Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In February - 15

1857  On February - 15 mikhail Glinka, composer, dies   

1864  On February - 15 israel Zangwill, writer/Zionist/philanthropist, dies   

1865  On February - 15 nicholas Wiseman, 1st Archbishop of Westminster (1850-65), dies   

1869  On February - 15 death of mirza Ghalib, Indian poet (b. 1796)   

1885  Leopold Damrosch, composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.   

1887  On February - 15 alexander Borodin, composer, dies   

1896  On this day in history e J Nicholson, writer, dies   

1902  Wilhelmina JR Albregt-Engelman, Dutch actress, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1903  Julie Verstraete-Lacquet, Flemish actress, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1905  On this day in history lewis Wallace, US diplomat/writer (Ben Hur), dies at 77   

1910  On February - 15 albert Fuchs, composer, dies at 51   

1911  On February - 15 death of theodor Escherich, German pediatrician (b. 1859)   

1916  On this day in history nikolay Nikolayevich Lodizhensky, composer, dies at 73   

1917  On February - 15 charles A van Ophuysen, Dutch orientalist, dies at 60   

1919  Pieter K Pel, Dutch internist (Pel-Ebstein fever), dies at 66 on February - 15.   

1921  On this day in history hans Haym, composer, dies at 60   

1922  On February - 15 clara [G Meijer-]Wichmann, German/Dutch anarchist/feminist, dies at 36   

1923  Josephine B Willson Bruce, US black theorist, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1924  Lionel Monckton, English composer (Country Girl), dies at 62 on February - 15.   

1928  On February - 15 hubert H Asquith, premier Great-Britain (1908-16), dies at 75   

1932  Minnie Maddern Fiske, actress (Henrik Ibsen's plays), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1933  On February - 15 death of anton J Cermak, (Mayor-D-Chicago), assassinated in Miami   

1939  On this day in history foppe G Scheltema, Dutch lawyer, dies at 47   

1942  On February - 15 guido Adler, Austrian musicologist, dies at 91   

1943  William Victor Harris, composer, dies at 73 on February - 15.   

1955  S Z Sakall, actor (Dolly Sisters, Casablanca), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1959  Owen W Richardson, English physicist (Nobel 1928), dies at 69 on February - 15.   

1961  Jack Whiting, actor (Top Speed, Life of the Party), dies at 59 on February - 15.   

1962  Vladimir Sokoloff, actor (Road to Morocco, Cloak & Dagger), dies at 72 on February - 15.   

1964  Ken Hubbs, 2nd baseman (Chic Cubs), dies in plane crash at 22 on February - 15.   

1965  On this day in history nat King Cole, singer (Unforgettable, Mona Lisa), dies at 49   

1966  Camillo Torres, Colombian priest/guerrilla fighter, dies on this day in history.   

1967  On this day in history antonio Moreno, Spanish actor/director (It, Careers), dies at 79   

1968  Little Walter, rocker, dies at 37 on February - 15.   

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1368  Sigismund, Nornberg Germany, Holy Roman emperor (1410-37) was born on this day in history.   

1458  On February - 15 birth of ivan the Young, Ruler of Tver (d. 1490)   

1471  Piero di Lorenzo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (d. 1503) was born on this day in history.   

1483  Babur, founder of Mughal dynasty in India (1526-30 was born on February - 15.   

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  Charles de Guise, archbishop/cardinal of Reims was born on February - 15.   

1557  Alfonso Fontanelli, composer was born on this day in history.