Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In February - 16

1916  On February - 16 jeltje de Bosch Kemper, Dutch feminist, dies at 79   

1917  On this day in history death of octave Mirbeau, French writer (b. 1848)   

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 this day in history archie Jackson, cricketer (of TB, Aus bat too briefly Avg 47.4), dies   

1934  On February - 16 eduard Bagritsky, [Dzjubin], Russ poet/journalist, dies at 38   

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 February - 16 jura Soyfer, writer, dies at 26   

1944  On February - 16 edmund von Borck, composer, dies at 37   

1945  On February - 16 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  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 February - 16 leslie Hore-Belisha, [Lord Halifax], Brit min of Transport, dies at 63   

1963  Laszlo Lajtha, composer, dies at 70 on February - 16.   

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 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  Death of Morgan Taylor, American athlete (b. 1903) on February - 16.   

1978  Death of E. Roland Harriman, American financier (b. 1895) on February - 16.   

1979  On February - 16 louise Allbritton, actress (Celia-Stage Door), dies at 58   

1980  On this day in history death of erich Hückel, German physicist (b. 1895)   

1981  On this day in history howard Hanson, composer, dies at 84   

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

1985  On February - 16 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 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 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 this day in history birth of philipp Melanchthon, Germ, Protestant reformer (Augsburgse Confessie)   

1519  On this day in history birth of gaspard de Coligny, Huguenot leader/French admiral   

1543  On this day in history birth of kano Eitoku, Japanese painter (d. 1590)   

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 February - 16.   

1669  On February - 16 birth of arnold Boonen, Dutch portrait painter