History Deaths on May 16

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

#Robert_Mondavi

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

#Charles_Perrault

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

#Jim_Henson

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

#Bob_Hawke

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

#Emperor_Wu_of_Jin

Edward Gibbon Wakefield, English politician (b. 1796)

#Edward_Gibbon_Wakefield

Vito Favero, Italian cyclist (b. 1932)

#Vito_Favero

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

#A._Philip_Randolph

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

#Dick_Trickle

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

#Alfred_Hoche

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

#Ernie_Freeman

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

#Modibo_Keïta

Flora MacNeil, Scottish Gaelic singer (b. 1928)

#Flora_MacNeil

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

#Gian_Maria_Visconti

Zhang Lingfu, Chinese general (b. 1903)

#Zhang_Lingfu

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

#Pietro_da_Cortona

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

#Jan_Tarnowski

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

#Matthew_Lewis_(writer)

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

#H._B._Reese

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

#Clemens_Krauss

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

#Moshe_Levinger

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

#Frederick_Gowland_Hopkins

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

#Mariana_of_Austria

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

#Ion_C._Br?tianu

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

#Philip_Yorke,_2nd_Earl_of_Hardwicke

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

#Hank_Jones

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

#Thomas_Wriothesley,_4th_Earl_of_Southampton

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

#James_Abdnor

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

#Joseph_Strauss_(engineer)

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

#Ernie_Chan

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

#Henri-Edmond_Cross

Eliot Ness, American federal agent (b. 1903)

#Eliot_Ness

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

#Reuben_Chapman

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

#Heinrich_Rohrer

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

#Chuck_Brown

Andrew Goodpaster, American general (b. 1915)

#Andrew_Goodpaster

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

#George_Ade

Alain Cuny, French actor (b. 1908)

#Alain_Cuny

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

#Simon_Stock

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

#Liu_Bowen

Mehmed VI, Ottoman sultan (b. 1861)

#Mehmed_VI

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

#Andrew_Bobola

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

#Levi_P._Morton

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

#I._M._Pei

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

#Joseph_Fourier

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

#Robert_Darcy,_4th_Earl_of_Holderness

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

#Ronnie_James_Dio

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

#Django_Reinhardt

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

#Jacob_Leisler

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

#Sammy_Davis_Jr.

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

#Mihkel_Veske

Margaret Hamilton, American actress (b. 1902)

#Margaret_Hamilton_(actress)

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

#Leonidas_Paraskevopoulos

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

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

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

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

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

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

Bryan Illerbrun, Canadian football player (b. 1957)

Angelo Errichetti, American politician (b. 1928)

Kevin Hickey, American baseball player (b. 1956)

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

Kiyoshi Kodama, Japanese actor (b. 1934)

Edward Hardwicke, English actor (b. 1932)

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

Ralph Barker, English author (b. 1917)

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

Alec Campbell, Australian soldier (b. 1899)

Elbridge Durbrow, American diplomat (b. 1903)

Jeremy Michael Boorda, American admiral (b. 1939)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

John Komnenos Vatatzes, Byzantine general (b. 1132)

Fujiwara no Michitaka, Japanese nobleman (b. 953)

Meng Hanqiong, eunuch official of Later Tang

Qian Kuan, Chinese nobleman