| 16951 | February 12 | Death | 1984 – Anna Anderson, Polish-American impostor who claimed to be Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia (b. 1896) |
| 16952 | February 12 | Death | 1984 – Julio Cortázar, Belgian-Argentinian author and poet (b. 1914) |
| 16953 | February 12 | Death | 1985 – Nicholas Colasanto, American actor and director (b. 1924) |
| 16954 | February 12 | Death | 1985 – Leslie Sarony, English |
| 16955 | February 12 | Death | 1988 – S. Nadarajah, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician (b. 1916) |
| 16956 | February 12 | Death | 1989 – Thomas Bernhard, Austrian playwright and author (b. 1931) |
| 16957 | February 12 | Death | 1991 – Roger Patterson, American bass player (Atheist) (b. 1968) |
| 16958 | February 12 | Death | 1992 – Bep van Klaveren, Dutch boxer (b. 1907) |
| 16959 | February 12 | Death | 1994 – Donald Judd, American artist (b. 1928) |
| 16960 | February 12 | Death | 1995 – Philip Taylor Kramer, American bass player (Iron Butterfly) (b. 1952) |
| 16961 | February 12 | Death | 1996 – Ernest Samuels, American lawyer and author (b. 1903) |
| 16962 | February 12 | Death | 1998 – Gardner Ackley, American economist and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Italy (b. 1915) |
| 16963 | February 12 | Death | 2000 – Screamin' Jay Hawkins, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (b. 1929) |
| 16964 | February 12 | Death | 2000 – Tom Landry, American football player and coach (b. 1924) |
| 16965 | February 12 | Death | 2000 – Charles M. Schulz, American cartoonist, created Peanuts (b. 1922) |
| 16966 | February 12 | Death | 2001 – Tiberio Mitri, Italian boxer and actor (b. 1926) |
| 16967 | February 12 | Death | 2001 – Kristina Söderbaum, Swiss-German actress and producer (b. 1912) |
| 16968 | February 12 | Death | 2002 – John Eriksen, Danish footballer (b. 1957) |
| 16969 | February 12 | Death | 2005 – Dorothy Stang, American-Brazilian nun and missionary (b. 1931) |
| 16970 | February 12 | Death | 2005 – Rafael Vidal, Venezuelan swimmer and sportscaster (b. 1964) |
| 16971 | February 12 | Death | 2007 – Peggy Gilbert, American saxophonist and bandleader (b. 1905) |
| 16972 | February 12 | Death | 2009 – victims of Colgan Air Flight 3407:Alison Des Forges, American historian and activist (b. 1942)Beverly Eckert, American activist (b. 1951)Coleman Mellett, American guitarist (b. 1974)Gerry Niewood, American saxophonist (b. 1943) |
| 16973 | February 12 | Death | 2009 – Claude Nollier, French actress (b. 1919) |
| 16974 | February 12 | Death | 2010 – Nodar Kumaritashvili, Georgian luger (b. 1988) |
| 16975 | February 12 | Death | 2011 – Peter Alexander, Austrian singer and actor (b. 1926) |
| 16976 | February 12 | Death | 2011 – Mato Damjanović, Croatian chess player (b. 1927) |
| 16977 | February 12 | Death | 2011 – Kenneth Mars, American film and television actor (b. 1935) |
| 16978 | February 12 | Death | 2011 – Fedor den Hertog, Dutch cyclist (b. 1946) |
| 16979 | February 12 | Death | 2011 – Betty Garrett, American actress, singer, and dancer (b. 1919) |
| 16980 | February 12 | Death | 2012 – Galal Amer, Egyptian journalist (b. 1952) |