Welcome! Check out today's deaths, recent deaths, or our deaths stats.
Feeling experimental? Head on over to our newest (and darkest) feature: Next-2-Die™ predictions
February 16th
168 Notable deaths
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).
Dorce Gamalama
Indonesian pop singer, actress, presenter, and comedian.
Born July 21st, 1963 in Solok. [ref]
Died February 16th, 2022 at 58 years old in Grogol (COVID-19). [ref]
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).
Anthony Shadid
Foreign correspondent for the new york times.
Born September 26th, 1968 in Oklahoma City.
Died February 16th, 2012 at 43 years old in Syria (asthma).
Paul Avrich
American historian (1931-2006).
Born August 4th, 1931 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died February 16th, 2006 at 74 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Jimmy Murakami
Japanese-american animator and director (1933-2014).
Born June 5th, 1933 in San Jose. [ref]
Died February 16th, 2014 at 80 years old in Dublin. [ref]
Marceline Day
Actress (1908-2000).
Born April 24th, 1908 in Colorado Springs. [ref]
Died February 16th, 2000 at 91 years old in Cathedral City. [ref]
Jonas Basanavičius
Lithuanian activist (1851-1927).
Born November 23rd, 1851 in Ožkabaliai. [ref]
Died February 16th, 1927 at 75 years old in Vilnius. [ref]
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).
Herman Wirth
Dutch-german pseudohistian (1885-1981).
Born May 6th, 1885 in Utrecht. [ref]
Died February 16th, 1981 at 95 years old in Kusel. [ref]
Deaths 61 to 70 of 168
I shall not die of a cold. I shall die of having lived. Willa Cather