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 this day in history.   

1928  Death of Eddie Foy, American singer and dancer (b. 1856) on this day in history.   

1932  On February - 16 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  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 February - 16.   

1945  Billy Frank, cricketer (Test S Afr v Eng 1896, 5 & 2, 1-52), dies on February - 16.   

1950  David Denton, cricketer (England batsman in 11 Tests 1905-10), dies on February - 16.   

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 this day in history.   

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  On this day in history healey Willan, composer, dies at 87   

1973  Pieter Van der Bijl, cricketer (outstanding S Af bat in 1938-39), dies on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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  On February - 16 larry Ward, actor (Frank Ragan-Dakotas), dies at 69   

1986  Howard Da Silva, Cleve Oh, actor (Ben Franklin-1776), dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1987  On February - 16 dmitri Borisovich Kabalevsky, composer, dies at 82   

1988  Death of Jean Carignan, French Canadian fiddler (b. 1916) on February - 16.   

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

1991  Enrique B Varela, commandant Nicaragua contra's, dies on this day in history.   

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1032  On February - 16 birth of emperor Yingzong of China (d. 1067)   

1075  On this day in history birth of ordericus Vitalis, French monk/historian/poet   

1497  Philipp Melanchthon, Germ, Protestant reformer (Augsburgse Confessie) was born on February - 16.   

1519  On February - 16 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  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