Died on This Day: June 16

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The following people died on this day, June 16, in history.

1749 – Johann Baptista Ruffini, Italian businessman (b. 1672)

1858 – John Snow, English epidemiologist and physician (b. 1813)

1930 – Ezra Fitch, American lawyer and businessman, co-founded Abercrombie & Fitch (b. 1866)

1959 – George Reeves, American actor and director (b. 1914)

1984 – Lew Andreas, American football player and coach (b. 1895)

1994 – Kristen Pfaff, American bass player and songwriter (b. 1967)

1996 – Mel Allen, American sportscaster and game show host (b. 1913)

1997 – Dal Stivens, Australian soldier and author (b. 1911)

1998 – Fred Wacker, American race car driver and engineer (b. 1918)

1999 – Screaming Lord Sutch, English singer and activist (b. 1940)

2003 – Pierre Bourgault, Canadian journalist and politician (b. 1934)

2003 – Georg Henrik von Wright, Finnish–Swedish philosopher and author (b. 1916)

2004 – Thanom Kittikachorn, Thai field marshal and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Thailand (b. 1911)

2004 – Jacques Miquelon, Canadian lawyer and judge (b. 1911)

2005 – Enrique Laguerre, Puerto Rican-American author and critic (b. 1906)

2008 – Mario Rigoni Stern, Italian soldier and author (b. 1921)

2010 – Marc Bazin, Haitian lawyer and politician, 49th President of Haiti (b. 1932)

2010 – Maureen Forrester, Canadian singer and academic (b. 1930)

2010 – Ronald Neame, English director, producer, cinematographer, and screenwriter (b. 1911)

2011 – Östen Mäkitalo, Swedish engineer and academic (b. 1938)

2012 – Nils Karlsson, Swedish skier (b. 1917)

2012 – Jorge Lankenau, Mexican banker and businessman (b. 1944)

2012 – Sławomir Petelicki, Polish general (b. 1946)

2012 – Susan Tyrrell, American actress (b. 1945)

2013 – Sam Farber, American businessman, co-founded OXO (b. 1924)

2013 – Hans Hass, Austrian biologist and diver (b. 1919)

2013 – Khondakar Ashraf Hossain, Bangladesh poet and academic (b. 1950)

2013 – Norman Ian MacKenzie, English journalist and author (b. 1921)

2013 – Ottmar Walter, German footballer (b. 1924)

2014 – Tony Gwynn, American baseball player and coach (b. 1960)

2014 – Cándido Muatetema Rivas, Equatoguinean politician and diplomat, Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea (b. 1960)

2015 – Charles Correa, Indian architect and urban planner (b. 1930)

2015 – Jean Vautrin, French director, screenwriter, and critic (b. 1933)

2016 – Jo Cox, English political activist and MP (b. 1974)