Famous Deaths on August 16

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7 notable people died on August 16, including Irving Langmuir, Selman A. Waksman, Ibn al-Wazir.

Total Deaths

Avg Age at Death

Oldest

Selman A. Waksman

age 85

Peak Century

20th Century

3 deaths

Irving Langmuir

scientist

1881 – 1957 · 76

Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1932)

cardiovascular disease

United States

Selman A. Waksman

scientist

1888 – 1973 · 85

Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1952)

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Russia

Harriet Morgan

botanical collectorbotanical illustrator

1830 – 1907 · 77

Australian natural history illustrator, and plant collector for Ferdinand von Mueller (1830–1907)

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Australia

18th Century

1 death

Jacob Bernoulli

mathematicianphysician

1655 – 1705 · 50

Swiss mathematician (1655-1705)

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Switzerland

17th Century

1 death

Georg Samuel Dörffel

astronomercleric

1643 – 1688 · 44

German astronomer and theologian

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Germany

15th Century

1 death

Ibn al-Wazir

Islamic juristMujaddid

1373 – 1436 · 63

9th-century Islamic scholar

plague

13th Century

1 death

Jakuren

poetwriter

1139 – 1202 · 63

Japanese poet

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Japan

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