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February 15th
222 Notable deaths
Burt Kennedy
American film director and screenwriter (1922-2001).
Born September 3rd, 1922 in Muskegon.
Died February 15th, 2001 at 78 years old in Sherman Oaks.
Pat Sullivan
Australian animator (1887–1933).
Born February 2nd, 1887 in Paddington.
Died February 15th, 1933 at 46 years old in New York City (alcoholism, pneumonia).
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.
William Schuman
American composer and arts administrator (1910-1992).
Born August 4th, 1910 in New York City, The Bronx.
Died February 15th, 1992 at 81 years old in New York City.
William Christian Bullitt, Jr.
American diplomat (1891–1967).
Born January 25th, 1891 in Philadelphia.
Died February 15th, 1967 at 76 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (leukemia).
Henry Way Kendall
American particle physicist who won the nobel prize in physics.
Born December 9th, 1926 in Boston.
Died February 15th, 1999 at 72 years old in Wakulla County (drowning, asphyxia from cave diving).
Leopoldo Luque
Argentine footballer (1949–2021).
Born May 3rd, 1949 in Santa Fe.
Died February 15th, 2021 at 71 years old in Mendoza (COVID-19). [ref]
Norman Douglas
British writer (1868–1952).
Born December 8th, 1868 in Thüringen.
Died February 15th, 1952 at 83 years old in Capri.
Philip Van Zandt
Actor (1904–1958).
Born October 4th, 1904 in Amsterdam.
Died February 15th, 1958 at 53 years old in Los Angeles (intoxication).
Sjafruddin Prawiranegara
Indonesian statesman and economist (1911–1989).
Born February 28th, 1911 in Bantam Residency.
Died February 15th, 1989 at 77 years old in Jakarta.
Pierre Bachelet
French singer-songwriter.
Died February 15th, 2005 at 60 years old in Suresnes (lung cancer).
Maribel Vinson
Figure skater (1911-1961).
Born October 12th, 1911 in Winchester.
Died February 15th, 1961 at 49 years old in Kampenhout.
Henry Rono
Kenyan distance runner (1952–2024).
Born February 12th, 1952 in Rift Valley Province.
Died February 15th, 2024 at 72 years old in Nairobi. [ref]
Laurence Owen
Figure skater (1944–1961).
Born May 9th, 1944 in Berkeley.
Died February 15th, 1961 at 16 years old in Brussels (aviation accident).
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.
Shōzō Iizuka
Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator (1933–2023).
Born May 23rd, 1933 in Fukushima Prefecture.
Died February 15th, 2023 at 89 years old in Iwaki (heart failure). [ref]
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).
Nicholas Patrick Stephen Wiseman
Diocesan bishop, philosopher and theologian (1802-1865).
Born August 2nd, 1802 in Seville.
Died February 15th, 1865 at 62 years old in London.
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]
Pee Wee Russell
American musician (1906–1969).
Born March 27th, 1906 in Maplewood.
Died February 15th, 1969 at 62 years old in Alexandria.
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Our dead are never dead to us, until we have forgotten them. George Eliot