Deaths on February 16 | Dead-People.com

Abderrazak Zouaoui

Algerian sport commentatorDied on Tuesday February 17th 2026

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Abderrazak Zouari

Algerian sport commentatorDied on Tuesday February 17th 2026

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Frederick Wiseman, American filmmaker, died on February 16, 2026

Frederick Wiseman American filmmaker dead at age 96

Frederick Wiseman, an American filmmaker, died on February 16, 2026, at age 96. Born in Boston in 1930, he worked as a documentarian, theater director, editor, actor, producer, director and…

February 16, 2026 12:00 pm

Carl Grillmair Canadian astronomer and astrophysicist, shot dead at age 67

Carl Grillmair, a Canadian astronomer and astrophysicist, died on February 16, 2026, after being fatally shot outside his home in Llano, California. He was 67. Grillmair was a research scientist…

February 16, 2026 12:00 pm

Avel Gordly Activist, community organizer, educator dead at age 79

Avel Gordly, an American politician and activist in Oregon, died on February 16, 2026. She was 79. Gordly was born in Portland on February 13, 1947, and became the first…

February 16, 2026 12:00 pm

Raseswari Panigrahi Politician dead at age 79

Raseswari Panigrahi, an Indian politician, died on February 16, 2026, at the age of 79. She was active in Odisha politics with the Biju Janata Dal and was elected to…

February 16, 2026 12:00 pm

Juan Carlos Desanzo Argentine film director dead at age 88

Juan Carlos Desanzo, an Argentine film director, screenwriter and cinematographer, died on February 16, 2026, at the age of 88. Born in Buenos Aires on January 15, 1938, he worked…

February 16, 2026 12:00 pm

Lélio Souza Brazilian politician dead at age 88

Lélio Souza, a Brazilian politician, died on February 16, 2026, at the age of 88. Born Lélio Miguel Antunes de Souza on September 29, 1937, in Rosário do Sul, Rio…

February 16, 2026 12:00 pm

Guido A. Zäch Doctor dead at age 90

Guido A. Zäch, a Swiss politician and doctor, died on February 16, 2026, at the age of 90. Born in Häggenschwil on October 1, 1935, he studied medicine at the…

February 16, 2026 12:00 pm

King Liu Founder and Chairman of Giant Bicycles dead at age 91

King Liu, the Taiwanese businessman who founded Giant Manufacturing Co. Ltd., died on February 16, 2026, at the age of 91. Born in central Taiwan on July 2, 1934, Liu…

February 16, 2026 12:00 pm

Dana Eden, Israeli creator and producer, died on February 16, 2026

Dana Eden Israeli creator and producer dead at age -1

Dana Eden, an Israeli creator and producer best known for co-creating and producing the Apple TV+ espionage series Tehran, died on February 16, 2026. She was 52. Born on September…

February 16, 2026 12:00 pm

Harry Barnes English politician dead at age 89

Harry Barnes, the English Labour politician who served as the party’s Member of Parliament for North East Derbyshire, died on February 16, 2026, aged 89. Born in Easington, County Durham,…

February 16, 2026 12:00 pm

Homo Sapiens Italian singer and bassist dead at age -1

Homo Sapiens, the Italian singer and bassist associated with the pop rock group Homo Sapiens, died on February 16, 2026. The group, sometimes spelled Gli Homo Sapiens, was mainly successful…

February 16, 2026 12:00 pm

Jane Baer, Animator, died on February 16, 2026

Jane Baer Animator dead at age 91

Jane Baer, a Canadian-American animator known for her work on Who Framed Roger Rabbit, died on February 16, 2026, in Van Nuys, California, at the age of 91. Born Jane…

February 16, 2026 12:00 pm

Richard Ottinger American politician dead at age 97

Richard Ottinger, an American politician and attorney who served in the United States House of Representatives, died on February 16, 2026. He was 97. A member of the Democratic Party,…

February 16, 2026 12:00 pm

Consty Eka Cameroonian television presenter and businessman dead at age 56

Consty Eka, a Cameroonian television presenter and businessman, died on February 16, 2026, in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, at the age of 65. Born in Yaoundé on January 13, 1961, he…

February 16, 2026 12:00 pm

Hélène Ahrweiler, Greek-French Byzantologist, died on February 16, 2026

Hélène Ahrweiler Greek-French Byzantologist dead at age 99

Hélène Ahrweiler, the Greek-French Byzantologist and academic known formally as Hélène Glykatzi-Ahrweiler, died on February 16, 2026, in Athens, Greece, at the age of 99. Born in Athens on August…

February 16, 2026 12:00 pm

Bob Howes Canadian football player

Bob Howes, a Canadian football player who was an offensive lineman in the Canadian Football League, died on February 16, 2026, at age 83. He played 14 seasons in the…

February 16, 2026 12:00 pm

Bobby Henrich, American baseball player, died on February 16, 2026

Bobby Henrich American baseball player dead at age 87

Bobby Henrich, an American baseball player who played for the Cincinnati Redlegs and Reds, died on February 16, 2026. Robert Edward Henrich was a Major League Baseball shortstop who played…

February 16, 2026 12:00 pm

Semyon Gluzman Struggle against political abuse of psychiatry in the Soviet Union dead at age 79

Semyon Gluzman, a Ukrainian psychiatrist and human rights activist, died on February 16, 2026, at the age of 79. Born in Kyiv on September 10, 1946, Gluzman graduated from the…

February 16, 2026 12:00 pm

Bo Lamar American basketball player

Dwight "Bo" Lamar, an American basketball player, died on February 16, 2026, at age 74. Born April 7, 1951, in Columbus, Ohio, he was raised there and attended East High…

February 16, 2026 12:00 pm

Gérard Mathieu Schoolteacher dead at age 78

Gérard Mathieu, a Belgian politician and schoolteacher, died on February 16, 2026, in Arlon, Belgium, at the age of 78. A member of the Reformist Movement (MR), he taught Latin…

February 16, 2026 12:00 pm

Billy Steinberg American songwriter

Billy Steinberg, an American songwriter known for "Like a Virgin," died on February 16, 2026, at age 75. Born William Endfield Steinberg in Fresno, California, he achieved his greatest success…

February 16, 2026 12:00 pm

Linda Seger American author dead at age 80

Linda Seger, an American author and screenwriting consultant, died on February 16, 2026, at age 80. Best known for her books on screenwriting, she was born in Peshtigo, Wisconsin, and…

February 16, 2026 12:00 pm

Tyrone G. Martin, American navy commander and naval historian, died on February 16, 2026

Tyrone G. Martin American navy commander and naval historian dead at age 95

Tyrone G. Martin, an American Navy commander and naval historian, died on February 16, 2026. He was born in Greenwich, Connecticut, on June 5, 1930, and was commissioned through NROTC…

February 16, 2026 12:00 pm

Eddie Carvery Canadian social activist dead at age -1

Eddie Carvery, a Canadian social activist, died on February 16, 2026. He was from Africville, Nova Scotia, where he became known for protesting the destruction of the small, mainly Black…

February 16, 2026 12:00 pm

Ancella Bickley American historian dead at age 95

Ancella Bickley, an American historian who was involved in the preservation of African American history in West Virginia, died on February 16, 2026, at age 95. Born in Huntington, West…

February 16, 2026 12:00 pm

Wolfram Saenger X-ray crystallography of membrane proteins dead at age 86

Wolfram Saenger, a German biochemist, crystallographer and academic, died on February 16, 2026, at the age of 86. He was known for his pioneering contributions to nucleic acid crystallography and…

February 16, 2026 12:00 pm