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February 16 Deaths in History - February 16 Birthdays - February 16 Events
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February 16, 2002 John W. Gardner, American Educator February 16, 2001 Howard Koch, producer, The Manchurian Candidate, dies at 84 February 16, 1998 Martha Gellhorn, war reporter (Reuthers), dies at 89 February 16, 1996 Brownie McGhee, blues guitarist, dies at 81 February 16, 1996 Charles McCorquodale, art historian, dies at 47 February 16, 1996 Edmund G "Pat" Brown, politician, dies at 90 February 16, 1996 Kenneth Robinson, politician/businessman, dies at 84 February 16, 1996 MacLean Stevenson, actor (M*A*S*H), dies of heart attack at 66 February 16, 1996 Roger Bowen, actor (M*A*S*H, Main Event, What about Bob), dies at 62 February 16, 1996 Susan Bosence, textile designer, dies at 82 February 16, 1996 Walter Brown "Brownie" McGhee, blues singer and guitarist, dies at 80 February 16, 1995 John Everett Allen, U.S. businessman, dies at 91 February 16, 1995 Martin Soames, traveller, dies at 91 February 16, 1993 Donald Phelps, dies of AIDS at 61 February 16, 1993 Richard Salant, news president (CBS-60 Minutes), dies at 78 February 16, 1992 Abbas Musawi, leader of Hezbollah, assassinated February 16, 1992 Angela Carter, British novelist (Magic Toyshop), dies of cancer at 51 February 16, 1992 George Mann MacBeth, Scottish journalist/poet (A War Quartet), dies February 16, 1992 Janio Quadros, president of Brazil (1961), dies February 16, 1992 Winand J Borgerhoff Mulder, court judge Amster (squaters), dies at 78 February 16, 1991 Enrique B Varela, commandant Nicaragua contra's, dies February 16, 1990 Keith Haring, artist/cartoonist (brilliant baby), dies of AIDs at 31 February 16, 1987 Dmitri Borisovich Kabalevsky, composer, dies at 82 February 16, 1986 Howard Da Silva, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actor (Ben Franklin-1776), dies at 76 February 16, 1985 Larry Ward, actor (Frank Ragan-Dakotas), dies at 69 February 16, 1984 Ken Williams, TV announcer (Video Village), dies at 69 February 16, 1981 Howard Hanson, composer, dies at 84 February 16, 1979 Louise Allbritton, actress (Celia-Stage Door), dies at 58 February 16, 1979 Nematullah Nassiri, Iran general/head of Savak, executed February 16, 1968 Healey Willan, composer, dies at 87 February 16, 1967 Smiley Burnette, cowboy (Charlie-Petticoat Junction), dies at 55 February 16, 1966 Hendrik W. Tilanus, artillery officer/leader (CHU 1939-63), dies at 81 February 16, 1963 Laszlo Lajtha, composer, dies at 70 February 16, 1957 Leslie Hore-Belisha, [Lord Halifax], British min of Transport, dies at 63 February 16, 1952 Knut [Pedersen] Hamsun, Norwegian writer (Wanders, Nobel 1920), dies February 16, 1951 Henri Velge, 1st chairman (Belgian Council of State), dies at 65 February 16, 1945 Rudolf Varnlund, Swedish playwright (Upproret), dies at 45 February 16, 1944 Edmund von Borck, composer, dies at 37 February 16, 1939 Jura Soyfer, writer, dies at 26 February 16, 1938 Otto zur Linde, German author (Lieder of the Leids), dies at 64 February 16, 1936 Tommy Ward, South African cricket wicket keeper (23 Tests), electrocuted February 16, 1934 Eduard Bagritsky, [Dzjubin], Russ poet/journalist, dies at 38 February 16, 1931 Dirk Schafer, Dutch pianist/composer (Klavier), dies at 57 February 16, 1928 Eddie Foy, American Actor February 16, 1916 Jeltje de Bosch Kemper, Dutch feminist, dies at 79 February 16, 1916 [Gerard] Jan Ligthart, Dutch educator (Ot and Sien), dies at 57 February 16, 1915 Emil Waldteufel, [Charles Levy], French composer (Estudiantina), dies February 16, 1912 Edgar Evans, British explorer (Antarctica), dies February 16, 1910 Albert Heinrich Zabel, composer, dies at 75 February 16, 1907 Giosue Carducci, poet (Nobel 1906), dies February 16, 1900 George Labram, U.S. mine engineer in South Africa, dies in battle February 16, 1899 Francois Felix Faure, president of France (1895-99), dies at 57 February 16, 1898 Thomas Bracken, Irish Poet February 16, 1892 Henry Walter Bates, naturalist/explorer (South America), dies February 16, 1864 Vaclav Jindrich Veit, composer, dies at 58 February 16, 1862 William Pennington, American Lawyer February 16, 1858 Georg F Creuzer, German philological/historian, dies at 86 February 16, 1857 Auguste-Gaspard-Louis Desnoyers, French engraver, dies at 77 February 16, 1857 Elisha Kent Kane, Arctic explorer (Kane Basin), dies at 37 February 16, 1851 Anne Nagell van Ampsen, Dutch politician, dies at 95 February 16, 1834 Lionel Lukin, life boat pioneer, dies February 16, 1829 Francois-Joseph Gossec, Belg/Fr composer (Messe of Morts), dies at 95 February 16, 1825 George Gerson, composer, dies at 34 February 16, 1823 Johann Gottfried Schict, composer, dies at 69 February 16, 1803 Jan V clav Stich, Bohemian composer, dies at 56 February 16, 1799 Charles Theoby, ruler (Palts and Bayern), dies at 74 February 16, 1791 Richard earl d'Alton, Austria general of S Neth, commits suicide at 58 February 16, 1779 William Boyce, English organist/composer (Cathedral Music), dies February 16, 1754 Richard Mead, physician, dies February 16, 1653 Johannes Schultz, composer, dies at 70 February 16, 1538 Everhard/Erardus van de Mark, prince-bishop of Liege, dies at 65 February 16, 1391 Johannes V Palaeologus, Emperor of Byzantium (1341-91), dies February 16, 1279 Afonso III, King of Portugal (1248-79), dies February 16, 1247 Hendrik Raspe, [Papenking], count of Thuringen, dies February 16, 923 Abu Dja'far Mohammed Djarir al-Tabari, islamic historian, dies at 83 February 16, 309 Pamphilus van Caesarea, Palestinian scholar/martyr, beheaded |