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

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  On February - 16 death of tommy Ward, S African cricket wicket keeper (23 Tests), electrocuted   

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 February - 16.   

1950  On February - 16 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  On February - 16 knut [Pedersen] Hamsun, Norwegian writer (Wanders, Nobel 1920), dies   

1957  Leslie Hore-Belisha, [Lord Halifax], Brit min of Transport, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

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

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

1967  Smiley Burnette, cowboy (Charlie-Petticoat Junction), dies at 55 on this day in history.   

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  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  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  Howard Hanson, composer, dies at 84 on February - 16.   

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 this day in history.   

1987  Dmitri Borisovich Kabalevsky, composer, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1988  On this day in history death of jean Carignan, French Canadian fiddler (b. 1916)   

1990  Keith Haring, artist/cartoonist (brilliant baby), dies of AIDs at 31 on February - 16.   

1991  On February - 16 enrique B Varela, commandant Nicaragua contra's, dies   

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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  Philipp Melanchthon, Germ, Protestant reformer (Augsburgse Confessie) was born on this day in history.   

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

1543  On February - 16 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  John Sharp, English Archbishop of York (d. 1714) was born on February - 16.   

1669  On this day in history birth of arnold Boonen, Dutch portrait painter