Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In February - 16

1916  On this day in history jeltje de Bosch Kemper, Dutch feminist, dies at 79   

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  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  Eduard Bagritsky, [Dzjubin], Russ poet/journalist, dies at 38 on February - 16.   

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  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  Billy Frank, cricketer (Test S Afr v Eng 1896, 5 & 2, 1-52), dies on this day in history.   

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

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 February - 16.   

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

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  On this day in history 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 February - 16.   

1975  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1980  Death of Erich Hückel, German physicist (b. 1895) on February - 16.   

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

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  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 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  On this day in history birth of emperor Yingzong of China (d. 1067)   

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  Gaspard de Coligny, Huguenot leader/French admiral was born on this day in history.   

1543  On this day in history 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  Arnold Boonen, Dutch portrait painter was born on this day in history.