People who died on February 16 75
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Zhu Yi (Liang Dynasty)
d. 549 (b. 483)
Zhu Yi, Chinese general (b. 483)
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Mary the Younger
d. 902 (b. 875)
Mary the Younger, Byzantine saint (b. 875)
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Richard of Dover
d. 1184
Richard of Dover, Archbishop of Canterbury
Henry Raspe, Landgrave of Thuringia
d. 1247 (b. 1204)
Henry Raspe, Landgrave of Thuringia (b. 1204)
Afonso III of Portugal
d. 1279 (b. 1210)
Afonso III of Portugal (d. 1279)
Gertrude of Hohenburg
d. 1281
Gertrude of Hohenburg, queen consort of Germany (b. c.1225)
Rupert I, Elector Palatine
d. 1390 (b. 1309)
Rupert I, Elector Palatine (b. 1309)
John V Palaiologos
d. 1391 (b. 1332)
John V Palaiologos, Byzantine Emperor (d. 1391)
Johannes Stöffler
d. 1531 (b. 1452)
Johannes Stöffler, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1452)
Jean du Bellay
d. 1560 (b. 1493)
Jean du Bellay, French cardinal and diplomat (b. 1493)
Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada
d. 1579 (b. 1509)
Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada, Spanish explorer (b. 1509)
Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba (1585-1645)
d. 1645 (b. 1585)
Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba, Spanish general and politician, 24th Governor of the Duchy of Milan (b. 1585)
Esprit Fléchier
d. 1710 (b. 1632)
Esprit Fléchier, French bishop and author (d. 1710)
James Craggs the Younger
d. 1721 (b. 1686)
James Craggs the Younger, English politician, Secretary of State for the Southern Department (d. 1721)
Richard Mead
d. 1754 (b. 1673)
Richard Mead, English physician and astrologer (d. 1754)
Georg Carl von Döbeln
d. 1820 (b. 1758)
Georg Carl von Döbeln, Swedish general (d. 1820)
William Pennington
d. 1862 (b. 1796)
William Pennington American lawyer and politician, 13th Governor of New Jersey, 23rd Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (d. 1862)
Thomas Bracken
d. 1898 (b. 1843)
Thomas Bracken, Irish-New Zealand journalist, poet, and politician (b. 1843)
Félix Faure
d. 1899 (b. 1841)
Félix Faure, French merchant and politician, 7th President of France (b. 1841)
Giosuè Carducci
d. 1907 (b. 1835)
Giosuè Carducci, Italian poet and educator, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1907)
Nicholas of Japan
d. 1912 (b. 1836)
Nicholas of Japan, Russian-Japanese monk and saint (b. 1836)
Octave Mirbeau
d. 1917 (b. 1848)
Octave Mirbeau, French journalist, novelist, and playwright ( (b. 1848)
Vera Kholodnaya
d. 1919 (b. 1893)
Vera Kholodnaya, Ukrainian actress (b. 1893)
Eddie Foy, Sr.
d. 1928 (b. 1856)
Eddie Foy, Sr., American actor and dancer (b. 1856)
Ferdinand Buisson
d. 1932 (b. 1841)
Ferdinand Buisson, French academic and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1841)
Edgar Speyer
d. 1932 (b. 1862)
Edgar Speyer, American-English financier and philanthropist (d. 1932)
Dadasaheb Phalke
d. 1944 (b. 1870)
Dadasaheb Phalke, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1944)
Josef Hofmann
d. 1957 (b. 1876)
Josef Hofmann, Polish-American pianist and composer (b. 1876)
Dazzy Vance
d. 1961 (b. 1891)
Dazzy Vance, American baseball player (b. 1891)
Smiley Burnette
d. 1967 (b. 1911)
Smiley Burnette, American singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1911)
John Garand
d. 1974 (b. 1888)
John Garand, Canadian-American engineer, designed the M1 Garand Rifle(b. 1888)
Morgan Taylor
d. 1975 (b. 1903)
Morgan Taylor, American hurdler and coach (d. 1975)
Janani Luwum
d. 1977
Janani Luwum, Ugandan archbishop and saint (b. 1922)
Rózsa Péter
d. 1977 (b. 1905)
Rózsa Péter, Hungarian mathematician (d. 1977)
Erich Hückel
d. 1980 (b. 1896)
Erich Hückel, German physicist and chemist (d. 1980)
M. A. G. Osmani
d. 1984 (b. 1918)
M. A. G. Osmani, Bangladeshi general (b. 1918)
Keith Haring
d. 1990 (b. 1958)
Keith Haring, American painter (d. 1990)
Enrique Bermúdez
d. 1991 (b. 1932)
Enrique Bermúdez, Nicaraguan lieutenant and engineer (b. 1932)
Angela Carter
d. 1992 (b. 1940)
Angela Carter, English English novelist, short story writer (d. 1992)
Jânio Quadros
d. 1992 (b. 1917)
Jânio Quadros, Brazilian politician, 22nd President of Brazil (b. 1917)
Herman Wold
d. 1992 (b. 1908)
Herman Wold, Norwegian-Swedish economist and statistician (b. 1908)
Roberto Aizenberg
d. 1996 (b. 1922)
Roberto Aizenberg, Argentine painter and sculptor (d. 1996)
Roger Bowen
d. 1996 (b. 1932)
Roger Bowen, American actor and author (b. 1932)
Pat Brown
d. 1996 (b. 1905)
Pat Brown, American lawyer and politician, 32nd Governor of California (d. 1996)
Brownie McGhee
d. 1996 (b. 1915)
Brownie McGhee, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1915)
Chien-Shiung Wu
d. 1997 (b. 1912)
Chien-Shiung Wu, Chinese-American experimental physicist (d. 1997)
Mary Amdur
d. 1998 (b. 1921)
Mary Amdur, American toxicologist and public health researcher (d. 1998)
Marceline Day
d. 2000 (b. 1908)
Marceline Day, American actress (d. 2000)
Lila Kedrova
d. 2000
Lila Kedrova, Russian-French actress and singer
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Karsten Solheim
d. 2000 (b. 1911)
Karsten Solheim, Norwegian-American businessman, founded PING (d. 2000)
Howard W. Koch
d. 2001 (b. 1916)
Howard W. Koch, American director and producer (d. 2001)
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William Masters
d. 2001 (b. 1915)
William Masters, American gynecologist and sexologist (b. 1915)
Walter Winterbottom
d. 2002 (b. 1913)
Walter Winterbottom, English footballer and manager (b. 1913)
Rusty Magee
d. 2003 (b. 1955)
Rusty Magee, American actor and composer (b. 1955)
Doris Troy
d. 2004 (b. 1937)
Doris Troy, American singer-songwriter (b. 1937)
Johnny Grunge
d. 2006 (b. 1966)
Johnny Grunge, American wrestler (d. 2006)
Ernie Stautner
d. 2006 (b. 1925)
Ernie Stautner, German-American football player and coach (d. 2006)
Stephen Kim Sou-hwan
d. 2009 (b. 1921)
Stephen Kim Sou-hwan, South Korean cardinal (b. 1921)
Len Lesser
d. 2011 (b. 1922)
Len Lesser, American actor (b. 1922)
Justinas Marcinkevičius
d. 2011 (b. 1930)
Justinas Marcinkevičius, Lithuanian poet and playwright (b. 1930)
Gary Carter
d. 2012 (b. 1954)
Gary Carter, American baseball player and coach (d. 2012)
Elyse Knox
d. 2012 (b. 1917)
Elyse Knox, American model, actress, and fashion designer (b. 1917)
John Macionis
d. 2012 (b. 1916)
John Macionis, American swimmer and lieutenant (b. 1916)
Anthony Shadid
d. 2012 (b. 1968)
Anthony Shadid, American journalist (b. 1968)
Colin Edwards (footballer)
d. 2013 (b. 1991)
Colin Edwards, Guyanese footballer (b. 1991)
Grigory Pomerants
d. 2013 (b. 1918)
Grigory Pomerants, Russian philosopher and author (b. 1918)
Tony Sheridan
d. 2013 (b. 1940)
Tony Sheridan, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2013)
Ken Farragut
d. 2014 (b. 1928)
Ken Farragut, American football player (b. 1928)
Gert Krawinkel
d. 2014 (b. 1947)
Gert Krawinkel, German guitarist (b. 1947)
Michael Shea (author)
d. 2014 (b. 1946)
Michael Shea, American author (d. 2014)
Lasse Braun
d. 2015 (b. 1936)
Lasse Braun, Algerian-Italian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1936)
Lesley Gore
d. 2015 (b. 1946)
Lesley Gore, American singer-songwriter (d. 2015)
R. R. Patil
d. 2015 (b. 1957)
R. R. Patil, Indian lawyer and politician, Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra (d. 2015)
Lorena Rojas
d. 2015 (b. 1971)
Lorena Rojas, Mexican actress and singer (b. 1971)
Boutros Boutros-Ghali
d. 2016 (b. 1922)
Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Egyptian politician and diplomat, 6th Secretary-General of the United Nations (b. 1922)