February 15th
222 Notable deaths
Mary Grace Canfield
American theatre, film and television actress (1924-2014).
Born September 3rd, 1924 in Rochester.
Died February 15th, 2014 at 89 years old in Santa Barbara (lung cancer).
Hugh Dowding, 1st Baron Dowding
British officer in the royal air force (1882-1970).
Born April 24th, 1882 in Moffat.
Died February 15th, 1970 at 87 years old in Royal Tunbridge Wells.
Mikhail Glinka
Russian composer.
Born June 1st, 1804 in Novospasskoye.
Died February 15th, 1857 at 52 years old in Berlin.
Menen Asfaw
Ethiopian empress consort (1891-1962).
Born April 3rd, 1891 in Ethiopian Empire.
Died February 15th, 1962 at 70 years old in Addis Ababa.
Mark Hanna
American businessman and politician (1837–1904).
Born September 24th, 1837 in Lisbon.
Died February 15th, 1904 at 66 years old in Washington, D.C. (typhoid fever).
Johnny Pacheco
Dominican musician (1935–2021).
Born March 25th, 1935 in Santiago de los Caballeros.
Died February 15th, 2021 at 85 years old in Teaneck. [ref]
Manorama
Indian actress (1926–2008).
Born August 16th, 1926 in Lahore.
Died February 15th, 2008 at 81 years old in Mumbai (cerebrovascular disease).
Lina Romay
Spanish actress (1954-2012).
Born June 25th, 1954 in Barcelona.
Died February 15th, 2012 at 57 years old in Málaga (cancer).
Steve Montador
Canadian ice hockey player (1979–2015).
Born December 21st, 1979 in Vancouver.
Died February 15th, 2015 at 35 years old in Mississauga.
Eileen Essell
English actress (1922–2015).
Born October 8th, 1922 in London.
Died February 15th, 2015 at 92 years old in London (disease).
Paul Berg
American biochemist, professor emeritus at stanford university & nobel laureate in chemistry (1926–2023).
Born June 30th, 1926 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died February 15th, 2023 at 96 years old in Stanford. [ref]
Howard K. Smith
American news anchor (1914-2002).
Born May 12th, 1914 in Ferriday.
Died February 15th, 2002 at 87 years old in Bethesda (pneumonia).
Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa
Portuguese businessman.
Born December 28th, 1937 in Freguesia de Cedofeita. [ref]
Died February 15th, 2025 at 87 years old in Porto (cancer). [ref]
Vladimir Sokoloff
Russian actor (1889–1962).
Born December 26th, 1889 in Moscow.
Died February 15th, 1962 at 72 years old in West Hollywood (stroke).
Christopher Malcolm
Scottish actor and producer (1946–2014).
Born August 19th, 1946 in Aberdeen.
Died February 15th, 2014 at 67 years old in London (cancer).
Arne Sorenson
American hotel executive.
Born October 13th, 1958 in Tokyo.
Died February 15th, 2021 at 62 years old in Washington, D.C..
Antonio Moreno
Spanish film actor and director (1887-1967).
Born September 26th, 1887 in Madrid.
Died February 15th, 1967 at 79 years old in Beverly Hills (stroke).
Catherine Dolgorukov
Mistress and morganatic wife of tsar alexander ii.
Born November 14th, 1847 in Moscow.
Died February 15th, 1922 at 74 years old in Nice.
Giulio Douhet
Italian general (1869–1930).
Born May 30th, 1869 in Caserta. [ref]
Died February 15th, 1930 at 60 years old in Rome. [ref]
Ilka Chase
American actress and novelist (1900–1978).
Born April 8th, 1905 in New York City.
Died February 15th, 1978 at 72 years old in Mexico City (disease).
Sandhya Mukhopadhyay
Indian singer.
Born October 4th, 1931 in Dhakuria.
Died February 15th, 2022 at 90 years old in Kolkata.
Camilo Torres Restrepo
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
American 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
Persian politician (1910-1979).
Born August 4th, 1911 in Semnan. [ref]
Died February 15th, 1979 at 67 years old in Qasr Prison (gunshot wound).
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The meaning of life is that it stops. Franz Kafka