February 15th

176 Notable deaths

George Wallington

Italian-american jazz pianist and composer (1924–1993).

Born October 27th, 1924 in Palermo.

Died February 15th, 1993 at 68 years old in Cape Coral.

Brunó Ferenc Straub

Hungarian biochemist, the last chairman of the hungarian presidential council (1914-1996).

Born January 5th, 1914 in Oradea.

Died February 15th, 1996 at 82 years old in Budapest.

Hans Gollnick

German general.

Born May 22nd, 1892 in Górzna.

Died February 15th, 1970 at 77 years old in Hamburg.

Stanislav Binički

Composer.

Born July 27th, 1872 in Kruševac.

Died February 15th, 1942 at 69 years old in Belgrade.

Alan Cottrell

British metallurgist and physicist (1919-2012).

Born July 17th, 1919 in Birmingham.

Died February 15th, 2012 at 92 years old in London.

Charles Bennett

American actor (1889-1943).

Born March 11th, 1889 in Dunedin.

Died February 15th, 1943 at 53 years old in Hollywood.

Aloisius Joseph Muench

Catholic cardinal (1889-1962).

Born February 18th, 1889 in Milwaukee.

Died February 15th, 1962 at 72 years old in Rome.

Valeri Popenchenko

Boxer.

Born August 26th, 1937 in Moscow.

Died February 15th, 1975 at 37 years old in Moscow (fall).

Thelma Estrin

American computer scientist and engineer.

Born February 21st, 1924 in New York City.

Died February 15th, 2014 at 89 years old in Santa Monica. [ref]

Vatroslav Mimica

Croatian film director.

Born June 25th, 1923 in Omiš.

Died February 15th, 2020 at 96 years old in Zagreb.

Deaths 101 to 110 of 176

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