May 16 - Deaths

Deaths

• 583 – Brendan, Irish navigator and saint (b. 484)
• 1182 – John Komnenos Vatatzes, Byzantine general
• 1185 – Baldwin IV of Jerusalem, King of Jerusalem from 11 July 1174 to May 16, 1185
• 1265 – Simon Stock, English saint (b. 1165)
• 1569 – Dirk Willems, Dutch Anabaptist
• 1620 – William Adams, English sailor (b. 1564)
• 1657 – Andrew Bobola, Polish missionary (b. 1591)
• 1667 – Thomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of Southampton, English statesman (b. 1607)
• 1669 – Pietro da Cortona, Italian painter and architect (b. 1596)
• 1691 – Jacob Leisler, American colonist (b. 1640)
• 1703 – Charles Perrault, French author (b. 1628)
• 1778 – Robert Darcy, 4th Earl of Holderness, English diplomat (b. 1718)
• 1782 – Daniel Solander, Swedish botanist (b. 1736)
• 1790 – Philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke, English politician (b. 1720)
• 1830 – Joseph Fourier, French scientist (b. 1768)
• 1882 – Reuben Chapman, American lawyer and politician (b. 1799)
• 1891 – Ion Brătianu, Romanian statesman (b. 1821)
• 1913 – Louis Perrier, Swiss politician, member of the Swiss Federal Council (b. 1849)
• 1920 – Levi P. Morton, American politician, 22nd United States Vice President (b. 1824)
• 1926 – Mehmed VI, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1861)
• 1940 – Jacques Goudstikker, Jewish Dutch art dealer (b. 1897)
• 1943 – Alfred Hoche, German psychiatrist (b. 1865)
• 1944 – George Ade, American author (b. 1866)
• 1947 – Frederick Hopkins, English biochemist, Nobel laureate (b. 1861)
• 1953 – Django Reinhardt, Belgian guitarist and composer (Quintette du Hot Club de France) (b. 1910)
• 1954 – Clemens Krauss, Austrian conductor (b. 1893)
• 1955 – James Agee, American writer (b. 1909)
• 1956 – H. B. Reese, American candy-maker and businessman, created Reese's Peanut Butter Cups (b. 1876)
• 1957 – Eliot Ness, American federal agent (b. 1903)
• 1959 – Elisha Scott, Irish footballer (b. 1894)
• 1961 – George A. Malcolm, American jurist and educator (b. 1881)
• 1969 – Robert Rayford, American AIDS victim (b. 1954)
• 1977 – Modibo Keita, Malian politician, 1st President of Mali (b. 1915)
• 1979 – A. Philip Randolph, American civil rights activist and labor union leader (b. 1889)
• 1981 – Willy Hartner, German scientist (b. 1905)
• 1984 – Andy Kaufman, American comedian and actor (b. 1949)
• 1984 – Irwin Shaw, American author (b. 1913)
• 1985 – Margaret Hamilton, American actress (b. 1902)
• 1988 – George Pyrounakis, Greek priest (b. 1910)
• 1990 – Sammy Davis, Jr., American singer, dancer, and actor (b. 1925)
• 1990 – Jim Henson, American puppeteer, director, and producer, created The Muppets (b. 1936)
• 1992 – Chalino Sánchez, Mexican singer-songwriter (b. 1960)
• 1993 – Marv Johnson, American singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1938)
• 1994 – Alain Cuny, French actor (b. 1908)
• 1996 – Jeremy Michael Boorda, American admiral (b. 1939)
• 1997 – Elbridge Durbrow, American diplomat (b. 1903)
• 2000 – Bodacious, American rodeo bull (b. 1988)
• 2002 – Alec Campbell, Australian soldier (b. 1899)
• 2003 – Mark McCormack, American lawyer, sports agent, and writer, founder of IMG (b. 1930)
• 2005 – Andrew Goodpaster, American army general (b. 1915)
• 2008 – Robert Mondavi, American winemaker, co-founded Opus One Winery (b. 1913)
• 2010 – Ronnie James Dio, American singer, musician, and producer (Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Dio, Heaven & Hell, and Elf) (b. 1942)
• 2010 – Hank Jones, American pianist, bandleader, and composer (b. 1918)
• 2011 – Bob Davis, Australian footballer (b. 1928)
• 2011 – Bill Skiles, American comedian (b. 1931)
• 2011 – Edward Hardwicke, English actor (b. 1932)
• 2012 – Maria Bieșu, Moldovan opera singer (b. 1935)
• 2012 – Chuck Brown, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1936)