Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In February - 16

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

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 February - 16.   

1928  On February - 16 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  Archie Jackson, cricketer (of TB, Aus bat too briefly Avg 47.4), dies on this day in history.   

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

1936  On this day in history death of tommy Ward, S African cricket wicket keeper (23 Tests), electrocuted   

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

1939  Jura Soyfer, writer, dies at 26 on February - 16.   

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

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

1966  On February - 16 hendrik W Tilanus, artillery officer/leader (CHU 1939-63), dies at 81   

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

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 February - 16.   

1974  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

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

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

1986  On February - 16 howard Da Silva, Cleve Oh, actor (Ben Franklin-1776), dies at 76   

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

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

1990  Keith Haring, artist/cartoonist (brilliant baby), dies of AIDs at 31 on this day in history.   

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  Ordericus Vitalis, French monk/historian/poet was born on February - 16.   

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

1519  On February - 16 birth of gaspard de Coligny, Huguenot leader/French admiral   

1543  Kano Eitoku, Japanese painter (d. 1590) was born on this day in history.   

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