Famous Deaths In February - 16

1916  On this day in history 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  Death of Eddie Foy, American singer and dancer (b. 1856) on February - 16.  

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  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 February - 16.  

1938  Otto zur Linde, German author (Lieder of the Leids), dies at 64 on February - 16.  

1939  On February - 16 jura Soyfer, writer, dies at 26  

1944  On this day in history edmund von Borck, composer, dies at 37  

1945  On this day in history 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  Knut [Pedersen] Hamsun, Norwegian writer (Wanders, Nobel 1920), dies on this day in history.  

1957  Leslie Hore-Belisha, [Lord Halifax], Brit min of Transport, dies at 63 on February - 16.  

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

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 February - 16.  

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 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 this day in history.  

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

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

1985  Larry Ward, actor (Frank Ragan-Dakotas), dies at 69 on this day in history.  

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

1990  On February - 16 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  On this day in history birth of ordericus Vitalis, French monk/historian/poet  

1497  On this day in history 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  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