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February 16th
188 Notable deaths
Paul Avrich
American historian (1931-2006).
Born August 4th, 1931 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died February 16th, 2006 at 74 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Hermann Kriebel
German politician (1876-1941).
Born January 20th, 1876 in Germersheim.
Died February 16th, 1941 at 65 years old in Munich.
Herman Wirth
Dutch-german pseudohistian (1885-1981).
Born May 6th, 1885 in Utrecht. [ref]
Died February 16th, 1981 at 95 years old in Kusel. [ref]
Gustavo Noboa
President of ecuador (2000 - 2003).
Born August 21st, 1937 in Guayaquil.
Died February 16th, 2021 at 83 years old in Miami (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Senda Berenson Abbott
Russian-american basketball pioneer.
Born March 19th, 1868 in Butrimonys.
Died February 16th, 1954 at 85 years old in Santa Barbara.
Jonas Basanavičius
Lithuanian activist (1851-1927).
Born November 23rd, 1851 in Ožkabaliai I.
Died February 16th, 1927 at 75 years old in Vilnius. [ref]
Dorian Gray
Italian actress (1928-2011).
Born February 2nd, 1928 in Bolzano.
Died February 16th, 2011 at 83 years old in Torcegno (gunshot wound). [ref]
Serge Merlin
French actor (1932–2019).
Born December 29th, 1932 in Oued Tlélat. [ref]
Died February 16th, 2019 at 86 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Björn Afzelius
Swedish singer, songwriter and guitar player. (1947–1999).
Born January 27th, 1947 in Huskvarna.
Died February 16th, 1999 at 52 years old in Gothenburg (lung cancer).
Barry Hulshoff
Dutch footballer (1946–2020).
Born September 30th, 1946 in Deventer.
Died February 16th, 2020 at 73 years old in Abcoude. [ref]
Deaths 71 to 80 of 188
When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche