February 16th
168 Notable deaths
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.
Born October 26th, 1918 in Borås. [ref]
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]
Hermann Kriebel
German politician (1876-1941).
Born January 20th, 1876 in Germersheim.
Died February 16th, 1941 at 65 years old in Munich.
Yolanda Montes
Mexican exotic dancer, actress and vedette (1932–2025).
Born January 3rd, 1932 in Spokane.
Died February 16th, 2025 at 93 years old in Puebla City. [ref]
Erich Hückel
German physical chemist known for the debye-hückel theory and the hückel method.
Born August 9th, 1896 in Berlin. [ref]
Died February 16th, 1980 at 83 years old in Marburg. [ref]
Deaths 71 to 80 of 168
Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel