February 16th
180 Notable deaths
Jonas Basanavičius
Lithuanian activist (1851-1927).
Born November 23rd, 1851 in Ožkabaliai I.
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]
Björn Afzelius
Swedish singer, songwriter and guitar player..
Born January 27th, 1947 in Huskvarna.
Died February 16th, 1999 at 52 years old in Gothenburg (lung cancer).
Dorian Gray
Italian actress (1928-2011).
Born February 2nd, 1928 in Bolzano.
Died February 16th, 2011 at 83 years old in Torcegno (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Senda Berenson Abbott
Russian-american basketball pioneer.
Born March 19th, 1868 in Butrimonys.
Died February 16th, 1954 at 85 years old in Santa Barbara.
Serge Merlin
French actor.
Born December 29th, 1932 in French Algeria. [ref]
Died February 16th, 2019 at 86 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
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]
Eric Ericson
Swedish conductor (1918–2013).
Born October 26th, 1918 in Borås.
Died February 16th, 2013 at 94 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Barry Hulshoff
Dutch footballer (1946–2020).
Born September 30th, 1946 in Deventer.
Died February 16th, 2020 at 73 years old in Abcoude. [ref]
Deaths 71 to 80 of 180
Death? Be as proud as you want: bore me later, because Love is sovereign here. Life never ends. Joy comes in the morning. Glory hallelujah. And let it be so. Anne Lamott