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247 Notable deaths
Fritzi Burger
Austrian figure skater.
Born June 6th, 1910 in Vienna. [ref]
Died February 16th, 1999 at 88 years old in Bad Gastein. [ref]
Huseyngulu Sarabski
Azerbaijani actor (1879-1945).
Born March 20th, 1879 in Baku.
Died February 16th, 1945 at 65 years old in Baku (esophageal cancer).
Michel Deguy
French poet (1930–2022).
Born May 23rd, 1930 in Draveil.
Died February 16th, 2022 at 91 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Thomas Archer Hirst
Mathematician (1830–1892).
Born April 22nd, 1830 in Heckmondwike.
Died February 16th, 1892 at 61 years old in London.
Cesare Dell'Acqua
Italian painter (1821-1905).
Born July 22nd, 1821 in Piran.
Died February 16th, 1905 at 83 years old in Ixelles.
Lyudmila Keldysh
Soviet mathematician (1904–1976).
Born March 12th, 1904 in Orenburg.
Died February 16th, 1976 at 71 years old in Moscow.
Kate Gillou
French female tennis player.
Born February 19th, 1887 in 8th arrondissement of Paris.
Died February 16th, 1964 at 76 years old in Paris.
Edward Lindberg
Track and field competitor (1886–1978).
Born November 9th, 1886 in Cherokee.
Died February 16th, 1978 at 91 years old in Highland Park.
Louis Pierre Gratiolet
French zoologist (1815–1865).
Born July 6th, 1815 in Sainte-Foy-la-Grande.
Died February 16th, 1865 at 49 years old in Paris.
Gustave-Auguste Ferrié
French radio pioneer and army general (1868–1932).
Born November 19th, 1868 in Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne.
Died February 16th, 1932 at 63 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris (peritonitis).
Wilhelm Schmidt
German engineer (1858–1924).
Born February 18th, 1858 in Wegeleben.
Died February 16th, 1924 at 65 years old in Gadderbaum.
Joan Margarit i Consarnau
Catalan architect and poet.
Born May 11th, 1938 in Sanaüja.
Died February 16th, 2021 at 82 years old in Sant Just Desvern (lymphoma). [ref]
Heli Lääts
Estonian mezzo-soprano (1932–2018).
Born June 24th, 1932 in Kuressaare.
Died February 16th, 2018 at 85 years old in Tallinn.
Richard Pankhurst
British-ethiopian scholar (1927–2017).
Born December 3rd, 1927 in Woodford Green.
Died February 16th, 2017 at 89 years old in Addis Ababa. [ref]
Lilli Promet
Estonian writer (1922–2007).
Born February 16th, 1922. [ref]
Died February 16th, 2007 at 85 years old in Tallinn. [ref]
Abdylaqim Ademi
Politician (1969–2018).
Born December 20th, 1969 in Šemševo, Tetovo. [ref]
Died February 16th, 2018 at 48 years old in Tetovo. [ref]
Jacques Hilling
French actor (1922–1975).
Born May 26th, 1922 in Randwick. [ref]
Died February 16th, 1975 at 52 years old in 19th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Gennadiy Tsygankov
Russian ice hockey player (1947–2006).
Born August 16th, 1947 in Vanino.
Died February 16th, 2006 at 58 years old in Saint Petersburg (cancer).
Baddeley Devesi
Solomon island politician (1941-2012).
Born October 16th, 1941 in Guadalcanal.
Died February 16th, 2012 at 70 years old [ref]
Josef Augusta
Czech ice hockey player and coach (1946-2017).
Born November 24th, 1946 in Jihlava, Havlíčkův Brod. [ref]
Died February 16th, 2017 at 70 years old in Jihlava (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Osvaldo Suárez
Argentine distance runner (1934–2018).
Born March 17th, 1934 in Sarandí.
Died February 16th, 2018 at 83 years old
Julius Schrader
German artist (1815-1900).
Born June 16th, 1815 in Berlin.
Died February 16th, 1900 at 84 years old in Groß-Lichterfelde.
Edgar Syers
Figure skater (1863–1946).
Born March 18th, 1863 in Brighton.
Died February 16th, 1946 at 82 years old in Maidenhead.
Carolina Benedicks-Bruce
Swedish sculptor (1856–1935).
Born October 28th, 1856 in Jakob and Johannes parish. [ref]
Died February 16th, 1935 at 78 years old [ref]
Raymond Adolphe Séré de Rivières
French military engineer and general (1815–1895).
Died February 16th, 1895 at 79 years old in Paris.
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