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February 15th
176 Notable deaths
Owen Willans Richardson
British physicist (1879-1959).
Born April 26th, 1879 in Dewsbury.
Died February 15th, 1959 at 79 years old in Alton.
Kurt Atterberg
Swedish composer (1887–1974).
Born December 12th, 1887 in Domkyrkoförsamlingen in Göteborg. [ref]
Died February 15th, 1974 at 86 years old in Oscar Parish.
Charles Simmons
British gymnast (1885-1945).
Born December 24th, 1885 in Islington.
Died February 15th, 1945 at 59 years old in Cricklewood.
Geneviève de Gaulle-Anthonioz
French resistance member (1920-2002).
Born October 25th, 1920 in Saint-Jean-de-Valériscle.
Died February 15th, 2002 at 81 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris.
Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin
Russian painter (1878–1939).
Born November 5th, 1878 in Khvalynsk.
Died February 15th, 1939 at 60 years old in Saint Petersburg (tuberculosis).
Robert Adler
American physicist and inventor (1913–2007).
Born December 4th, 1913 in Vienna. [ref]
Died February 15th, 2007 at 93 years old in Boise (heart failure). [ref]
Basil Hall Chamberlain
British academic.
Born October 18th, 1850 in Southsea.
Died February 15th, 1935 at 84 years old in Portsmouth.
Vincenzo Lancia
Racecar driver (1881-1937).
Born August 24th, 1881 in Fobello.
Died February 15th, 1937 at 55 years old in Turin (myocardial infarction).
Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange
French theologian (1877-1964).
Born February 21st, 1877 in Auch.
Died February 15th, 1964 at 86 years old in Rome.
Deaths 61 to 70 of 176
Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come. Rabindranath Tagore