February 15th
176 Notable deaths
Camilo Torres
Colombian theologian (1929-1966).
Born February 3rd, 1929 in Bogotá.
Died February 15th, 1966 at 37 years old in San Vicente de Chucurí.
Lassie Lou Ahern
Child actress (1920-2018).
Born June 25th, 1920 in Los Angeles.
Died February 15th, 2018 at 97 years old in Prescott (influenza).
Ray Evans
American songwriter (1915-2007).
Born February 4th, 1915 in Salamanca.
Died February 15th, 2007 at 92 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Nematollah Nassiri
Iranian politician (1911-1979).
Born August 4th, 1911 in Semnan.
Died February 15th, 1979 at 67 years old in Qasr Prison (ballistic trauma).
Burt Kennedy
American film director and screenwriter (1922-2001).
Born September 3rd, 1922 in Muskegon. [ref]
Died February 15th, 2001 at 78 years old in Sherman Oaks. [ref]
Pat Sullivan
Australian animator (1887–1933).
Born February 22nd, 1885 in Paddington.
Died February 15th, 1933 at 47 years old in New York City (pneumonia, alcoholism).
Karl Richter
German organist, harpsichordist, and conductor (1926–1981).
Born October 15th, 1926 in Plauen.
Died February 15th, 1981 at 54 years old in Munich (cardioplegia).
Alberto Burri
Italian painter and sculptor (1915-1995).
Born March 12th, 1915 in Città di Castello. [ref]
Died February 15th, 1995 at 79 years old in Nice. [ref]
Manuel dos Reis Machado
Brazilian capoeira practitioner (1899–1974).
Born November 23rd, 1899 in Salvador.
Died February 15th, 1974 at 74 years old in Goiânia.
Al Cohn
American saxophonist (1925-1988).
Born November 24th, 1925 in New York City.
Died February 15th, 1988 at 62 years old in Stroudsburg.
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I could just remember how my father used to say that the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time. William Faulkner