Died on
Who died on February 16
85 figures who shaped history died on February 16.
- 85deaths
- 48events
Best known
Best known
Henry Raspe
German nobleman and throne claimant (c. 1204 – 1247)
Afonso III of Portugal
King of Portugal from 1248 to 1279
Gertrude of Hohenberg
Queen of Germany from 1273 to 1281
Rupert I, Elector Palatine
14th-century German elector and nobleman
John V Palaiologos
Byzantine emperor
Johannes Stöffler
German astronomer
Henry Raspe — German nobleman and throne claimant (c. 1204 – 1247), who died on February 16 1247.
Afonso III of Portugal — King of Portugal from 1248 to 1279, who died on February 16 1279.
Gertrude of Hohenberg — Queen of Germany from 1273 to 1281, who died on February 16 1281.
Rupert I, Elector Palatine — 14th-century German elector and nobleman, who died on February 16 1390.
John V Palaiologos — Byzantine emperor, who died on February 16 1391.
Johannes Stöffler — German astronomer, who died on February 16 1531.
All entries
- 549ZZhu Yi (Liang dynasty)
- 902MMary the YoungerByzantine saint
- 1184RRichard of DoverArchbishop of Canterbury from 1173 to 1184
- 1560
Jean du BellayFrench Catholic cardinal - 1579
Gonzalo Jiménez de QuesadaSpanish conquistador - 1645
Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba (1585–1635)Spanish military leader - 1710
Esprit FléchierFrench preacher, author, Catholic prelate - 1721
James Craggs the YoungerEnglish Whig politician - 1754
Richard MeadEnglish physician - 1820
Georg Carl von DöbelnSwedish Military Commander - 1862
William PenningtonAmerican politician - 1898
Thomas BrackenNew Zealand poet, journalist and politician
- 1899
Félix FaurePresident of France from 1895 to 1899 - 1907
Giosuè CarducciItalian poet and teacher - 1912
Nicholas of JapanRussian Orthodox priest - 1917
Octave MirbeauFrench writer, art critic and journalist - 1919
Vera KholodnayaRussian actress - 1928
Eddie Foy19th- and 20th-century American actor - 1932
Ferdinand BuissonFrench educational bureaucrat, pacifist and politician - 1932
Edgar SpeyerBritish-American financier and philanthropist - 1941
Frida FelserGerman opera singer and actress - 1944
Dadasaheb PhalkeIndian film producer, director and screenwriter - 1957
Josef HofmannPolish-American pianist - 1961
Dazzy VanceAmerican baseball player - 1964
James M. CantyAmerican educator, school administrator, and businessperson - 1967
Smiley BurnetteAmerican country music performer and comedic actor - 1974
John GarandCanadian-American firearm designer - 1975
Morgan TaylorAmerican hurdler - 1977
Janani LuwumUgandan archbishop - 1977
Rózsa PéterHungarian mathematician - 1980
Erich HückelGerman physical chemist and physicist - 1984
M. A. G. OsmaniBangladeshi military general & revolutionary - 1988
Ye ShengtaoChinese writer and politician - 1990
Keith HaringAmerican artist and social activist - 1991
Enrique BermúdezNicaraguan Contra leader - 1992
Angela CarterEnglish novelist - 1992
Jânio QuadrosPresident of Brazil in 1961 - 1992
Herman WoldNorwegian–Swedish statistician, economist - 1996
Roberto AizenbergArgentine painter and sculptor - 1996
Roger BowenAmerican actor and novelist - 1996
Pat BrownGovernor of California from 1959 to 1967 - 1996
Brownie McGheeAmerican folk-blues musician - 1997
Chien-Shiung WuChinese-American physicist - 1998
Mary AmdurAmerican toxicologist - 1998
Sheu Yuan-dongTaiwanese politician (born 1927, died 1998) - 2000
Marceline DayAmerican actress - 2000
Lila KedrovaRussian-French actress - 2000KKarsten SolheimGolf club designer and businessman
- 2001
Howard W. KochFilm producer - 2001WWilliam MastersAmerican gynecologist
- 2002
Walter WinterbottomEnglish football player and manager - 2003
Rusty MageeAmerican songwriter - 2004
Doris TroyAmerican actress and singer - 2006
Johnny GrungeAmerican professional wrestler - 2006
Ernie StautnerAmerican football player and coach - 2009
Stephen Kim Sou-hwanSouth Korean Roman Catholic cardinal and Servant of God - 2011
Len LesserAmerican character actor - 2011
Justinas MarcinkevičiusLithuanian poet and playwright - 2012
Gary CarterAmerican baseball player, coach, and sportscaster - 2012
Elyse KnoxAmerican actress - 2012
John MacionisAmerican swimmer - 2012
Anthony ShadidAmerican journalist - 2013
Colin Edwards (footballer)Guyanese footballer - 2013
Grigory PomerantsLithuanian-born Russian philosopher and cultural theorist - 2013
Tony SheridanBritish musician - 2014
Ken FarragutAmerican football player - 2014
Kralle KrawinkelGerman guitarist - 2014
Michael Shea (American author)American fiction author - 2015
Lasse BraunItalian pornographer, film director, producer, screenwriter, novelist and researcher - 2015
Lesley GoreAmerican singer - 2015
R. R. PatilIndian politician - 2015
Lorena RojasMexican actress and singer - 2016
Boutros Boutros-GhaliUN Secretary-General, 1992–1996 - 2019
Bruno GanzSwiss actor - 2021
Gustavo NoboaPresident of Ecuador from 2000 to 2003 - 2024
Alexei NavalnyRussian opposition leader and activist - 2025
Viktor Antonov (artist)Bulgarian video game artist - 2026
Billy SteinbergAmerican songwriter - 2026
Frederick WisemanAmerican filmmaker
Frequently asked questions
Who died on February 16?
85 people with a Wikipedia article died on February 16, including Henry Raspe, Afonso III of Portugal, Gertrude of Hohenberg. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.
What happened on February 16?
48 documented historical events happened on February 16, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: King Louis IX dispatched André de Longjumeau as the French ambassador to the Mongol Empire. On the same day, in another year: Livonian Crusade: In the Battle of Karuse, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania achieved a decisive victory over the Livonian Order on the frozen surface of the Baltic Sea. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.
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