Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In February - 16

1916  Jeltje de Bosch Kemper, Dutch feminist, dies at 79 on February - 16.   

1917  Death of Octave Mirbeau, French writer (b. 1848) on February - 16.   

1919  Death of Vera Kholodnaya, Russian film star (b. 1893) on this day in history.   

1928  On February - 16 death of eddie Foy, American singer and dancer (b. 1856)   

1932  Death of Ferdinand Buisson, French pacifist, Nobel Prize Laureate (b. 1841) on February - 16.   

1933  On this day in history archie Jackson, cricketer (of TB, Aus bat too briefly Avg 47.4), dies   

1934  Eduard Bagritsky, [Dzjubin], Russ poet/journalist, dies at 38 on this day in history.   

1936  On February - 16 death of tommy Ward, S African cricket wicket keeper (23 Tests), electrocuted   

1938  Otto zur Linde, German author (Lieder of the Leids), dies at 64 on February - 16.   

1939  Jura Soyfer, writer, dies at 26 on this day in history.   

1944  On February - 16 edmund von Borck, composer, dies at 37   

1945  Billy Frank, cricketer (Test S Afr v Eng 1896, 5 & 2, 1-52), dies on this day in history.   

1950  David Denton, cricketer (England batsman in 11 Tests 1905-10), dies on this day in history.   

1951  On February - 16 henri Velge, 1st chairman (Belgian Council of State), dies at 65   

1952  On February - 16 knut [Pedersen] Hamsun, Norwegian writer (Wanders, Nobel 1920), dies   

1957  On this day in history leslie Hore-Belisha, [Lord Halifax], Brit min of Transport, dies at 63   

1963  On this day in history laszlo Lajtha, composer, dies at 70   

1966  Hendrik W Tilanus, artillery officer/leader (CHU 1939-63), dies at 81 on February - 16.   

1967  Smiley Burnette, cowboy (Charlie-Petticoat Junction), dies at 55 on this day in history.   

1968  Healey Willan, composer, dies at 87 on this day in history.   

1973  Pieter Van der Bijl, cricketer (outstanding S Af bat in 1938-39), dies on this day in history.   

1974  Death of John Garand, Canadian rifle engineer and manufacturer (b. 1888) on this day in history.   

1975  Death of Morgan Taylor, American athlete (b. 1903) on this day in history.   

1978  Death of E. Roland Harriman, American financier (b. 1895) on February - 16.   

1979  Louise Allbritton, actress (Celia-Stage Door), dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1980  On this day in history death of erich Hückel, German physicist (b. 1895)   

1981  On this day in history howard Hanson, composer, dies at 84   

1984  Ken Williams, TV announcer (Video Village), dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1985  Larry Ward, actor (Frank Ragan-Dakotas), dies at 69 on February - 16.   

1986  Howard Da Silva, Cleve Oh, actor (Ben Franklin-1776), dies at 76 on February - 16.   

1987  On February - 16 dmitri Borisovich Kabalevsky, composer, dies at 82   

1988  On this day in history death of jean Carignan, French Canadian fiddler (b. 1916)   

1990  On this day in history keith Haring, artist/cartoonist (brilliant baby), dies of AIDs at 31   

1991  Enrique B Varela, commandant Nicaragua contra's, dies on this day in history.   

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1032  Emperor Yingzong of China (d. 1067) was born on February - 16.   

1075  Ordericus Vitalis, French monk/historian/poet was born on this day in history.   

1497  On this day in history birth of philipp Melanchthon, Germ, Protestant reformer (Augsburgse Confessie)   

1519  Gaspard de Coligny, Huguenot leader/French admiral was born on February - 16.   

1543  On February - 16 birth of kano Eitoku, Japanese painter (d. 1590)   

1620  On February - 16 birth of frederick William, Great Elector, founder of Brandenburg-Prussia   

1643  On this day in history birth of john Sharp, English Archbishop of York (d. 1714)   

1669  Arnold Boonen, Dutch portrait painter was born on this day in history.