February 16th famous deaths
List of celebrities and famous people who died on February 16th
2029 - 2020
Famous deaths on February 16th for the celebrities who died in the years 2029 - 2020
2021
Ecuadorian academic and politician, 51st president of ecuador (d. 2021)
2019 - 2010
Famous deaths on February 16th for the celebrities who died in the years 2019 - 2010
2019
![Bruno Ganz]()
Swiss actor known for his roles in films like 'Wings of Desire' and 'Downfall.'
2017
Brenda Buttner was an American television journalist and host of the Fox News Channel program Bulls and Bears.
2016
Northern Irish goalkeeper who played for Manchester United and the national team.
Egyptian politician and diplomat, 6th secretary-general of the united nations (b. 1922)
2015
Lesley Gore was an American singer known for hits like 'It's My Party' and 'You Don't Own Me.'
Uri Orbach was an Israeli author and politician.
Indian lawyer and politician, deputy chief minister of maharashtra (b. 1957)
Mexican actress and singer (d. 2015)
American singer-songwriter (b. 1946)
Algerian-italian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1936)
2014
United states -- sci-fi author (fat face, polyphemus)
German guitarist (b. 1947)
American football player (b. 1928)
2013
Pioneering biologist who made significant contributions to molecular biology.
Russian author and philosopher (d. 2013).
An english singer and guitarist who was a pioneer in germany's "beat" music scene during the 1960s. he is most well-known for using the then-unknown beatles to backup him on his 1961 recording of "my bonny".
Guyanese footballer (b. 1991)
2012
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who reported on the Middle East for The New York Times.
Anthonee Shadid was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American journalist who reported extensively on the Middle East for The New York Times and The Washington Post.
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist known for his coverage of conflicts in the Middle East.
American baseball player and coach (b. 1954)
American swimmer and lieutenant (b. 1916)
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Hartford, connecticut -- actress ("hit the ice, black gold")
2011
Lithuanian poet and playwright (b. 1930)
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American actor (born in 1922)
Lithuanian playwright and poet (born 1930).
2010
Oscar Alvarez was a Honduran politician who served as Minister of Security and Defense of Honduras.
Hong kong actor and soccer player. (born 1956)
2009 - 2000
Famous deaths on February 16th for the celebrities who died in the years 2009 - 2000
2009
Contributed to the development of nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy.
South korean cardinal (b. 1921)
Korean cardinal, protopriest in the holy roman church (born 1921)
2006
A four-year boston college regular, this german-american football player was a four year regular. although he wanted to play pro-ball in the future, the new york giants coach told him that he was too small at 6'3' and 235 lbs. he was given a chance by the pittsburgh steelers in 1950, and for 14 years he was a defensive tackle. …
American professional wrestler (born 1966).
2005
American actress (pneumonia). (born 1975).
Second and final wife of king farouk, and mother to their only child, king fuad ii (born in 1933).
2004
American singer-songwriter (d. 2004)
[payne] american soul singer/songwriter ("just one kiss")
2003
Renowned jazz pianist and composer.
American actor and composer (b. 1955)
American composer and actor (d. 2003).
Chicago mayor richard j. daley's wife (born in 1907)
2002
English footballer and manager (b. 1913)
2001
American director and producer (b. 1916)
American gynecologist, author, and academic (d. 2001)
American doctor and researcher in human sexuality. he was a pioneer in changing the american way of looking at sex. masters completed his medical training in 1943 and joined the washington university hospital ob/gyn section. masters was relentlessly focused on his studies from 7/01/1954, when he started his first work in sex research. he didn't take a single day off …
American film director (born 1916).
2000
![Lila Kedrova]()
Russian-born actress (born 1918).
![Marceline Day]()
American actress who appeared in silent films.
Norwegian-american businessman, founded ping (b. 1911)
1999 - 1990
Famous deaths on February 16th for the celebrities who died in the years 1999 - 1990
1999
Arvid Pardo was a Maltese diplomat known for his work on the Law of the Sea.
Press your luck big-winning contestant (born 1949).
1998
American toxicologist and public health researcher (d. 1998)
Taiwanese politician (b. 1927)
1997
Chien-Shiung Wu was a Chinese-American physicist who made significant contributions to the field of nuclear physics.
Chinese-American experimental physicist who made significant contributions to the field of nuclear physics.
1996
American blues guitarist, who dies at 81 years old (born 1915).
American lawyer and politician, 32nd governor of california (b. 1905)
American actor and author (b. 1932)
Argentinian painter and sculptor (b. 1922)
Actor (m*a*s*h) dies at 66 from a heart attack
American actor (mash main event, what about bob), who dies at the age of 62 (born 1932).
Politician/businessman, dies at age 84.
Blues guitarist/singer, who dies at the age of 80.
Textile designer, dies at age 82.
Art historian, died at 47.
Governor of california dies at 90 years old (born 1905).
Governor of california (born in 1905)
1995
At 91, a us businessman dies
Traveller dies at 91
1993
Aids deaths at 61
News president (cbs-60 minutes), dead at age 78
1992
Renowned British author known for her magical realism and feminist themes.
Abbas al-Musawi was a prominent Lebanese Shia cleric and the founder of Hezbollah.
Ching Wu was a Chinese-American experimental physicist known for her work on the Manhattan Project.
American nature writer known for her childhood diary 'The Story of Opal'.
Norwegian-swedish economist and statistician (b. 1908)
Brazilian lawyer and politician, 22nd president of brazil (d. 1992)
Scottish poet/journalist (a war quartet) dies.
Assassination of hezbollah leader
Court judge amsterdam (squatters), died at the age of 78.
President of brazil (1961), dies.
1991
Nicaraguan lieutenant and engineer (b. 1932)
Nicaraguan contra leader (born 1932)
1990
American artist. he is a pop and graffiti artist. he moved from americana to the new york scene, before settling down in the fast-lane of the good life at the age of 31.
1989 - 1980
Famous deaths on February 16th for the celebrities who died in the years 1989 - 1980
1989
Renowned geologist known for contributions to the field of mineralogy.
1988
Chinese writer, educator, and politician (b. 1894)
Canadian composer and fiddler (d. 1988).
1987
Composer dies at 82
1986
Ohio, actor (ben franklin – 1776), dies at the age of 76.
1985
Actor frank ragan-dakotas, dies at 69
1984
Bangladeshi general (b. 1918)
Supreme commander of bangladesh forces during bangladesh liberation war (born 1918).
Television announcer (video village) dies at 69
1981
Alvina Krause was a renowned American actress known for her contributions to theater.
1980
German theoretical chemist and physicist. he made major contributions to chemistry in two areas. first, he created the theory of electrolyte solution and then developed important quantum mechanical techniques to calculate the electron distribution and bond energies of unsaturated compounds. in 1975, he published "a scholar's life", his autobiography.
German physicist (born 1895)
1979 - 1970
Famous deaths on February 16th for the celebrities who died in the years 1979 - 1970
1979
Executed iran general/head savak (born 1911).
Actress (celia stage door), dies aged 58
Execution of iran general/head of savak
1978
American financier (born 1895).
1977
Charmion Chaplin was a British politician and the wife of Charlie Chaplin.
Bishop, church of uganda, martyr (b. c.1922)
Hungarian mathematician (b. 1905)
Mexican poet, politician and museum curator.
1975
American hurdler and coach (b. 1903)
New orleans, louisiana -- bass-baritone
1974
Canadian-american engineer, designed the m1 garand rifle (b. 1888)
1972
Dulcie Deamer was an Australian athlete known for her achievements in swimming and diving.
1970
Peyton Rous was an American pathologist who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1966 for his discovery of tumor-inducing viruses.
1969 - 1960
Famous deaths on February 16th for the celebrities who died in the years 1969 - 1960
1968
Composer dies at 87
1967
![Smiley Burnette]()
Summum, illinois -- cowboy (charlie-petticoat junction)
Spanish-born actor (born 1887).
1966
Artillery officer/leader (chu1939-63), died at the age of 81.
1964
Pioneering astronomer known for her work on galaxy clusters.
American educator, school administrator, and businessperson (b. 1865)[58]
1963
Composer dies at age 70
1961
American baseball player (b. 1891)
Baseball hall of fame pitcher (born in 1891)
1960
British journalist known for her coverage of social issues and political events.
1959 - 1950
Famous deaths on February 16th for the celebrities who died in the years 1959 - 1950
1957
Polish-american composer and pianist (d. 1967).
At 63, the british minister of transport dies.
1956
He was an Indian astrophysicist who made significant contributions to the study of stellar atmospheres.
1952
Norwegian writer (wanders, nobel 1920)
1951
At 65, the first chairman (belgian council of state) dies.
1950
Famous playwright and novelist.
1949 - 1940
Famous deaths on February 16th for the celebrities who died in the years 1949 - 1940
1945
Korean poet known for his poignant and reflective poetry.
1944
Indian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1870)
Danish stage director and writer (born 1868).
Composer dies at 37
1939 - 1930
Famous deaths on February 16th for the celebrities who died in the years 1939 - 1930
1939
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1938
German author (lieder der leids), dies at 64
1936
Yule Walker was a pioneering engineer known for his work in signal processing and system identification.
1934
Russian journalist/poet, who died at the age of 38.
1932
French academic and politician, nobel prize laureate (b. 1841)
American-english financier and philanthropist (d.1932).
American-born british financier (born 1862).
1929 - 1920
Famous deaths on February 16th for the celebrities who died in the years 1929 - 1920
1928
American actor and dancer (b. 1856)
American actor and dancer, d. 1928
1924
Founder of the Montgomery Ward department store chain.
1922
Led a rebellion against the Confederacy during the American Civil War.
1919 - 1910
Famous deaths on February 16th for the celebrities who died in the years 1919 - 1910
1919
![Vera Kholodnaya]()
Russian film star (born 1893)
1917
French playwright, novelist and drama critic. he had a turbulent journalistic career. he was involved in several duel and one of his plays was censored.
1916
At the age of 57, she dies.
At the age of 79, he dies.
1915
French composer estudiantina, dies.
1912
Russian-japanese monk and saint (b. 1836)
Eastern orthodox priest (born 1836)
1910
At 75 years old, the victim dies.
1909 - 1900
Famous deaths on February 16th for the celebrities who died in the years 1909 - 1900
1907
Italian poet and educator, nobel prize laureate (b. 1835)
For 44 years, he was an italian critic, poet, and teacher at bologna university. his education was at the university of pisa. he served as a professor at the university of bologna from 1860-1904. carducci is generally regarded as one of the most important italian poets of the 19th century. he was awarded the nobel prize in literature in 1906. …
1900
Dies in battle.