What happened on 16 February 2014?

Discover what happened on 16 February 2014 in history! This day marks a series of notable events, famous births, and significant deaths. Explore the details below to learn more about the historical happenings of this day. On this day, history comes alive!

Deaths

  • Benno Meyer-Wehlack (German screenwriter (1928-2014))
  • Uwe Berger (German literary editor (1928-2014))
  • Jimmy Murakami (American film director (1933–2014))
  • Jimmy Murakami (American film director (1933–2014))
  • Károly Bereczki (Hungarian journalist)
  • Manfred Vosz (German film director, screenwriter and film producer (1935-2014))
  • Raymond Louis Kennedy (American musician and record producer (1946-2015))
  • Kralle Krawinkel (German guitarist (1947–2014))
  • Robert Schröter (German classical philologist)
  • Alain Bertrand (Belgian writer (1958–2014))
  • Israel Scheffler (American philosopher (1923–2014))
  • Benoît Lemaire (Canadian philosopher (1929-2014))
  • Jean Ursin (French historian)
  • Jaroslav Krejčí (Czech politician, lawyer, sociologist and university educator (1916–2014))
  • Rich Peek (American basketball player)
  • George Coates (Australian rules footballer)
  • Mansour Koushan (Iranian journalist, poet, playwright, film director, editor-in-chief, novelist and writer)
  • Ken Farragut (American football player (1928-2014))
  • Lazar Lemić (Yugoslav footballer)
  • Michael Shea (writer)
  • Parasram Maderna (Indian politician)
  • Robert J. Conley (Cherokee author (1940–2014))
  • Józef Wójcik (Roman Catholic priest (1934-2014))
  • Nina Polan (Polish actress)
  • Matti Ruohola (Finnish actor)
  • Karel Svoboda (Member of Czech National Council and forester)
  • Mbulelo Mzamane (South African activist and academic)
  • Dieter Zeller (German university teacher and non-fiction writer (1939-2014))
  • Ron Casey (American politician (1952-2014))
  • Charlie Kraak (American basketball player)
  • Emmet G. Lavery, Jr. (American lawyer)
  • Aleksej Begov (Russian painter (1951-2014))
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  • Leonid Eidlin (Russian theatre director and film director (1937-2014))
  • Shōzō Ichiko (Japanese economist (1917-2014))
  • Dimitar Drazhev (Bulgarian alpine skier)
  • Irène Hajos
  • Jay S. Rosenblatt (Developmental psychobiologist)
  • Frank Espada (Puerto Rican photojournalist and activist)
  • Rune Wåhlberg
  • Sherwood Berg
  • Toshio Kusunoki
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  • Franz Falter (Austrian musician (1931-2014))
  • C. C. Gohain (politician)
  • Angela Baca (Native American potter)
  • Hank Leibold (Aug 6th, 1961 – Feb 16th, 2014, Gender: Male, Real name: Henry J. Leibold, Country of origin: United States , Associated acts: Delusive Dream, Nightcrawler)
  • Takanori Yoneyama
  • Sri Rishi Prabhakar (Indian guru)
  • Bruce Godfrey Hyde (Australian inorganic chemist)
  • Dietrich Höllhuber
  • Isabel de Portugal Trabal i Tallada (first Catalan woman to earn a degree in Industrial Engineering and co-founder of Safety Engineers)
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  • Andrés de Jesús Girón de León
  • Nayuki Masao (1949-2014)
  • John Bacon (American philosopher and university professor (1940-2014))
  • Micheline Bardin (Franch ballerina)
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  • Hilary Rolih (American entrepreneur)
  • Ken Bowman (American painter, 1937-2014)
  • Benno Meyer-Wehlack (German screenwriter (1928-2014))
  • Benno Meyer-Wehlack (German screenwriter (1928-2014))
  • Uwe Berger (German literary editor (1928-2014))
  • Jimmy Murakami (American film director (1933–2014))