Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In February - 16

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

1917  Death of Octave Mirbeau, French writer (b. 1848) on this day in history.   

1919  On February - 16 death of vera Kholodnaya, Russian film star (b. 1893)   

1928  On this day in history death of eddie Foy, American singer and dancer (b. 1856)   

1932  On this day in history 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  Eduard Bagritsky, [Dzjubin], Russ poet/journalist, dies at 38 on this day in history.   

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

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

1939  On February - 16 jura Soyfer, writer, dies at 26   

1944  Edmund von Borck, composer, dies at 37 on February - 16.   

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

1950  On February - 16 david Denton, cricketer (England batsman in 11 Tests 1905-10), dies   

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

1952  Knut [Pedersen] Hamsun, Norwegian writer (Wanders, Nobel 1920), dies on February - 16.   

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  On this day in history smiley Burnette, cowboy (Charlie-Petticoat Junction), dies at 55   

1968  On February - 16 healey Willan, composer, dies at 87   

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

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 this day in history.   

1978  On this day in history death of e. Roland Harriman, American financier (b. 1895)   

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

1980  Death of Erich Hückel, German physicist (b. 1895) on this day in history.   

1981  Howard Hanson, composer, dies at 84 on February - 16.   

1984  Ken Williams, TV announcer (Video Village), dies at 69 on February - 16.   

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

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

1987  Dmitri Borisovich Kabalevsky, composer, dies at 82 on February - 16.   

1988  Death of Jean Carignan, French Canadian fiddler (b. 1916) on February - 16.   

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  On February - 16 birth of emperor Yingzong of China (d. 1067)   

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  On February - 16 birth of gaspard de Coligny, Huguenot leader/French admiral   

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

1620  On February - 16 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  Arnold Boonen, Dutch portrait painter was born on this day in history.