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February 16th
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247 Notable deaths
Louise Allbritton
American actress (1920-1979).
Born July 3rd, 1920 in Oklahoma City.
Died February 16th, 1979 at 58 years old in Puerto Vallarta (spinal cord neoplasm).
Yannis Kounellis
Greek painter, sculptor and professor of arts (1936–2017).
Born March 23rd, 1936 in Piraeus.
Died February 16th, 2017 at 80 years old in Rome. [ref]
Francis Peyton Rous
American scientist (1879-1970).
Born October 5th, 1879 in Baltimore.
Died February 16th, 1970 at 90 years old in New York City.
Jimmy Murakami
American film director (1933–2014).
Born June 5th, 1933 in San Jose. [ref]
Died February 16th, 2014 at 80 years old in Dublin. [ref]
Howard da Silva
American actor (1909–1986).
Born May 4th, 1909 in Cleveland.
Died February 16th, 1986 at 76 years old in Ossining (lymphoma).
Marceline Day
American actress (1908–2000).
Born April 24th, 1908 in Colorado Springs.
Died February 16th, 2000 at 91 years old in Cathedral City.
Dorce Gamalama
Indonesian pop singer, actress, presenter, and comedian (1963–2022).
Born July 21st, 1963 in Solok. [ref]
Died February 16th, 2022 at 58 years old in Grogol (COVID-19). [ref]
Anthony Shadid
Foreign correspondent for the new york times (1968–2012).
Born September 26th, 1968 in Oklahoma City.
Died February 16th, 2012 at 43 years old in Syria (asthma).
Fritz Kolbe
German diplomat and resistance member (1900-1971).
Born September 25th, 1900 in Berlin.
Died February 16th, 1971 at 70 years old in Bern.
Paul Avrich
American historian (1931-2006).
Born August 4th, 1931 in New York City, Brooklyn. [ref]
Died February 16th, 2006 at 74 years old in New York City, Manhattan. [ref]
Hermann Kriebel
German politician (1876-1941).
Born January 20th, 1876 in Germersheim.
Died February 16th, 1941 at 65 years old in Munich.
Princess Maria Maximilianovna of Leuchtenberg
Wife of prince wilhelm of baden (1841-1914).
Born October 16th, 1841 in Saint Petersburg.
Died February 16th, 1914 at 72 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Herman Wirth
Dutch-german pseudohistian (1885-1981).
Born May 6th, 1885 in Utrecht.
Died February 16th, 1981 at 95 years old in Kusel.
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 hall of fame basketball pioneer (1868–1954).
Born March 19th, 1868 in Butrimonys.
Died February 16th, 1954 at 85 years old in Santa Barbara.
Michael Shea
Writer.
Born July 3rd, 1946 in Los Angeles.
Died February 16th, 2014 at 67 years old in San Francisco.
Jonas Basanavičius
Lithuanian activist (1851-1927).
Born November 23rd, 1851 in Ožkabaliai I.
Died February 16th, 1927 at 75 years old in Vilnius. [ref]
John Davies
Welsh historian and television and radio broadcaster (1938-2015).
Born April 25th, 1938 in Treorchy.
Died February 16th, 2015 at 76 years old in Cardiff.
Ferdinand Buisson
French academic and politician (1841-1932).
Born December 20th, 1841 in Paris.
Died February 16th, 1932 at 90 years old in Thieuloy-Saint-Antoine.
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).
Li Rui
Chinese politician (1917–2019).
Born April 13th, 1917 in Pingjiang County.
Died February 16th, 2019 at 101 years old in Beijing (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome).
Barry Hulshoff
Dutch footballer (1946–2020).
Born September 30th, 1946 in Deventer.
Died February 16th, 2020 at 73 years old in Abcoude. [ref]
Eric Ericson
Swedish conductor (1918–2013).
Born October 26th, 1918 in Borås.
Died February 16th, 2013 at 94 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Rózsa Péter
Hungarian mathematician (1905-1977).
Born February 17th, 1905 in Budapest.
Died February 16th, 1977 at 71 years old in Budapest.
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Death commences too early – almost before you’re half-acquainted with life – you meet the other. Tennessee Williams