People who died on August 16 98
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Theutbald I (bishop of Langres)
d. 856
Theutbald I, bishop of Langres
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Marianos Argyros
d. 963 (b. 944)
Marianos Argyros, Byzantine general (b. 944)
George I of Georgia
d. 1027 (b. 998)
George I of Georgia (b. 998)
Bernard de Tremelay
d. 1153
Bernard de Tremelay, fourth Grand Master of the Knights Templar
Hōjō Masako
d. 1225 (b. 1156)
Hōjō Masako, Japanese regent and onna-bugeisha (b. 1156)
Theodore II Laskaris
d. 1258 (b. 1222)
Theodore II Laskaris, emperor of Nicea (Byzantine emperor in exile)
Philip I, Count of Savoy
d. 1285 (b. 1207)
Philip I, Count of Savoy (b. 1207)
John II of Trebizond
d. 1297 (b. 1262)
John II of Trebizond (b. 1262)
Saint Roch
d. 1327 (b. 1295)
Roch, French saint (b. 1295)
Azzone Visconti
d. 1339 (b. 1302)
Azzone Visconti, founder of the state of Milan (b. 1302)
Albert II, Duke of Austria
d. 1358 (b. 1298)
Albert II, Duke of Austria (b. 1298)
Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia
d. 1419 (b. 1361)
Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia (b. 1361)
Ashikaga Yoshikatsu
d. 1443 (b. 1434)
Ashikaga Yoshikatsu, Japanese shogun (b. 1434)
Loyset Compère
d. 1518 (b. 1445)
Loyset Compère, French composer (b. 1445)
John, Elector of Saxony
d. 1532 (b. 1468)
John, Elector of Saxony (b. 1468)
Thomas Fuller
d. 1661 (b. 1608)
Thomas Fuller, English historian and author (b. 1608)
Andrew Marvell
d. 1678 (b. 1621)
Andrew Marvell, English poet and author (b. 1621)
Jacob Bernoulli
d. 1705 (b. 1654)
Jacob Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician and theorist (b. 1654)
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Matthew Tindal
d. 1733 (b. 1657)
Matthew Tindal, English philosopher and author (b. 1657)
Charles-François de Broglie, marquis de Ruffec
d. 1791 (b. 1719)
Charles-François de Broglie, marquis de Ruffec, French soldier and diplomat (d. 1791)
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Marc-Antoine Parseval
d. 1836 (b. 1755)
Marc-Antoine Parseval, French mathematician and theorist (b. 1755)
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Henry Colburn
d. 1855 (b. 1785)
Henry Colburn, English publisher (b. 1785)
Richard Upjohn
d. 1878 (b. 1802)
Richard Upjohn, English-American architect (b. 1802)
Ramakrishna
d. 1886 (b. 1836)
Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, Indian mystic and philosopher (b. 1836)
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Webster Paulson
d. 1887 (b. 1837)
Webster Paulson, English civil engineer (b. 1837)
John Pemberton
d. 1888 (b. 1831)
John Pemberton, American pharmacist and chemist, invented Coca-Cola (b. 1831)
Jean-Martin Charcot
d. 1893 (b. 1825)
Jean-Martin Charcot, French neurologist and academic (b. 1825)
Robert Bunsen
d. 1899 (b. 1811)
Robert Bunsen, German chemist and academic (b. 1811)
José Maria de Eça de Queirós
d. 1900 (b. 1845)
José Maria de Eça de Queirós, Portuguese journalist and author (b. 1845)
Prentiss Ingraham
d. 1904 (b. 1843)
Prentiss Ingraham, American soldier and author (b. 1843)
Patrick Francis Moran
d. 1911 (b. 1830)
Patrick Francis Moran, Irish-Australian cardinal (d. 1911)
Carl Theodor Schulz
d. 1914 (b. 1835)
Carl Theodor Schulz, German-Norwegian gardener (b. 1835)
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George Scott (footballer, born 1885)
d. 1916 (b. 1885)
George Scott, English footballer (d. 1916)
Henry Daglish
d. 1920 (b. 1866)
Henry Daglish, Australian politician, 6th Premier of Western Australia (b. 1866)
Peter I of Serbia
d. 1921 (b. 1844)
Peter I of Serbia (b. 1844)
Andrej Hlinka
d. 1938 (b. 1864)
Andrej Hlinka, Slovak priest and politician (d. 1938)
Robert Johnson (guitarist)
d. 1938 (b. 1911)
Robert Johnson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1911)
Takijirō Ōnishi
d. 1945 (b. 1891)
Takijirō Ōnishi, Japanese admiral (b. 1891)
Babe Ruth
d. 1948 (b. 1895)
Babe Ruth, American baseball player and coach (b. 1895)
Margaret Mitchell
d. 1949 (b. 1900)
Margaret Mitchell, American journalist and author (b. 1900)
Lydia Field Emmet
d. 1952 (b. 1866)
Lydia Field Emmet, American painter and academic (b. 1866)
Bela Lugosi
d. 1956 (b. 1882)
Bela Lugosi, Hungarian-American actor (b. 1882)
Irving Langmuir
d. 1957 (b. 1881)
Irving Langmuir, American chemist and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1881)
William Halsey, Jr.
d. 1959 (b. 1882)
William Halsey, Jr., American admiral (b. 1882)
Wanda Landowska
d. 1959 (b. 1879)
Wanda Landowska, Polish-French harpsichord player (b. 1879)
Abdul Haq (Urdu scholar)
d. 1961 (b. 1870)
Abdul Haq, Pakistani linguist and scholar (b. 1870)
Spyros Skouras
d. 1971 (b. 1893)
Spyros Skouras, Greek-American businessman (b. 1893)
Pierre Brasseur
d. 1972 (b. 1905)
Pierre Brasseur, French actor and screenwriter (b. 1905)
Selman Waksman
d. 1973 (b. 1888)
Selman Waksman, Ukrainian-American biochemist and microbiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1888)
Elvis Presley
d. 1977 (b. 1935)
Elvis Presley, American singer, guitarist, and actor (b. 1935)
Alidius Tjarda van Starkenborgh Stachouwer
d. 1978 (b. 1888)
Alidius Tjarda van Starkenborgh Stachouwer, Dutch soldier and politician, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (b. 1888)
John Diefenbaker
d. 1979 (b. 1895)
John Diefenbaker, Canadian lawyer and politician, 13th Prime Minister of Canada (d. 1979)
Earl Averill
d. 1983 (b. 1902)
Earl Averill, American baseball player (b. 1902)
Duško Radović
d. 1984 (b. 1922)
Duško Radović, Serbian children's writer, poet, journalist, aphorist and TV editor (b. 1922)
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Ronnie Aird
d. 1986 (b. 1902)
Ronnie Aird, English cricketer and administrator (b. 1902)
Jaime Sáenz
d. 1986 (b. 1921)
Jaime Sáenz, Bolivian author and poet (b. 1921)
Amanda Blake
d. 1989 (b. 1929)
Amanda Blake, American actress (b. 1929)
Pat O'Connor (wrestler)
d. 1990 (b. 1925)
Pat O'Connor, New Zealand wrestler and trainer (b. 1925)
Luigi Zampa
d. 1991 (b. 1905)
Luigi Zampa, Italian director and screenwriter (b. 1905)
Mark Heard
d. 1992 (b. 1951)
Mark Heard, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1951)
Stewart Granger
d. 1993 (b. 1913)
Stewart Granger, English-American actor (b. 1913)
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
d. 1997 (b. 1948)
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Pakistani musician and Qawwali singer (b. 1948)
Phil Leeds
d. 1998 (b. 1916)
Phil Leeds, American actor (b. 1916)
Dorothy West
d. 1998 (b. 1907)
Dorothy West, American journalist and author (b. 1907)
Abu Nidal
d. 2002 (b. 1937)
Abu Nidal, Palestinian terrorist leader (b. 1937)
Jeff Corey
d. 2002 (b. 1914)
Jeff Corey, American actor (b. 1914)
John Roseboro
d. 2002 (b. 1933)
John Roseboro, American baseball player and coach (b. 1933)
Idi Amin
d. 2003 (b. 1928)
Idi Amin, Ugandan field marshal and politician, 3rd President of Uganda (b. 1928)
Ivan Hlinka
d. 2004 (b. 1950)
Ivan Hlinka, Czech ice hockey player and coach (b. 1950)
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Balanadarajah Iyer
d. 2004 (b. 1957)
Balanadarajah Iyer, Sri Lankan journalist and poet (b. 1957)
Carl Mydans
d. 2004 (b. 1907)
Carl Mydans, American photographer and journalist (b. 1907)
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Robert Quiroga
d. 2004 (b. 1969)
Robert Quiroga, American boxer (b. 1969)
Vassar Clements
d. 2005 (b. 1928)
Vassar Clements, American fiddler (b. 1928)
Tonino Delli Colli
d. 2005 (b. 1922)
Tonino Delli Colli, Italian cinematographer (b. 1922)
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William Corlett
d. 2005 (b. 1938)
William Corlett, English author and playwright (d. 2005)
Frère Roger
d. 2005 (b. 1915)
Frère Roger, Swiss monk and mystic (b. 1915)
Alfredo Stroessner
d. 2006 (b. 1912)
Alfredo Stroessner, Paraguayan general and dictator; 46th President of Paraguay (b. 1912)
Bahaedin Adab
d. 2007 (b. 1945)
Bahaedin Adab, Iranian engineer and politician (b. 1945)
Dorival Caymmi
d. 2008 (b. 1914)
Dorival Caymmi, Brazilian singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1914)
Masanobu Fukuoka
d. 2008 (b. 1913)
Masanobu Fukuoka, Japanese farmer and author (b. 1913)
Dimitrios Ioannidis
d. 2010 (b. 1923)
Dimitrios Ioannidis, Greek general (b. 1923)
Mihri Belli
d. 2011 (b. 1916)
Mihri Belli, Turkish activist and politician (b. 1916)
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Princess Lalla Amina of Morocco
d. 2012 (b. 1954)
Princess Lalla Amina of Morocco (b. 1954)
Martine Franck
d. 2012 (b. 1938)
Martine Franck, Belgian photographer and director (b. 1938)
Abune Paulos
d. 2012 (b. 1935)
Abune Paulos, Ethiopian patriarch (b. 1935)
William Windom (actor)
d. 2012 (b. 1923)
William Windom, American actor (d. 2012)
David Rees (mathematician)
d. 2013 (b. 1918)
David Rees, Welsh mathematician and academic (b. 1918)
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Patrick Aziza
d. 2014 (b. 1947)
Patrick Aziza, Nigerian general and politician, Governor of Kebbi State (b. 1947)
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Vsevolod Nestayko
d. 2014 (b. 1930)
Vsevolod Nestayko, Ukrainian author (b. 1930)
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Mario Oriani-Ambrosini
d. 2014 (b. 1960)
Mario Oriani-Ambrosini, Italian-South African lawyer and politician (b. 1960)
Peter Scholl-Latour
d. 2014 (b. 1924)
Peter Scholl-Latour, German journalist, author, and academic (b. 1924)
Jacob Bekenstein
d. 2015 (b. 1947)
Jacob Bekenstein, Mexican-American physicist, astronomer, and academic (b. 1947)
Anna Kashfi
d. 2015 (b. 1934)
Anna Kashfi, Indian-American actress (d. 2015)
Shuja Khanzada
d. 2015 (b. 1943)
Shuja Khanzada, Pakistani colonel and politician (d. 2015)
Mile Mrkšić
d. 2015 (b. 1947)
Mile Mrkšić, Serb general (b. 1947)
João Havelange
d. 2016 (b. 1916)
João Havelange, Brazilian water polo player, lawyer, and businessman (b. 1916)
John McLaughlin (host)
d. 2016 (b. 1927)
John McLaughlin, American television personality (b. 1927)
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Empress Ma (Han dynasty)
d. ? (b. 40)
Empress Ma, Chinese Han dynasty consort (b. 40)