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Who died on February 16

85 figures who shaped history died on February 16.

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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.

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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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