People who died on February 15 77
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Oswiu
d. 670
Oswiu, king of Northumbria (b. c. 612)
Leontios
d. 706
Leontios, Byzantine emperor
Tiberios III
d. 706
Tiberios III, Byzantine emperor
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Su Yugui
d. 956 (b. 895)
Su Yugui, Chinese chancellor (b. 895)
Pope Lucius II
d. 1145
Lucius II, pope of the Catholic Church
Conrad III of Germany
d. 1152 (b. 1093)
Conrad III, king of Germany (b. 1093)
William de Ufford, 2nd Earl of Suffolk
d. 1382
William de Ufford, 2nd Earl of Suffolk (b. c. 1339)
Richard de Vere, 11th Earl of Oxford
d. 1417 (b. 1385)
Richard de Vere, 11th Earl of Oxford, English commander (d. 1417)
Giovanni II Bentivoglio
d. 1508 (b. 1443)
Giovanni II Bentivoglio, tyrant of Bologna (b. 1443)
José de Acosta
d. 1600 (b. 1540)
José de Acosta, Spanish Jesuit missionary and naturalist (b. 1540)
Michael Praetorius
d. 1621 (b. 1571)
Michael Praetorius, German organist and composer (b. 1571)
Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor
d. 1637 (b. 1578)
Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1637)
Matthias Braun
d. 1738 (b. 1684)
Matthias Braun, Czech sculptor (b. 1684)
Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
d. 1781 (b. 1729)
Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, German philosopher, author, and critic (b. 1729)
Frederick Louis, Prince of Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen
d. 1818 (b. 1746)
Frederick Louis, Prince of Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen (b. 1746)
Henry Hunt (politician)
d. 1835 (b. 1773)
Henry Hunt, English farmer and politician (b. 1773)
François-Marie-Thomas Chevalier de Lorimier
d. 1839 (b. 1803)
François-Marie-Thomas Chevalier de Lorimier, Canadian rebel (b. 1803)
Archibald Menzies
d. 1842 (b. 1754)
Archibald Menzies, Scottish surgeon and botanist (b. 1754)
Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth
d. 1844 (b. 1757)
Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1844)
Germinal Pierre Dandelin
d. 1847 (b. 1794)
Germinal Pierre Dandelin, Belgian mathematician and engineer (d. 1847)
Hermann von Boyen
d. 1848 (b. 1771)
Hermann von Boyen, Prussian general and politician, Prussian Minister of War (d. 1848)
Pierre François Verhulst
d. 1849 (b. 1804)
Pierre François Verhulst, Belgian mathematician and theorist (b. 1804)
Mikhail Glinka
d. 1857 (b. 1804)
Mikhail Glinka, Russian composer (d. 1857)
Ghalib
d. 1869 (b. 1796)
Ghalib, Indian poet and educator (b. 1796)
Gregor von Helmersen
d. 1885 (b. 1803)
Gregor von Helmersen, Estonian-Russian general and geologist (d. 1885)
Dimitrie Ghica
d. 1897 (b. 1816)
Dimitrie Ghica, Romanian lawyer and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Romania (b. 1816)
Lew Wallace
d. 1905 (b. 1827)
Lew Wallace, American general, lawyer, and politician, 11th Governor of New Mexico Territory (d. 1905)
Theodor Escherich
d. 1911 (b. 1859)
Theodor Escherich, German-Austrian pediatrician and academic (b. 1859)
Lionel Monckton
d. 1924 (b. 1861)
Lionel Monckton, English composer (b. 1861)
H. H. Asquith
d. 1928 (b. 1852)
H. H. Asquith, English lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1928)
Minnie Maddern Fiske
d. 1932 (b. 1865)
Minnie Maddern Fiske, American actress and playwright (b. 1865)
Pat Sullivan (film producer)
d. 1933 (b. 1887)
Pat Sullivan, Australian animator and producer, co-created Felix the Cat (b. 1887)
Basil Hall Chamberlain
d. 1935 (b. 1850)
Basil Hall Chamberlain, English-Swiss historian, author, and academic (b. 1850)
Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin
d. 1939 (b. 1878)
Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin, Russian painter and author (b. 1878)
Vincent de Moro-Giafferi
d. 1956 (b. 1878)
Vincent de Moro-Giafferi, French lawyer and politician (d. 1956)
Owen Willans Richardson
d. 1959 (b. 1879)
Owen Willans Richardson, English physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1959)
Laurence Owen
d. 1961 (b. 1944)
Laurence Owen, American figure skater (b. 1944)
Nat King Cole
d. 1965 (b. 1919)
Nat King Cole, American singer and pianist (b. 1919)
Gerard Antoni Ciołek
d. 1966 (b. 1909)
Gerard Antoni Ciołek, Polish historian and architect (d. 1966)
Camilo Torres Restrepo
d. 1966 (b. 1929)
Camilo Torres Restrepo, Colombian priest and theologian (b. 1929)
Antonio Moreno
d. 1967 (b. 1887)
Antonio Moreno, Spanish-American actor and director (d. 1967)
Hugh Dowding, 1st Baron Dowding
d. 1970 (b. 1882)
Hugh Dowding, 1st Baron Dowding, Scottish-English air marshal (d. 1970)
Wally Cox
d. 1973 (b. 1924)
Wally Cox, American actor (b. 1924)
Tim Holt
d. 1973 (b. 1919)
Tim Holt, American actor (b. 1919)
Kurt Atterberg
d. 1974 (b. 1887)
Kurt Atterberg, Swedish composer and engineer (b. 1887)
Mike Bloomfield
d. 1981 (b. 1943)
Mike Bloomfield, American guitarist and songwriter (d. 1981)
Karl Richter (conductor)
d. 1981 (b. 1926)
Karl Richter, German organist and conductor (b. 1926)
Avon Long
d. 1984 (b. 1910)
Avon Long, American actor and singer (d. 1984)
Ethel Merman
d. 1984 (b. 1908)
Ethel Merman, American actress and singer (b. 1908)
Richard Feynman
d. 1988 (b. 1918)
Richard Feynman, American physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1988)
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María Elena Moyano
d. 1992 (b. 1960)
María Elena Moyano, Peruvian activist (b. 1960)
William Schuman
d. 1992 (b. 1910)
William Schuman, American composer and educator (d. 1992)
McLean Stevenson
d. 1996 (b. 1929)
McLean Stevenson, American actor (b. 1929)
Martha Gellhorn
d. 1998 (b. 1908)
Martha Gellhorn, American journalist and author (b. 1908)
Henry Way Kendall
d. 1999 (b. 1926)
Henry Way Kendall, American physicist and mountaineer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1926)
Big L
d. 1999 (b. 1974)
Big L, American rapper (d. 1999)
Angus MacLean
d. 2000 (b. 1914)
Angus MacLean, Canadian farmer and politician, 25th Premier of Prince Edward Island (d. 2000)
Howard K. Smith
d. 2002 (b. 1914)
Howard K. Smith, American journalist and actor (d. 2002)
Kevin Smith (New Zealand actor)
d. 2002 (b. 1963)
Kevin Smith, New Zealand actor (b. 1963)
Jens Evensen
d. 2004 (b. 1917)
Jens Evensen, Norwegian lawyer, judge, and politician, Norwegian Minister of Trade (b. 1917)
Pierre Bachelet
d. 2005 (b. 1944)
Pierre Bachelet, French singer-songwriter (d. 2005)
Samuel T. Francis
d. 2005 (b. 1947)
Samuel T. Francis, American historian and journalist (b. 1947)
Walker Edmiston
d. 2007 (b. 1925)
Walker Edmiston, American actor (b. 1925)
Ray Evans
d. 2007 (b. 1915)
Ray Evans, American songwriter (b. 1915)
Johnny Weaver
d. 2008 (b. 1935)
Johnny Weaver, American wrestler and sportscaster (b. 1935)
Jeanne M. Holm
d. 2010 (b. 1921)
Jeanne M. Holm, American general (b. 1921)
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Cyril Domb
d. 2012 (b. 1920)
Cyril Domb, English-Israel physicist and academic (b. 1920)
Sanan Kachornprasart
d. 2013 (b. 1935)
Sanan Kachornprasart, Thai general and politician (b. 1935)
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Ahmed Rajib Haider
d. 2013
Ahmed Rajib Haider, Bangladeshi atheist blogger
Thelma Estrin
d. 2014 (b. 1924)
Thelma Estrin, American computer scientist and engineer (d. 2014)
Christopher Malcolm
d. 2014 (b. 1946)
Christopher Malcolm, Scottish-Canadian actor, director, and producer (b. 1946)
Haron Amin
d. 2015
Haron Amin, Afghan diplomat, Afghan Ambassador to Japan
Arnaud de Borchgrave
d. 2015 (b. 1926)
Arnaud de Borchgrave, American journalist and author (b. 1926)
Steve Montador
d. 2015 (b. 1979)
Steve Montador, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1979)
George Gaynes
d. 2016 (b. 1917)
George Gaynes, Finnish-American actor (d. 2016)
Vanity (singer)
d. 2016 (b. 1959)
Vanity, Canadian-American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress (b. 1959)
Stuart McLean
d. 2017 (b. 1948)
Stuart McLean, Canadian radio host and author (d. 2017)