Died On This Date

July 16

Kennedy Jr., John Fitzgerald
b. November 25, 1960 d. July 16, 1999
Son of US president John F. Kennedy. Born at Washington, D.C. John F. Kennedy Jr. was the second child of President John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Bouvier, and brother to Caroline Schlossberg. Known as John-John to the American public, the not-quite-three-year-old boy, Kennedy is famously remembered for saluting the casket of his assassinated father. Kennedy spent most of his growing-up years and adult life in Manhattan, New York City. Cause of death: Plane crash.

Lincoln, Mary Todd
b. December 13, 1818 d. July 16, 1882
Presidential First Lady. She was born to pioneer settlers in Kentucky. When Mary Lincoln was seven, her mother died and her father remarried. She belonged to the aristocracy of Lexington with an excellent social life and a sound private education. Nearly 21, she went to Springfield, Illinois to live with her sister. Here she met Abraham Lincoln. Three years later, after a stormy courtship and a broken engagement, they were married. They were opposites in background and temperament.

Chapin, Harry
b. December 7, 1942 d. July 16, 1981
Singer, Songwriter, Activist. He originally wanted to become a filmaker, and his socially-conscious folk-rock ballads showed a decided flair for storytelling. His signature song, the six-minute "Taxi" (1972), reveals the hard-bitten observations of a cab driver, while "W. O. L. D." (1973) describes the life of a disc jockey. "Cat's in the Cradle" (1974), Chapin's only Number One hit, is about a businessman who realizes too late how he sacrificed his relationship with his son.