Famous Deaths In February - 16

1916  Jeltje de Bosch Kemper, Dutch feminist, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1917  On this day in history death of octave Mirbeau, French writer (b. 1848)   

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

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

1932  On February - 16 death of ferdinand Buisson, French pacifist, Nobel Prize Laureate (b. 1841)   

1933  On February - 16 archie Jackson, cricketer (of TB, Aus bat too briefly Avg 47.4), dies   

1934  On February - 16 eduard Bagritsky, [Dzjubin], Russ poet/journalist, dies at 38   

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  On this day in history jura Soyfer, writer, dies at 26   

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

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

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

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

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

1957  On February - 16 leslie Hore-Belisha, [Lord Halifax], Brit min of Transport, dies at 63   

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

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

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

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  Death of John Garand, Canadian rifle engineer and manufacturer (b. 1888) on February - 16.   

1975  On February - 16 death of morgan Taylor, American athlete (b. 1903)   

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

1979  Louise Allbritton, actress (Celia-Stage Door), dies at 58 on February - 16.   

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

1981  Howard Hanson, composer, dies at 84 on this day in history.   

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

1985  On this day in history larry Ward, actor (Frank Ragan-Dakotas), dies at 69   

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

1620  On this day in history birth of frederick William, Great Elector, founder of Brandenburg-Prussia   

1643  On February - 16 birth of john Sharp, English Archbishop of York (d. 1714)   

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