February 16th
179 Notable deaths
James L. Kraft
Canadian-american businessman.
Born December 11th, 1874 in Stevensville.
Died February 16th, 1953 at 78 years old in Chicago.
Irmfried Eberl
Ss officer, first commandant of treblinka extermination camp.
Born September 8th, 1910 in Bregenz.
Died February 16th, 1948 at 37 years old in Ulm (hanging).
Lev Sedov
Son of leon trotsky, communist oppositionist and writer.
Born February 24th, 1906 in Saint Petersburg.
Died February 16th, 1938 at 31 years old in Paris.
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).
Doris Troy
American actress and singer (1937-2004).
Born January 6th, 1937 in The Bronx. [ref]
Died February 16th, 2004 at 67 years old in Las Vegas (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
John Garand
Canadian firearm designer.
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]
Wilhelm von Gloeden
German photographer (1856-1931).
Born September 18th, 1856 in Völkshagen.
Died February 16th, 1931 at 74 years old in Taormina.
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.
Frank Hurley
Australian photographer and adventurer (1885–1962).
Born October 15th, 1885 in Glebe. [ref]
Died February 16th, 1962 at 76 years old in Sydney (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying is not of importance, it lasts so short a time. Samuel Johnson