Famous Deaths 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  On this day in history death of vera Kholodnaya, Russian film star (b. 1893)   

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  On this day in history 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  On February - 16 otto zur Linde, German author (Lieder of the Leids), dies at 64   

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 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  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  On this day in history laszlo Lajtha, composer, dies at 70   

1966  Hendrik W Tilanus, artillery officer/leader (CHU 1939-63), dies at 81 on February - 16.   

1967  On February - 16 smiley Burnette, cowboy (Charlie-Petticoat Junction), dies at 55   

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  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 this day in history.   

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

1980  On February - 16 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  Larry Ward, actor (Frank Ragan-Dakotas), dies at 69 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1988  On February - 16 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  Enrique B Varela, commandant Nicaragua contra's, dies on February - 16.   

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1032  Emperor Yingzong of China (d. 1067) was born on this day in history.   

1075  Ordericus Vitalis, French monk/historian/poet was born on this day in history.   

1497  On February - 16 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 this day in history.   

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

1643  John Sharp, English Archbishop of York (d. 1714) was born on this day in history.   

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