979

Mile Mrkši?, Serb general (b. 1947)

#Mile_Mrkši?

In 2015

Idi Amin, Ugandan field marshal and politician, 3rd President of Uganda (b. 1928)

#Idi_Amin

In 2003

Ranavalona I, Queen consort of Kingdom of Madagascar and then sovereign (b. 1778)

#Ranavalona_I

In 1861

Richard Upjohn, English-American architect (b. 1802)

#Richard_Upjohn

In 1878

Carl Theodor Schulz, German-Norwegian gardener (b. 1835)

#Carl_Theodor_Schulz

In 1914

Jean-Martin Charcot, French neurologist and academic (b. 1825)

#Jean-Martin_Charcot

In 1893

John Roseboro, American baseball player and coach (b. 1933)

#John_Roseboro

In 2002

José Maria de Eça de Queirós, Portuguese journalist and author (b. 1845)

#José_Maria_de_Eça_de_Queirós

In 1900

Stewart Granger, English-American actor (b. 1913)

#Stewart_Granger

In 1993

Thomas Fuller, English historian and author (b. 1608)

#Thomas_Fuller

In 1661

Dorival Caymmi, Brazilian singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1914)

#Dorival_Caymmi

In 2008

Abdul Haq, Pakistani linguist and scholar (b. 1870)

#Abdul_Haq_(Urdu_scholar)

In 1961

Anna Kashfi, British actress (b. 1934)

#Anna_Kashfi

In 2015

Vassar Clements, American fiddler (b. 1928)

#Vassar_Clements

In 2005

Abune Paulos, Ethiopian patriarch (b. 1935)

#Abune_Paulos

In 2012

Spyros Skouras, Greek-American businessman (b. 1893)

#Spyros_Skouras

In 1971

Lydia Field Emmet, American painter and academic (b. 1866)

#Lydia_Field_Emmet

In 1952

Alidius Tjarda van Starkenborgh Stachouwer, Dutch soldier and politician, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (b. 1888)

#Alidius_Tjarda_van_Starkenborgh_Stachouwer

In 1978

Selman Waksman, Ukrainian-American biochemist and microbiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1888)

#Selman_Waksman

In 1973

Henry Daglish, Australian politician, 6th Premier of Western Australia (b. 1866)

#Henry_Daglish

In 1920

Jacob Bekenstein, Mexican-American physicist, astronomer, and academic (b. 1947)

#Jacob_Bekenstein

In 2015

Albert II, Duke of Austria (b. 1298)

#Albert_II,_Duke_of_Austria

In 1358

Peter Fonda , American actor, director, and screenwriter. (b.1940)

#Peter_Fonda

In 2019

Elvis Presley, American singer, guitarist, and actor (b. 1935)

#Elvis_Presley

In 1977

Ashikaga Yoshikatsu, Japanese sh?gun (b. 1434)

#Ashikaga_Yoshikatsu

In 1443

Masanobu Fukuoka, Japanese farmer and author (b. 1913)

#Masanobu_Fukuoka

In 2008

Pat O'Connor, New Zealand wrestler and trainer (b. 1925)

#Pat_O'Connor_(wrestler)

In 1990

Bahaedin Adab, Iranian engineer and politician (b. 1945)

#Bahaedin_Adab

In 2007

Andrew Marvell, English poet and author (b. 1621)

#Andrew_Marvell

In 1678

George I of Georgia (b. 998)

#George_I_of_Georgia

In 1027

John, Elector of Saxony (b. 1468)

#John,_Elector_of_Saxony

In 1532

Philip I, Count of Savoy (b. 1207)

#Philip_I,_Count_of_Savoy

In 1285

Peter Scholl-Latour, German journalist, author, and academic (b. 1924)

#Peter_Scholl-Latour

In 2014

Earl Averill, American baseball player (b. 1902)

#Earl_Averill

In 1983

Charles-François de Broglie, marquis de Ruffec, French soldier and diplomat (b. 1719)

#Charles-François_de_Broglie,_marquis_de_Ruffec

In 1791

Wanda Landowska, Polish-French harpsichord player (b. 1879)

#Wanda_Landowska

In 1959

Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, Indian mystic and philosopher (b. 1836)

#Ramakrishna

In 1886

Beatrice of Silva, Dominican nun

#Beatrice_of_Silva

In 1492

Takijir? ?nishi, Japanese admiral (b. 1891)

#Takijir?_?nishi

In 1945

Duško Radovi?, Serbian children's writer, poet, journalist, aphorist and TV editor (b. 1922)

#Duško_Radovi?

In 1984

Mark Heard, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1951)

#Mark_Heard

In 1992

John II of Trebizond (b. 1262)

#John_II_of_Trebizond

In 1297

Luigi Zampa, Italian director and screenwriter (b. 1905)

#Luigi_Zampa

In 1991

Bela Lugosi, Hungarian-American actor (b. 1882)

#Bela_Lugosi

In 1956

Irving Langmuir, American chemist and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1881)

#Irving_Langmuir

In 1957

João Havelange, Brazilian water polo player, lawyer, and businessman (b. 1916)

#João_Havelange

In 2016

Webster Paulson, English civil engineer (b. 1837)

#Webster_Paulson

In 1887

Pierre Brasseur, French actor and screenwriter (b. 1905)

#Pierre_Brasseur

In 1972

Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia (b. 1361)

#Wenceslaus_IV_of_Bohemia

In 1419

Roch, French saint (b. 1295)

#Saint_Roch

In 1327

Margaret Mitchell, American journalist and author (b. 1900)

#Margaret_Mitchell

In 1949

Loyset Compère, French composer (b. 1445)

#Loyset_Compère

In 1518

William Windom, American actor (b. 1923)

#William_Windom_(actor)

In 2012

H?j? Masako, Japanese regent and onna-bugeisha (b. 1156)

#H?j?_Masako

In 1225

Carl Mydans, American photographer and journalist (b. 1907)

#Carl_Mydans

In 2004

Azzone Visconti, founder of the state of Milan (b. 1302)

#Azzone_Visconti

In 1339

Jacob Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician and theorist (b. 1654)

#Jacob_Bernoulli

In 1705

Bernard de Tremelay, fourth Grand Master of the Knights Templar

#Bernard_de_Tremelay

In 1153

Prentiss Ingraham, American soldier and author (b. 1843)

#Prentiss_Ingraham

In 1904

Peter I of Serbia (b. 1844)

#Peter_I_of_Serbia

In 1921

Robert Bunsen, German chemist and academic (b. 1811)

#Robert_Bunsen

In 1899

John McLaughlin, American television personality (b. 1927)

#John_McLaughlin_(host)

In 2016

Babe Ruth, American baseball player and coach (b. 1895)

#Babe_Ruth

In 1948

Amanda Blake, American actress (b. 1929)

#Amanda_Blake

In 1989

Alfredo Stroessner, Paraguayan general and dictator; 46th President of Paraguay (b. 1912)

#Alfredo_Stroessner

In 2006

Theodore II Laskaris, Byzantine-Greek emperor (b. 1222)

#Theodore_II_Laskaris

In 1258

Wakako Yamauchi, American-Japanese writer (b. 1924)

In 2018

Shuja Khanzada, Pakistani colonel and politician (b. 1943)

In 2015

Mario Oriani-Ambrosini, Italian-South African lawyer and politician (b. 1960)

In 2014

Vsevolod Nestayko, Ukrainian author (b. 1930)

In 2014

Patrick Aziza, Nigerian general and politician, Governor of Kebbi State (b. 1947)

In 2014

David Rees, Welsh mathematician and academic (b. 1918)

In 2013

Martine Franck, Belgian photographer and director (b. 1938)

In 2012

Princess Lalla Amina of Morocco (b. 1954)

In 2012

Mihri Belli, Turkish activist and politician (b. 1916)

In 2011

Dimitrios Ioannidis, Greek general (b. 1923)

In 2010

Ronnie Drew, Irish musician, folk singer and actor (b. 1934)

In 2008

Frère Roger, Swiss monk and mystic (b. 1915)

In 2005

William Corlett, English novelist and playwright (b. 1938)

In 2005

Tonino Delli Colli, Italian cinematographer (b. 1922)

In 2005

Robert Quiroga, American boxer (b. 1969)

In 2004

Balanadarajah Iyer, Sri Lankan journalist and poet (b. 1957)

In 2004

Ivan Hlinka, Czech ice hockey player and coach (b. 1950)

In 2004

Jeff Corey, American actor (b. 1914)

In 2002

Abu Nidal, Palestinian terrorist leader (b. 1937)

In 2002

Dorothy West, American journalist and author (b. 1907)

In 1998

Phil Leeds, American actor (b. 1916)

In 1998

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Pakistani musician and Qawwali singer (b. 1948)

In 1997

Jaime Sáenz, Bolivian author and poet (b. 1921)

In 1986

Ronnie Aird, English cricketer and administrator (b. 1902)

In 1986

William Halsey, Jr., American admiral (b. 1882)

In 1959

Robert Johnson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1911)

In 1938

George Scott, English footballer (b. 1885)

In 1916

Patrick Francis Moran, Irish-Australian cardinal (b. 1830)

In 1911

John Pemberton, American pharmacist and chemist, invented Coca-Cola (b. 1831)

In 1888

Henry Colburn, English publisher (b. 1785)

In 1855

Marc-Antoine Parseval, French mathematician and theorist (b. 1755)

In 1836

Matthew Tindal, English philosopher and author (b. 1657)

In 1733

Marianos Argyros, Byzantine general (b. 944)

In 963

Theutbald I, bishop of Langres

In 856

Empress Ma, Chinese Han dynasty consort (b. 40)

In 79

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