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

1928  Death of Eddie Foy, American singer and dancer (b. 1856) on this day in history.   

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

1938  On this day in history 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  On February - 16 billy Frank, cricketer (Test S Afr v Eng 1896, 5 & 2, 1-52), dies   

1950  On this day in history david Denton, cricketer (England batsman in 11 Tests 1905-10), dies   

1951  Henri Velge, 1st chairman (Belgian Council of State), dies at 65 on February - 16.   

1952  On this day in history knut [Pedersen] Hamsun, Norwegian writer (Wanders, Nobel 1920), dies   

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

1963  On February - 16 laszlo Lajtha, composer, dies at 70   

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 this day in history.   

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

1973  On February - 16 pieter Van der Bijl, cricketer (outstanding S Af bat in 1938-39), dies   

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

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

1978  Death of E. Roland Harriman, American financier (b. 1895) on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

1987  Dmitri Borisovich Kabalevsky, composer, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

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

1990  Keith Haring, artist/cartoonist (brilliant baby), dies of AIDs at 31 on February - 16.   

1991  On February - 16 enrique B Varela, commandant Nicaragua contra's, dies   

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1032  On February - 16 birth of emperor Yingzong of China (d. 1067)   

1075  On this day in history birth of ordericus Vitalis, French monk/historian/poet   

1497  On February - 16 birth of philipp Melanchthon, Germ, Protestant reformer (Augsburgse Confessie)   

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

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

1620  Frederick William, Great Elector, founder of Brandenburg-Prussia was born on this day in history.   

1643  John Sharp, English Archbishop of York (d. 1714) was born on February - 16.   

1669  Arnold Boonen, Dutch portrait painter was born on February - 16.