Famous Deaths In February - 15

1970  On February - 15 death of sir Hugh Dowding, commander of RAF Fighter Command during the Battle of Britain (b. 1882)   

1971  Marian Viktorovich Koval, composer, dies at 63 on February - 15.   

1972  Edgar P Snow, US author/journalist (Battle for Asia), dies at 66 on February - 15.   

1973  On this day in history tim Holt, actor (Stagecoach, Hitler's Children), dies of cancer at 55   

1974  On February - 15 kurt Magnus Atterberg, composer, dies at 86   

1975  Julian Huxley, biologist, dies on February - 15.   

1978  On February - 15 ilka Chase, actress (Masquerade Party), dies at 72   

1979  On this day in history alex Bradford, actor/composer (Your Arms too Short...), dies at 51   

1981  On February - 15 jack Crapp, cricketer (7 Tests for England 1948-49, 319 runs), dies   

1982  Rolfe Sedan, actor (Mailman-George Burns Show), dies at 86 on this day in history.   

1984  Avon Long, dancer/actor (Roots: Next Generation), dies of cancer at 73 on this day in history.   

1987  Jimmy Holiday, US singer (Baby I Love You), dies at 42 on this day in history.   

1988  On this day in history frederick [Fritz] Loewe, composer, dies   

1990  Henry Brandon, actor (Assault on Precinct 13), dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1991  On February - 15 gary Gears, Chicago disk jockey, dies at 46 of a heart attack   

1992  On February - 15 william H Schuman, US composer (Pulitzer)/Pres of Julliard, dies at 81   

1993  On February - 15 george Wallington, [Giacinto Figlia], Italian bebop-pianist/, dies   

1994  Death of Andrei Tsjikatilo, [Rostov Ripper], Russian mass murdered, executed on this day in history.   

1995  Francis Taylor, builder, dies at 90 on February - 15.   

1996  On February - 15 bruno Ferenc Straub, Hungarian statesman, dies   

1998  Martha Gelhorn, female war correspondent (Reuters), dies at 89 on this day in history.   

1999  On this day in history death of big L, American rapper (b. 1974)   

2002  Death of Howard K. Smith, American journalist (b. 1914) on this day in history.   

2004  Death of Jens Evensen, Norwegian minister and jurist (b. 1917) on this day in history.   

2005  On this day in history death of samuel Francis, American journalist (b. 1947)   

2007  On February - 15 death of walker Edmiston, actor (b. 1926)   

2008  Death of Amnon Netzer, Iranian-Israeli historian (b. 1934) on February - 15.   

2009  On February - 15 death of joe Cuba, Puerto-Rican musician (b. 1931)   

2018  On this day in history death of lassie Lou Ahern, American actress   

2019  Death of Lee Radziwill, American socialite on this day in history.   

2021  On this day in history death of leopoldo Luque, Argentine footballer (b. 1949)   

2023  Death of Paul Berg , 96, American biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate (1980) on February - 15.   

2023  On this day in history death of kevin Bird , 70, English footballer ( Mansfield Town , Huddersfield Town ).   

2023  Death of Bill Brown , 71, American basketball coach ( Kenyon Lords ) on this day in history.   

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1368  On this day in history birth of sigismund, Nornberg Germany, Holy Roman emperor (1410-37)   

1458  Ivan the Young, Ruler of Tver (d. 1490) was born on February - 15.   

1471  On February - 15 birth of piero di Lorenzo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (d. 1503)   

1483  On this day in history birth of babur, founder of Mughal dynasty in India (1526-30   

1497  On this day in history birth of philipp Melanchthon, German Protestant   

1519  Pedro Menendez de Aviles, explorer (found St Augustine Florida) was born on this day in history.   

1524  On February - 15 birth of charles de Guise, archbishop/cardinal of Reims   

1557  On February - 15 birth of alfonso Fontanelli, composer