February 16th
247 Notable deaths
Gail Halvorsen
United states air force pilot (1920–2022).
Born October 10th, 1920 in Salt Lake City.
Died February 16th, 2022 at 101 years old in Provo. [ref]
Jason Davis
American actor (1984–2020).
Born October 14th, 1984 in Salt Lake City.
Died February 16th, 2020 at 35 years old in Los Angeles (drug overdose). [ref]
Roger Bowen
American actor (1932-1996).
Born May 25th, 1932 in Attleboro.
Died February 16th, 1996 at 63 years old in Marathon (myocardial infarction).
Frederick Wiseman
American documentary filmmaker (1930-2026).
Born January 1st, 1930 in Boston.
Died February 16th, 2026 at 96 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Smiley Burnette
American country music performer and comedic actor (1911–1967).
Born March 18th, 1911 in Summum.
Died February 16th, 1967 at 55 years old in Encino (leukemia).
Zoe Caldwell
Australian actress (1933–2020).
Born September 14th, 1933 in Melbourne, Hawthorn.
Died February 16th, 2020 at 86 years old in Pound Ridge (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Lorena Rojas
Mexican singer and actress (1971-2015).
Born February 10th, 1971 in Mexico City.
Died February 16th, 2015 at 44 years old in Miami (liver cancer).
Claude Bowes-Lyon, 13th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne
British earl (1824-1904); great-grandfather of elizabeth ii.
Born July 21st, 1824 in Redbourn.
Died February 16th, 1904 at 79 years old in Bordighera.
M. A. G. Osmani
Commander in chief of bangladesh army (1918–1984).
Born September 1st, 1918 in Sylhet.
Died February 16th, 1984 at 65 years old in London.
James L. Kraft
Canadian-american businessman.
Born December 11th, 1874 in Stevensville.
Died February 16th, 1953 at 78 years old in Chicago.
Mark Sykes
British politician, diplomatic advisor, and traveller (1879-1919).
Born March 16th, 1879 in London.
Died February 16th, 1919 at 39 years old in 1st arrondissement of Paris (influenza, 1918–1920 flu pandemic, cyanosis).
Tony Sheridan
British musician (1940–2013).
Born May 21st, 1940 in Norwich.
Died February 16th, 2013 at 72 years old in Hamburg. [ref]
Alfred Burke
English actor (1918–2011).
Born February 28th, 1918 in Peckham.
Died February 16th, 2011 at 92 years old in Barnes. [ref]
John Garand
Canadian firearm designer (1888–1974).
Born January 1st, 1888 in Saint-Rémi.
Died February 16th, 1974 at 86 years old in Springfield.
John Davis Chandler
American actor (1935-2010).
Born January 28th, 1935 in Hinton.
Died February 16th, 2010 at 75 years old in Toluca Lake (disease). [ref]
Lev Sedov
Son of leon trotsky, communist oppositionist and writer (1906–1938).
Born February 24th, 1906 in Saint Petersburg.
Died February 16th, 1938 at 31 years old in Paris.
Doris Troy
American actress and singer (1937-2004).
Born January 6th, 1937 in The Bronx.
Died February 16th, 2004 at 67 years old in Las Vegas (pulmonary emphysema).
Georg Ferdinand Duckwitz
German diplomat and righteous among the nations (1904-1973).
Born September 29th, 1904 in Bremen.
Died February 16th, 1973 at 68 years old in Bremen.
Wilhelm von Gloeden
German photographer (1856-1931).
Born September 16th, 1856 in Völkshagen.
Died February 16th, 1931 at 74 years old in Taormina.
Irmfried Eberl
Ss officer, first commandant of treblinka extermination camp (1910–1948).
Born September 8th, 1910 in Bregenz.
Died February 16th, 1948 at 37 years old in Ulm (hanging to death).
Dick Anthony Williams
American actor (1934–2012).
Born August 9th, 1934 in Chicago.
Died February 16th, 2012 at 77 years old in Van Nuys. [ref]
Brownie McGhee
American folk-blues singer and guitarist.
Born November 30th, 1915 in Knoxville.
Died February 16th, 1996 at 80 years old in Oakland (stomach cancer).
Lila Kedrova
Actress (1909–2000).
Born October 9th, 1918 in Saint Petersburg.
Died February 16th, 2000 at 81 years old in Sault Ste. Marie (Alzheimer's disease, pneumonia).
Dick Bruna
Dutch graphic designer (1927-2017).
Born August 23rd, 1927 in Utrecht. [ref]
Died February 16th, 2017 at 89 years old in Utrecht. [ref]
Maon Kurosaki
Japanese singer-songwriter (1988-2023).
Born January 13th, 1988 in Tokyo.
Died February 16th, 2023 at 35 years old [ref]
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Die happily and look forward to taking up a new and better form. Like the sun, only when you set in the west can you rise in the east. Rumi