Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In February - 16

1916  On February - 16 jeltje de Bosch Kemper, Dutch feminist, dies at 79   

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

1919  Death of Vera Kholodnaya, Russian film star (b. 1893) on February - 16.   

1928  Death of Eddie Foy, American singer and dancer (b. 1856) on February - 16.   

1932  On this day in history death of ferdinand Buisson, French pacifist, Nobel Prize Laureate (b. 1841)   

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

1934  On this day in history eduard Bagritsky, [Dzjubin], Russ poet/journalist, dies at 38   

1936  Death of Tommy Ward, S African cricket wicket keeper (23 Tests), electrocuted on this day in history.   

1938  On February - 16 otto zur Linde, German author (Lieder of the Leids), dies at 64   

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

1944  Edmund von Borck, composer, dies at 37 on this day in history.   

1945  Billy Frank, cricketer (Test S Afr v Eng 1896, 5 & 2, 1-52), dies on February - 16.   

1950  David Denton, cricketer (England batsman in 11 Tests 1905-10), dies on February - 16.   

1951  Henri Velge, 1st chairman (Belgian Council of State), dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1952  Knut [Pedersen] Hamsun, Norwegian writer (Wanders, Nobel 1920), dies on this day in history.   

1957  Leslie Hore-Belisha, [Lord Halifax], Brit min of Transport, dies at 63 on February - 16.   

1963  Laszlo Lajtha, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1966  Hendrik W Tilanus, artillery officer/leader (CHU 1939-63), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1967  Smiley Burnette, cowboy (Charlie-Petticoat Junction), dies at 55 on February - 16.   

1968  On this day in history healey Willan, composer, dies at 87   

1973  Pieter Van der Bijl, cricketer (outstanding S Af bat in 1938-39), dies on February - 16.   

1974  On February - 16 death of john Garand, Canadian rifle engineer and manufacturer (b. 1888)   

1975  Death of Morgan Taylor, American athlete (b. 1903) on February - 16.   

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

1979  On this day in history louise Allbritton, actress (Celia-Stage Door), dies at 58   

1980  Death of Erich Hückel, German physicist (b. 1895) on February - 16.   

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

1984  On February - 16 ken Williams, TV announcer (Video Village), dies at 69   

1985  Larry Ward, actor (Frank Ragan-Dakotas), dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1986  On this day in history howard Da Silva, Cleve Oh, actor (Ben Franklin-1776), dies at 76   

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

1988  Death of Jean Carignan, French Canadian fiddler (b. 1916) on this day in history.   

1990  On February - 16 keith Haring, artist/cartoonist (brilliant baby), dies of AIDs at 31   

1991  On this day in history enrique B Varela, commandant Nicaragua contra's, dies   

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1032  On this day in history birth of emperor Yingzong of China (d. 1067)   

1075  On February - 16 birth of ordericus Vitalis, French monk/historian/poet   

1497  Philipp Melanchthon, Germ, Protestant reformer (Augsburgse Confessie) was born on February - 16.   

1519  On this day in history birth of gaspard de Coligny, Huguenot leader/French admiral   

1543  Kano Eitoku, Japanese painter (d. 1590) was born on February - 16.   

1620  Frederick William, Great Elector, founder of Brandenburg-Prussia was born on February - 16.   

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

1669  On February - 16 birth of arnold Boonen, Dutch portrait painter