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February 15th
222 Notable deaths
Philip Hershkovitz
U.s. zoologist (1909–1997).
Born October 12th, 1909 in Pittsburgh.
Died February 15th, 1997 at 87 years old in Chicago.
Robert Luther
German astronomer (1822–1900).
Born April 16th, 1822 in Świdnica.
Died February 15th, 1900 at 77 years old in Düsseldorf.
Edgardo Donato
Argentine composer (1897–1963).
Born April 14th, 1897 in Buenos Aires.
Died February 15th, 1963 at 65 years old in Buenos Aires.
Hedwig Conrad-Martius
German philosopher (1888–1966).
Born February 27th, 1888 in Berlin.
Died February 15th, 1966 at 77 years old in Starnberg.
Michel Drach
French director (1930–1990).
Born October 18th, 1930 in 3rd arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died February 15th, 1990 at 59 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (lung cancer).
Bohuslav Brauner
Czech chemist (1855–1935).
Born May 8th, 1855 in Prague. [ref]
Died February 15th, 1935 at 79 years old in Vinohrady. [ref]
Florence Barker
Silent film actress (1891-1913).
Born November 22nd, 1891 in Los Angeles.
Died February 15th, 1913 at 21 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia).
Friedrich Kühn
German general (1889-1944).
Born August 7th, 1889 in Eutin.
Died February 15th, 1944 at 54 years old in Berlin.
Albert Simonin
French writer (1905-1980).
Born April 18th, 1905 in 18th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died February 15th, 1980 at 74 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Kurt von Morgen
German military officer (1858-1928).
Born November 1st, 1858 in Nysa.
Died February 15th, 1928 at 69 years old in Lübeck.
A. Elizabeth Adams
American zoologist.
Born March 28th, 1892 in Knowlton Township.
Died February 15th, 1962 at 69 years old in South Hadley.
Yustrich
Brazilian football manager (1917–1990).
Born September 28th, 1917 in Corumbá.
Died February 15th, 1990 at 72 years old in Belo Horizonte.
Victor Prouvé
French painter, sculptor and engraver (1858-1943).
Born August 13th, 1858 in Nancy. [ref]
Died February 15th, 1943 at 84 years old in Sétif. [ref]
Emile Amagat
French physicist (1841-1915).
Born January 2nd, 1841 in Saint-Satur.
Died February 15th, 1915 at 74 years old in Saint-Satur.
Pavel Blonsky
Ukrainian psychologist (1884–1941).
Born May 26th, 1884 in Kyiv. [ref]
Died February 15th, 1941 at 56 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Juan Carlos González
Uruguayan footballer (1924-2010).
Born November 13th, 1968 in Montevideo.
Died February 15th, 2010 at 41 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Cyrille van Hauwaert
Belgian road bicycle racer (1883–1974).
Born December 16th, 1883 in Moorslede.
Died February 15th, 1974 at 90 years old in Zellik.
Bolesław Limanowski
Polish historian and politician.
Born October 18th, 1835 in Podgórze.
Died February 15th, 1935 at 99 years old in Warsaw.
Liselotte Landbeck
Austrian and belgian athlete in figure and speed skating (1916-2013).
Born January 13th, 1916 in Vienna. [ref]
Died February 15th, 2013 at 97 years old in Quintal. [ref]
Enyu Valchev
Olympic wrestler (1936-2014).
Born January 4th, 1936 in Polski Gradets.
Died February 15th, 2014 at 78 years old in Sofia (myocardial infarction).
Eva Maria Pracht
Equestrian (1937-2021).
Born June 29th, 1937 in Würzburg.
Died February 15th, 2021 at 83 years old in Toronto (COVID-19). [ref]
Adrien René Franchet
French botanist (1834-1900).
Born April 21st, 1834 in Pezou.
Died February 15th, 1900 at 65 years old in Paris.
Manfred Kaiser
East german footballer and manager (1929-2017).
Born January 7th, 1929 in Zeitz. [ref]
Died February 15th, 2017 at 88 years old in Lindau. [ref]
Andrey Petrov
Soviet and russian composer (1930–2006).
Born September 2nd, 1930 in Saint Petersburg.
Died February 15th, 2006 at 75 years old in Saint Petersburg (stroke).
Zaynulla Rasulev
Bashkir religious leader (1833–1917).
Born April 9th, 1833 in Sharipovo.
Died February 15th, 1917 at 83 years old in Troitsk.
Deaths 151 to 175 of 222
Death is nothing else but going home to God, the bond of love will be unbroken for all eternity. Mother Teresa