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February 16th
179 Notable deaths
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 (1918-2000).
Born October 9th, 1918 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died February 16th, 2000 at 81 years old in Sault Ste. Marie (Alzheimer's disease, pneumonia).
Dick Anthony Williams
American actor.
Born August 9th, 1934 in Chicago.
Died February 16th, 2012 at 77 years old in Van Nuys. [ref]
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).
Dick Bruna
Dutch writer and illustrator.
Born August 23rd, 1927 in Utrecht. [ref]
Died February 16th, 2017 at 89 years old in Utrecht. [ref]
Jânio Quadros
Brazilian politician (1917-1992).
Born January 25th, 1917 in Campo Grande. [ref]
Died February 16th, 1992 at 75 years old in São Paulo. [ref]
Cicely Mary Barker
British artist (1895-1973).
Born June 28th, 1895 in London Borough of Croydon, Croydon. [ref]
Died February 16th, 1973 at 77 years old in Worthing Hospital. [ref]
Josef Hofmann
Polish musician (1876-1957).
Born January 20th, 1876 in Kraków. [ref]
Died February 16th, 1957 at 81 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Lasse Braun
Italian pornographic film director.
Born January 11th, 1936 in Algiers.
Died February 16th, 2015 at 79 years old in Rome (diabetes).
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