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February 16th
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247 Notable deaths
Alí Primera
Venezuelan musician (1941–1985).
Born October 31st, 1941 in Falcón, Coro.
Died February 16th, 1985 at 43 years old in Caracas (traffic collision).
Tony Marshall
German pop singer (1938–2023).
Born February 3rd, 1938 in Baden-Baden.
Died February 16th, 2023 at 85 years old in Baden-Baden. [ref]
Erich Hückel
German physical chemist known for the debye-hückel theory and the hückel method.
Born August 9th, 1896 in Berlin.
Died February 16th, 1980 at 83 years old in Marburg.
Elisha Kent Kane
American explorer and military medical officer (1820–1857).
Born February 3rd, 1820 in Philadelphia.
Died February 16th, 1857 at 37 years old in Havana.
Erna Wallisch
Guard at nazi concentration camp (1922-2008).
Born February 10th, 1922 in Benshausen.
Died February 16th, 2008 at 86 years old in Vienna.
Károly Khuen-Héderváry
Hungarian politician (1849-1918).
Born May 23rd, 1849 in Jeseník.
Died February 16th, 1918 at 68 years old in Budapest.
Carlos Pellicer
Modernist mexican poet (1899–1977).
Born January 16th, 1899 in Villahermosa.
Died February 16th, 1977 at 78 years old in Mexico City.
Stephen Kim Sou-hwan
South korean roman catholic cardinal and servant of god.
Died February 16th, 2009 at 86 years old in Seoul (pneumonia). [ref]
Anna Marly
Russian singer-songwriter (1917–2006).
Born October 30th, 1917 in Romagny.
Died February 16th, 2006 at 88 years old in Palmer.
Bengt Gustavsson
Swedish footballer (1928-2017).
Born January 13th, 1928 in Ringarum.
Died February 16th, 2017 at 89 years old in Norrköping.
Aleksandar Tišma
Serbian writer (1924-2003).
Born January 16th, 1924 in Horgoš.
Died February 16th, 2003 at 79 years old in Novi Sad.
Andrea Bianchi
Italian film director and screenwriter (1925–2013).
Born March 31st, 1925 in Castel Gandolfo.
Died February 16th, 2013 at 87 years old in Nice. [ref]
Alfred Wierusz-Kowalski
Polish painter (1849-1915).
Born October 11th, 1849 in Suwałki.
Died February 16th, 1915 at 65 years old in Munich.
Thomas Bracken
Anglo-new zealand poet, journalist, politician (1843–1898).
Born December 21st, 1843 in Clones.
Died February 16th, 1898 at 54 years old in Dunedin.
Tim Lobinger
German pole vaulter.
Born September 3rd, 1972 in Rheinbach.
Died February 16th, 2023 at 50 years old in Munich (leukemia). [ref]
Charles Mungoshi
Zimbabwean writer.
Born December 2nd, 1947 in Southern Rhodesia.
Died February 16th, 2019 at 71 years old in Chitungwiza (cerebrovascular disease). [ref]
Graeme Allwright
French singer-songwriter of new zealand origin.
Born November 7th, 1926 in Lyall Bay.
Died February 16th, 2020 at 93 years old in Couilly-Pont-aux-Dames. [ref]
Mainie Harriet Jellett
Irish artist (1897-1944).
Born April 29th, 1897 in Dublin. [ref]
Died February 16th, 1944 at 46 years old in Dublin. [ref]
Paulette Nardal
French journalist (1896-1985).
Born October 12th, 1896 in Saint-Pierre, Le François. [ref]
Died February 16th, 1985 at 88 years old in Fort-de-France. [ref]
Richard von Kühlmann
German diplomat and industrialist (1873-1948).
Born May 3rd, 1873 in Constantinople.
Died February 16th, 1948 at 74 years old in Ohlstadt.
Duke Johann Albrecht of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
German monarch and explorer (1857–1920).
Born December 8th, 1857 in Schwerin.
Died February 16th, 1920 at 62 years old in Schloss Wiligrad.
Boris Chicherin
Russian philosopher (1828-1904).
Born June 7th, 1828 in Tambov.
Died February 16th, 1904 at 75 years old in Moscow.
Herman Wold
Norwegian-swedish statistician, economist (1908-1992).
Born December 25th, 1908 in Skien.
Died February 16th, 1992 at 83 years old in Gothenburg.
Samuel Wells Williams
U.s. linguist, missionary, diplomat, naturalist and sinologist (1812–1884).
Born September 22nd, 1812 in Utica.
Died February 16th, 1884 at 71 years old in New Haven.
Bert Roach
Actor (1891-1971).
Born August 21st, 1891 in Washington, D.C..
Died February 16th, 1971 at 79 years old in Los Angeles.
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