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247 Notable deaths
Mildred Harnack
American-german literary historian, professor, translator; resistance fighter and anti-nazi activist, who was executed during wwii in germany.
Born September 16th, 1902 in Milwaukee. [ref]
Died February 16th, 1943 at 40 years old in Plötzensee Prison (decapitation).
Jânio Quadros
Brazilian politician, former president of brazil (1961).
Born January 25th, 1917 in Campo Grande.
Died February 16th, 1992 at 75 years old in São Paulo.
Clémentine of Orléans, Princess of Koháry
French royal.
Born June 3rd, 1817 in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Died February 16th, 1907 at 89 years old in Palais Coburg.
Howard W. Koch
American film producer (1916-2001).
Born April 11th, 1916 in New York City.
Died February 16th, 2001 at 84 years old in Beverly Hills (Alzheimer's disease).
Cicely Mary Barker
British artist (1895-1973).
Born June 28th, 1895 in London Borough of Croydon, Croydon.
Died February 16th, 1973 at 77 years old in Worthing Hospital.
Józef Kazimierz Hofmann
Polish musician (1876-1957).
Born January 20th, 1876 in Kraków.
Died February 16th, 1957 at 81 years old in Los Angeles.
Giosuè Carducci
Italian poet and literary critic (1835-1907).
Born July 27th, 1835 in Valdicastello Carducci.
Died February 16th, 1907 at 71 years old in Bologna.
Lasse Braun
Italian-french pornographic film director.
Born January 11th, 1936 in Algiers.
Died February 16th, 2015 at 79 years old in Rome (diabetes).
Walter Winterbottom
English footballer and manager (1913–2002).
Born March 31st, 1913 in Oldham.
Died February 16th, 2002 at 88 years old in Guildford (surgical complications).
Amos Sawyer
Liberian politician (1945–2022).
Born June 15th, 1945 in Sinoe County.
Died February 16th, 2022 at 76 years old in Baltimore (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Cristina Calderón
Last full blood yagán, last known speaker of the yaghan language (1928–2022).
Born May 24th, 1928 in Puerto Williams.
Died February 16th, 2022 at 93 years old in Hospital Clínico de Magallanes (COVID-19). [ref]
B. B. Warfield
American theologian (1851–1921).
Born November 5th, 1851 in Lexington.
Died February 16th, 1921 at 69 years old in Princeton.
John W. Gardner
American politician (1912-2002).
Born October 8th, 1912 in Los Angeles.
Died February 16th, 2002 at 89 years old in Palo Alto (cancer).
Edward Jones
American statistician, dow jones co-founder.
Born October 7th, 1856 in Worcester.
Died February 16th, 1920 at 63 years old in New York City.
Henry Walter Bates
English naturalist and explorer (1825–1892).
Born February 8th, 1825 in Leicester.
Died February 16th, 1892 at 67 years old in London (respiratory disease).
Octave Mirbeau
French writer, art critic and journalist (1848–1917).
Born February 16th, 1848 in Trévières. [ref]
Died February 16th, 1917 at 69 years old in rue Beaujon. [ref]
Nicholas of Japan
Russian orthodox priest.
Born August 13th, 1836 in Smolensk.
Died February 16th, 1912 at 75 years old in Tokyo.
Bernard Lown
American cardiologist, developer of the dc defibrillator and the cardioverter (1921-2021).
Born June 7th, 1921 in Utena. [ref]
Died February 16th, 2021 at 99 years old in Chestnut Hill. [ref]
Volodymyr Scherbytsky
Soviet politician (1918-1990).
Born February 17th, 1918 in Verkhnodniprovsk.
Died February 16th, 1990 at 71 years old in Feofaniya Clinical Hospital (pneumonia).
Yolanda Montes
Mexican exotic dancer, actress and vedette (1932–2025).
Born January 3rd, 1932 in Spokane.
Died February 16th, 2025 at 93 years old in Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza. [ref]
Mary Ann Shaffer
United states writer, editor and bookshop worker (1934–2008).
Born December 13th, 1934 in Martinsburg.
Died February 16th, 2008 at 73 years old in San Anselmo.
Leslie Hore-Belisha
British politician (1893-1957).
Born September 7th, 1893 in Hampstead.
Died February 16th, 1957 at 63 years old in Reims (cerebral hemorrhage).
Krishnaveni
Indian actress.
Born December 24th, 1924 in Andhra Pradesh.
Died February 16th, 2025 at 100 years old
Peter Voulkos
American artist (1924-2002).
Born January 29th, 1924 in Bozeman.
Died February 16th, 2002 at 78 years old in Bowling Green.
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Death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be because death is very likely the single best invention of life. It is life’s change agent, it clears out the old to make way for the new. Steve Jobs