Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened 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 this day in history.   

1919  On February - 16 death of vera Kholodnaya, Russian film star (b. 1893)   

1928  On February - 16 death of eddie Foy, American singer and dancer (b. 1856)   

1932  Death of Ferdinand Buisson, French pacifist, Nobel Prize Laureate (b. 1841) on February - 16.   

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  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  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  Billy Frank, cricketer (Test S Afr v Eng 1896, 5 & 2, 1-52), dies on February - 16.   

1950  On this day in history david Denton, cricketer (England batsman in 11 Tests 1905-10), dies   

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 this day in history.   

1957  On February - 16 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  Hendrik W Tilanus, artillery officer/leader (CHU 1939-63), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

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

1968  On this day in history 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  On February - 16 death of john Garand, Canadian rifle engineer and manufacturer (b. 1888)   

1975  On February - 16 death of morgan Taylor, American athlete (b. 1903)   

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

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 this day in history.   

1981  On February - 16 howard Hanson, composer, dies at 84   

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 this day in history howard Da Silva, Cleve Oh, actor (Ben Franklin-1776), dies at 76   

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 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 February - 16.   

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 this day in history.   

1543  Kano Eitoku, Japanese painter (d. 1590) was born on February - 16.   

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  On this day in history birth of arnold Boonen, Dutch portrait painter